When songwriter Andrew Marlin and instrumentalist Emily Frantz come together as Mandolin Orange, they trigger the instinctual reaction within our natures towards the love of harmonies and guitar. Our brains seem hardwired for it. And the Marlin/Frantz combo don’t just harmonize with their voices. With any number of stringed fancy (mandolin, guitar, fiddle, violin), they draw images up like water from a well, of vast greens under bigger blues. Standing atop of the underground success their debut album, Quiet Little Room brought them in 2010, Mandolin Orange began a southern tour September 24th in support of their forthcoming DOUBLE LP entitled Haste Make | Hard Hearted Stranger. It officially drops November 8th, but you can score it now at their shows if you’re so inclined (see tour schedule below). From the Haste Make portion of the collection, we get a sneak peek at the title track.
“Haste Make” is mighty kind on your brain, visiting all the right nooks and crannies without ever overstaying its welcome. But it’s most certainly welcome to.
Mandolin Orange – Haste Make by The Wounded Jukebox
Mandolin Orange Tour Dates:
09.30 • City Stage (Wilmington, NC)
10.02 • Books to Be Read Outdoor Stage (Ocracoke Island, NC)
10.12 • Preservation Pub (Knoxville, TN)
10.13 • The Down Home (Johnson City, TN)
10.14 • L.A.B. (Asheville, NC)
10.15 • The Evening Muse (Charlotte, NC)
10.26 • Barn Jam (Awendaw, SC)
11.08 • Eddie’s Attic (Decatur, GA)
(The Haste Make|Hard Hearted Stranger double LP will be self-released 11/08/11)
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-Matt
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[...] The duo of singer/songwriter Andrew Marlin and instrumentalist Emily Frantz a.k.a Mandolin Orange may be the closest this site has ever gotten to country. Now, before you country fans get your undies in a bundle you should know that no one here at MTIB has a problem with country.* We don’t think it’s bad or hate it like much of the blogging world. It just isn’t something that pops up on our radar often, but now I’m getting ahead of myself and making you all think when you press play below all you are going to hear is pure, unadulterated country. It isn’t. No, it sounds more like a softer version of Dawes with the addition of a female voice and a more prominent fiddle, which is accumulates to simple, yet intoxicating sound. “Haste Make”, the aforementioned song, is the one of the title tracks off the band’s forthcoming double LP, Haste Make/Hard Hearted Stranger (set to be released Nov. 8). Be sure to pick it up and SUPPORT THE BAND! MP3 | “Haste Make” – Chuck Ryan (via The Wounded Jukebox) [...]