Looking back over this album's reviews, it's interesting how many times The Living and The Dead is referred to as alt-country. Not only do I not hear this as alt-country, I don't even see or hear the signifiers. If the use of traditional rock instrumentation qualifies as alt-country, then I suppose that this is that. To me, it's a rock record, albeit one more interested in songwriting than in rocking.
Holland seems more comfortable than on her earlier albums. Her voice seems more confident, & less buried in the mix. It's a clear step forward from where she had been.
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