WATCHHOUSE – Austin City Limits Live At The Moody Theater – 2LP – Clear Smokey Vinyl

2LP – Limited EditionClear Smokey Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.

Watchhouse (formerly Mandarin Orange) took the Austin City Limits Live stage at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX on January 23, 2020 in support of their then latest album – Tides of a Teardrop – Throughout the night, they played fan favourites from “Blindfaller“, “Such Jubilee” and “This Side of Jordan” and “This Side of Jordan” and debuted a new instrumental track – “Hawk Is A Mule“.

“Back in the beginnings, we didnt think we would ever release a live album. This didnt make sense for a band that loves to tour and play. Sounds silly now, but we couldnt figure out the point of it when we had album recordings, crafted with a heap of intention and total sonic and creative control. Over the last few years weve been warming up to the idea as we realized so many of the albums we love and return to the most are live albums.

The upending of the touring world solidified to us just what a vital art form the live show is for us personallythe interaction with the crowd, the improvisation, the eye contact, the luck of catching a performance of a tune that outdoes its album version. The night we loaded this show into protools and started listening, we were maybe three weeks into stay-at-home orders. Spirits werent exactly high, but we found ourselves suddenly grinning and dancing around the basement, transported to a time of purpose and connection and inspiration.

Back in Austin in January, we were just on tour. We hadnt the slightest notion of making a live album out of this show, we were just focusing on overcoming the toddler puke we had spent the day in, not knowing it would come for the rest of our crew in 24 hours. It was an average day on a really fun, sunny, and rewarding tour.

We are so excited to share the joy with you this week.

Thank you for creating a world in which we could play this show. Now close your eyes, grab a beverage and take a trip back (or forward?) in time with us.

xoxo
Emily + Andrew

Tracklist:

1. Golden Embers (Live)
2. The Wolves (Live)
3. When She’s Feeling Blue (Live)
4. There Was A Time (Live)
5. Jump Mountain Blues (Live)
6. My Blinded Heart (Live)
7. Time We Made Time (Live)
8. Cavalry (Live)
9. Echo (Live)
10. Gospel Shoes (Live)
11. Hawk Is A Mule (Intro)
12. Hawk Is A Mule (Live)
13. Into the Sun (Intro)
14. Into the Sun (Live)
15. Wildfire (Live)
16. Hey Stranger (Live)
17. Waltz About Whiskey (Live)

Andrew Marlin – mandolin, acoustic guitar, vocal
Emily Frantz – acoustic guitar, fiddle, vocal
Josh Oliver – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocal
Clint Mullican – bass
Joe Westerlund – drums, percussion
Kate Rhudy – fiddle on Hawk is a Mule, background vocals on Into the Sun