On her 2003 debut Catalpa, Jolie Holland’s simplistic guitar and mellifluous vocal suggested she’d just wandered down from some Appalachian peak. Eight years later her fifth album’s opener All Those Girls chugs out in a more standard country rock milieu and her voice has dropped a few octaves.
Holland still sings, delightfully, like she’s chewing her vowels through a mouthful of squidgy windfalls, and Pint Of Blood’s performances, even though some tunes tend towards safer ground, are characterised by a weird and artful sloppiness, distinguishing her work from the greater mass of back porch troubadours.
Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Keilloh, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Hiewy, Youtube