''Such Jubilee'' is the fourth studio album by North Carolina folk duo

Mandolin Orange Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) is an Americana/folk duo based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group was formed in 2009 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and consists of songwriter Andrew Marlin (vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily ...

, currently known as

Watchhouse Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) is an Americana/folk duo based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group was formed in 2009 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and consists of songwriter Andrew Marlin (vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily ...

. It was released on May 5, 2015, through

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Background

Andrew Marlin said the following about the song "Blue Ruin" on their website, which he wrote about the

Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, United States, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 26 people. Twenty of the victims were children between six and seven years old, and t ...

: "I was thinking about all those kids who wouldn’t be there on Christmas morning. People can get so heated and so serious about change and addressing gun violence when something that traumatic happens, but a month or two afterwards, they've all cooled down and it's not in the forefront of their thoughts anymore. But two years later, those kids still aren't around on Christmas morning and their parents are still dealing with that."

Track listing

Personnel

* Andrew Marlin – vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar, bass, banjo, snare * Emily Frantz – vocals, violin, acoustic guitar, electric guitar (on "Blue Ruin") * Josh Oliver – electric guitar,

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, backing vocals (on "From Now On" and "Jump Mountain Blues"), and acoustic guitar (on "That Wrecking Ball")

References

{{Authority control 2015 albums Yep Roc Records albums Watchhouse albums