Country / Alt-Country / Roots / Americana

Lee Newman said:
Does Mandolin Orange changing their name make sense to anyone else?
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Well it obviously makes sense to them. Their explanation made it sound like they felt constrained by their name, so they changed it to something they're more comfortable with moving forward. Maybe the significance of 'Watchhouse' will become clearer with their new album.
 
I bet we see it in the music a bit. Mandolin Orange does give off a rather specific vibe given the genres/music that Mandolins are prominent in, presuming we see some sort of shift. We'll see.
 
The new song definitely has a more electric feel to it.

They also appear to be on Thirty Tigers now.

There is a song on Fable & Fire named “Farewell to Holly Bluff/ The Watch House”
 
waruv said:
I bet we see it in the music a bit. Mandolin Orange does give off a rather specific vibe given the genres/music that Mandolins are prominent in, presuming we see some sort of shift. We'll see.
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Maybe a marketing deptartment focus group somewhere said the name created expectations of a bluegrass jam band and that didn't represent their musical vision? Maybe concerns that the name was a pun so they might not be respected as serious, introspective musical artists?
 
Biscuit said:
Maybe a marketing deptartment focus group somewhere said the name created expectations of a bluegrass jam band and that didn't represent their musical vision? Maybe concerns that the name was a pun so they might not be respected as serious, introspective musical artists?
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I never once thought about it being a pun till you said something. They’re from Chapel Hill, NC in Orange County.... they have a Mandolin.
 
It’s weird. I have watched this band blow up a bit. I discovered them in 2014. I had read an article about The Avetts being the tip of a roots oriented music movement in the state. Bombadil and Mandolin were both mentioned in the article. I stumbled upon a copy of Bombadil’ ep and Haste Make in a used book store not too long after that and have gobbled up everything by both bands. So it’s just a little bit of shock in the name thing.
 
Twentytwo said:
The more I listen to this song, the more I love it. They said they have a lot more songs coming on Instagram today, so I am hoping a new album annoucement is imminent.
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Yeah, I love it too. At the end of the video there is the date “5-20-21.” I imagine we get at least an announcement then.

I also kind of get how a song like that would cause them to think that their band name might hold them back.
 
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