Signs of Life 2004

photo by Kate Kunath

If the New Americana written about in this issue needs a promo CD, there’d be few better choices than Escondida. While it’s easy to imagine the sounds of Holland’s second album floating from your grandma’s old phonograph, there’s little nostalgia here. Instead she digs through the dusty attic of American folk, blues and jazz, costuming her unique creations in pleasingly familiar forms.