A Josh Rouse anthology, The Best of the Rykodisc Years, was released in 2008. At the end of July, Rouse released his 7th LP, Country Mouse. Then, the soft acoustic breeze that is Josh Rouse gently blows away those notions, and the first thought that pops into my head, one. Josh Rouse (born 1972 in Paxton, Nebraska) is an American roots/melodic folk singer. He describes one track, the instrumental “Bienvenido,” as “originally sound like Nick Drake, but turned into Vince-Guaraldi-on-the-Mediterranean.”Įl Turista is the followup to 2007’s critically acclaimed Country Mouse, City Mouse. Josh Rouse Country Mouse, City House (RCA Music Group) It begins with a lilting mellotron figure, set on 'flute', that has me thinking I accidentally called up King Crimsons In the Wake of Poseidon on iTunes. “I know it’s kind of funny, this Midwestern guy doing Brazilian songs in Spanish,” says Rouse, who was born and raised in Paxton, Nebraska. The record draws on music from Cuba, Brazil, Spain, Venezuela, and more, and will be released on Rouse’s own Bedroom Classics label via Nettwerk.Īccording to a press release: “Rouse mingles original tunes about life in Spain – and away from it – with a Civil War-era traditional American song (‘Cotton Eye Joe’), that he heard Nina Simone sing, and two songs popularized by Bola de Nieve, considered ‘the Louis Armstrong of Cuba.'” Albums include Nashville, 1972, and Subtítulo. The Happiness Waltz 1 Under Cold Blue Stars 1.
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Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Pop Rock, Indie Pop. Get the Josh Rouse Setlist of the concert at xBk Live, Des Moines, IA, USA on October 24. > by Tim SendraLike a baseball player who quietly hits 30 home runs every year or a golfer who regularly finishes in the Top Ten, Josh Rouses continued streak of excellence is easy. On February 16, singer/songwriter Josh Rouse will release El Turista, an album that finds him singing originals and covers in English and Spanish. Josh Rouse discography and songs: Music profile for Josh Rouse, born 9 March 1972. While Country Mouse City House isnt a towering home run, it is a stand-up double that drives in a couple runs, and thats often what it takes to win games.