''Wine Dark Sea'' is the sixth solo album of American musician
Jolie Holland
Jolie Holland is an American singer and performer who combines elements of folk, traditional, country, rock, jazz, and blues.
Career
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Jolie left in 1994, moving to Austin, New Orleans, and San Francisco before en ...
. The album was released on May 20, 2014 through
Anti-
Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph Records. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes gospel (Mavis Staples), country (Merle Haggard), hip hop (Sage Francis, The Cou ...
records.
Critical reception
''Wine Dark Sea'' received a score of 83 out of 100 on review aggregator
Metacritic
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based on 11 critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Thom Jurek of
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
called the album "a raw, often raucous presentation, balanced by Holland's mature poetic vision and her continued exploration of American musical forms. She effortlessly links them, one source to another, as seemingly disparate performance styles are filtered through a universal language, the love song, and all 11 tracks here are just that; Holland's are filled with tenderness, ferocity, fearlessness, and unfettered desire".
Track listing
# "On and On" – 3:56
# "First Sign of Spring" – 4:56
# "Dark Days" – 5:22
# "Route 30" – 4:51
# "I Thought It Was the Moon" – 4:02
# "The Love You Save" – 5:18
# "All the Love" – 4:18
# "Saint Dymphna" – 6:18
# "Palm Wine Drunkard" – 6:07
# "Out on the Wine Dark Sea" – 5:53
# "Waiting for the Sun" – 3:57
Personnel
* Jolie Holland – producer, bandleader, mixing, voice, piano, whistling, violin, guitar
* Adam Brisbin – guitar
* Indigo Street – guitar
* Doug Weiselman – guitar, bass guitar,
reeds
* Geoffrey Muller – bass guitar
* Justin Veloso – drums
* Dan Rieser – drums
* Douglas Jenkins – cello, engineer, mixing, producer
* Larry Crane – mixing
* Joe Tex – composer
* Chanticleer Tru – guest artist, vocals
* Garrett Haines – mastering
References
2014 albums
Anti- (record label) albums
Jolie Holland albums
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