Wine Dark Sea is the sixth solo album of American musician Jolie Holland. The album was released on May 20, 2014 through Anti- records.
Critical reception
Wine Dark Sea received a score of 83 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 11 critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Thom Jurek of AllMusic 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
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