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Roots pop singer/songwriter Josh Rouse is a melodic folk / soft rock singer. He was born in 1972 in Nebraska, living in California, Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, Georgia, and Arizona during the years to follow; obsessed as a teen with British cult favorites like The Smiths and The Cure, he learned to play guitar from his uncle and wrote his first song at 18.
Signing to the Rykodisc subsidiary Slow River, in 1998, Rouse issued his debut album, Dressed Up Like Nebraska, to widespread critical acclaim; upon settling in Nashville, he was befriended by Kurt Wagner, frontman of the endlessly brilliant chamber country group Lambchop, and in the fall of 1999, the two singers/songwriters issued a collaborative EP, Chester. Rouse’s second solo LP, Home, appeared the following spring and was followed by Under the Cold Blue Stars in 2002. For his next record Rouse hooked up with producer Brad Jones and the resulting album in 2003, 1972, was both a homage to the soft rock sounds of Rouse’s youth and an opening up and deepening of his sound. Before the release of his next album, Rouse’s marriage ended and he moved from Nashville to Spain. This spawned 2004’s Nashville, an example of his versatile musical talent, featuring a blend of Rock, Jazz and Ballad. It served as a farewell to both the city and his marriage; it was also his most fully realized record to date. This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com’s Top 100 Editor’s Picks of 2005 (#80).
Signing to the Rykodisc subsidiary Slow River, in 1998, Rouse issued his debut album, Dressed Up Like Nebraska, to widespread critical acclaim; upon settling in Nashville, he was befriended by Kurt Wagner, frontman of the endlessly brilliant chamber country group Lambchop, and in the fall of 1999, the two singers/songwriters issued a collaborative EP, Chester. Rouse’s second solo LP, Home, appeared the following spring and was followed by Under the Cold Blue Stars in 2002. For his next record Rouse hooked up with producer Brad Jones and the resulting album in 2003, 1972, was both a homage to the soft rock sounds of Rouse’s youth and an opening up and deepening of his sound. Before the release of his next album, Rouse’s marriage ended and he moved from Nashville to Spain. This spawned 2004’s Nashville, an example of his versatile musical talent, featuring a blend of Rock, Jazz and Ballad. It served as a farewell to both the city and his marriage; it was also his most fully realized record to date. This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com’s Top 100 Editor’s Picks of 2005 (#80).
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Shoutbox
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rquintan wrote:
Awesome performer! Great lyricist! Have seen him twice here in San Francisco...
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JackJakobsen wrote:
saw him last saturday in tübingen,you were awesome man! keep on going;) he's friendly and has no star allures at all,i can testify it!
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mizztake wrote:
love it!
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wojcikzen wrote:
So chill.
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neensybob wrote:
he soo needs to come back to Scotland soon! I am having withdrawal symptoms! Nina x
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MarijLij wrote:
I love it!
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JimmyJinkins wrote:
Saw him play in Minneapolis on Sunday night. Great show, he took requests for most of it and played pretty much everything from 1972 and Nashville.
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lesleyjl21 wrote:
an old fave. good stuff!
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Beachbum94 wrote:
<3:D!
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busz91 wrote:
<3
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ClaireJ24 wrote:
Loving "G Train"!
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BROTHERLOG wrote:
Mellow - not smooth - too trendy
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AlecsFreire wrote:
The Best! love all songs!
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AxelKasten wrote:
Simple but not so bad
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ericalima wrote:
he's so cute! loved his show in São Paulo!
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fboraa wrote:
Para cuando un concierto en Bilbao??
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DanMasquelier wrote:
Amazing stuff Josh. Instant fan! Way inspired!
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elsimondark wrote:
100% Love.
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thedeadpools wrote:
i love Nashville... such a great album...
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ClaireJ24 wrote:
Loving the new 'single' Hotel Mardi Gras, very different.
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- Nov 28 Josh Rouse Black Note, Valencia, Spain
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Bedroom Classics Closet Archives Launches!!!
1 May 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/joshrouse
We've rummaged through un-labeled CDRs and various hard drives to bring you a continuous and ever expanding collection of new and unreleased material, directly from Josh for your downloading pleasure.. …
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