Escondida - Jolie Holland
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83 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: 'Escondida' marks the first solo studio disc for the Texas-born folk singer-songwriter who also co-founded the Canadian group The Be Good Tanyas.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Starbucks should replace Norah Jones with Holland as its mood musician of choice; her compositional brew is smooth, with jolts of witty malice.
  2. Uncut
    80
    Another relaxed but enigmatic foray into modernist roots territory to stand alongside records by Gillian Welch, Laura Veirs, Sparklehorse and Bonnie "Prince" Billy. [Jun 2004, p.98]
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    80
    Musically, Holland could be considered the more eccentric and authentic second cousin of Norah Jones.
  4. Mojo
    80
    It really is incredibly good, even if sometimes it's hard to feel you're hearing the real Jolie and not a character she's adopted. [Jun 2004, p.110]
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
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  1. SaraB
    10
    Jolie is the best thing to happen to music since the gee-tar.
  2. JulieJ
    10
    Mad Tom of Bedlam makes me crazy.
  3. AlexW
    10
    Fantastic. The best artist I have come across in quite some time. Holland can sing the blues with the best of them.
  4. JohnM
    10
    I call this lazy, Sunday morning music but I play it all the time. Beautiful

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