ROCK OUT WITH YOUR BOOK OUT #1: JOLIE HOLLAND - The Rumpus

By Dani BurlisonMarch 19, 20139 min read

I once read an interview with Jolie Holland in which she mentioned how her songs come through her from some other world. I imagined the lyrics as they

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