{"id":792124,"date":"2019-01-17T08:36:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T15:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=780335"},"modified":"2019-01-17T08:36:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T15:36:32","slug":"song-you-need-to-know-mandolin-orange-the-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/song-you-need-to-know-mandolin-orange-the-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"Song You Need to Know: Mandolin Orange, \u2018The Wolves\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/images_uploads_gallery_Mandolin_Orange_-_Kendall_Bailey_2W.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p>North Carolina-based acoustic duo Mandolin Orange have spent the past decade quietly releasing sturdy collections of originals that blend bluegrass, soft-rock, folk and country. The group\u2019s latest single, \u201cThe Wolves\u201d \u2014 a preview of their upcoming album\u00a0<em>Tides of a Teardrop<\/em>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz offer a compelling tale of finding release and joy in spite of darkness and temptation. On it, the band expands beyond its typical format, building on the acoustic duo arrangement by bringing in their touring band to round things out to great effect.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mhLYGvXQVZE?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For a group best known for its instrumental virtuosity, \u201cThe Wolves\u201d is notable for its storytelling. Mandolin Orange merge an affecting, character-based narrative of an elderly woman who\u2019s overcome a life of hardship with a newly impressionistic, non-linear lyricism. It\u2019s a new step for the band, and one that\u2019s rewarding to hear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything\u2019s so great\/Can\u2019t get better\/Makes me wanna cry,\u201d Marlin sings, before Frantz joins in: \u201cBut I\u2019ll go out howling at the moon tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/song-you-need-to-know-mandolin-orange-the-wolves-780335\/\" target=\"_blank\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina-based acoustic duo Mandolin Orange have spent the past decade quietly releasing sturdy collections of originals that blend bluegrass, soft-rock, folk and country. The group\u2019s latest single, \u201cThe Wolves\u201d \u2014 a preview of their upcoming album\u00a0Tides of a Teardrop\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz offer a compelling tale of finding release and joy in spite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-792124","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 15:03:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792124\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}