Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz have been building one of American folk music's most quietly essential catalogs since their early days as Mandolin Orange, earning a devoted following through meticulous songwriting and close harmony rather than spectacle. The name change to Watchhouse in 2021 signaled an intentional evolution, and Such Jubilee finds them fully inhabiting that new chapter, their voices still the emotional core of everything they do. Such Jubilee - Watchhouse - All of these songs are definitely a product of being on the road," says multi-instrumentalist/singer Emily Frantz of the gorgeous Watchhouse (formerly known as Mandolin Orange) album, Such Jubilee, "but they're not about the road." "They're about home," explains songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/singer Andrew Marlin. "Not because we were missing it, but because when you're gone so much, you start realizing what you have and what's waiting for you. You realize there's this place to come back to at the end of the journey, and that's where a lot of these songs come from." Such Jubilee is a record about home, both the place and the idea. Some days it's a safe, warm, loving refuge from the world outside. Other days it's cold and empty and too quiet. Either way, it's always waiting for you at the end of the road. Tracklist 1. Old Ties and Companions (3:08) 2. Settled Down (3:03) 3. Little Worlds (3:30) 4. Rounder (3:46) 5. From Now On (3:47) 6. Jump Mountain Blues (3:05) 7. That Wrecking Ball (3:14) 8. Blue Ruin (5:17) 9. Daylight (3:13) 10. Of Which There Is No Like (3:59) UPC: 634457096011Label: Yep Roc RecordsRelease Date: 3.3.23Format: CD
