Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Some of the pre-release comments on the Deep Dark Woods' fifth album, Jubilee, which was produced by California neo-folk revivalist Jonathan Wilson, hinted that the Saskatoon, Canada-based band had taken a hard left turn into psychedelic folk fuzz guitar territory, but that's hardly the case. Jubilee continues in the melancholy part-country, part-folk narrative shoes of its predecessors, full of foggy, mysterious soundscapes and lyrics that always seem full of loss, pain, and regret no matter how lead vocalist Ryan Boldt sings them. It's not a psychedelic album, even if it's full of instruments like the novachord, the celesta, the vibraphone, and the Mellotron, most of these played by organist and keyboardist Geoff Hilhorst -- they all blend into the Deep Dark Woods' late-night, empty-barroom sound. In truth, half the album sounds like Roger McGuinn's early solo albums, which were full of slow, tense modal-styled pirate ballads. That's not a bad thing, but then McGuinn's solo work never found much commercial success, if indeed the Deep Dark Woods even care about that. These are songs that build in slow, flowing layers held together by dusky, swirling keyboard parts and Boldt's low, everyman baritone vocals. Highlights include the striking and ancient-sounding "18th of December," "Red, Red Rose" (a song about lost love that is as clear and straightforward lyrically as anything here), "East St. Louis," the mock epic "I Took to Whoring," and the brightest-sounding thing on the album, "Bourbon Street." In the end, Jubilee is more about reflection than dancing, and more about dusk than dawn.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $17.49/month
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Chris Mason, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Ryan Boldt, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Ryan Boldt, ComposerLyricist - Clayton Linthicum, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Ryan Boldt, ComposerLyricist - Clayton Linthicum, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Ryan Boldt, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Ryan Boldt, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Chris Mason, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Ryan Boldt, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Ryan Boldt, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Ryan Boldt, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Chris Mason, ComposerLyricist - Burke Barlow, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Chris Mason, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Jonathan Wilson, Producer - The Deep Dark Woods, MainArtist - Ryan Boldt, ComposerLyricist - Clayton Linthicum, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Album review
Some of the pre-release comments on the Deep Dark Woods' fifth album, Jubilee, which was produced by California neo-folk revivalist Jonathan Wilson, hinted that the Saskatoon, Canada-based band had taken a hard left turn into psychedelic folk fuzz guitar territory, but that's hardly the case. Jubilee continues in the melancholy part-country, part-folk narrative shoes of its predecessors, full of foggy, mysterious soundscapes and lyrics that always seem full of loss, pain, and regret no matter how lead vocalist Ryan Boldt sings them. It's not a psychedelic album, even if it's full of instruments like the novachord, the celesta, the vibraphone, and the Mellotron, most of these played by organist and keyboardist Geoff Hilhorst -- they all blend into the Deep Dark Woods' late-night, empty-barroom sound. In truth, half the album sounds like Roger McGuinn's early solo albums, which were full of slow, tense modal-styled pirate ballads. That's not a bad thing, but then McGuinn's solo work never found much commercial success, if indeed the Deep Dark Woods even care about that. These are songs that build in slow, flowing layers held together by dusky, swirling keyboard parts and Boldt's low, everyman baritone vocals. Highlights include the striking and ancient-sounding "18th of December," "Red, Red Rose" (a song about lost love that is as clear and straightforward lyrically as anything here), "East St. Louis," the mock epic "I Took to Whoring," and the brightest-sounding thing on the album, "Bourbon Street." In the end, Jubilee is more about reflection than dancing, and more about dusk than dawn.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:24
- Main artists: The Deep Dark Woods
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Sugar Hill
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2013 Sugar Hill Records ℗ 2013 Sugar Hill Records
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.