Josh Rouse - The Embers of Time (2014-2015)

1/14/15 5:49PM
Release date April 7th, 2015
http://www.joshrouse.com/ preorder link there.



1 Some Days I'm Golden All Night 3:20
2 Too Many Things On My Mind 2:50
3 New Young 3:30
4 You Walked Through the Door 3:23
5 Time 3:13
6 Pheasant Feather (feat. Jessie Baylin) 3:20
7 Coat for a Pillow 3:27
8 Jr Worried Blues 3:06
9 Ex-pat Blues 3:03
10 Crystal Falls 4:30

New song is okay. Some of the stuff online about it says it harkens back to the Nashville style, which if it is, I and my Josh Rouse fangirl gf, will be happy. The Happiness Waltz was good, and probably better than his previous record, but at the same time, I haven't longed to listen to it recently. But maybe The Embers of Time will be more so.





from Josh's site


Pre-order the New Album,
The Embers of Time, Now at iTunes
“It’s my surreal expat therapy record,” observes Josh Rouse about his new LP, The Embers Of Time out April 7 via Yep Roc Records.  The album takes inspiration from his self-admitted crisis of confidence and bouts with existential psychotherapy in his adopted home of Valencia, Spain. 

The 10-song collection of originals contains some of Rouse’s most beautiful arrangements and complex songwriting to date. First song and lead single “Some Days I’m Golden All Night” channels Glen Campbell-style Countrypolitan pop mastery through Self Portrait-era Dylan confessional lyrics.

Josh Rouse Spring Tour Dates

Given I've never seen him live, I am looking forward to this show, even though I don't care much for The Dakota anymore. I'm sure the girlfriend and her Josh fandom will be excited about this, although maybe more depending on how good his new record, The Happiness Waltz, is.

The dates below I don't believe are the full tour, as Josh mentioned in his facebook announcement.

http://www.joshrouse.com/shows/

http://www.facebook.com/joshrouse/posts/299316750194186
We've just announced our first wave of US tour dates. These will be with a full band (myself, Cayo, Xema and returning to the drum seat, Marc Pisapia). See dates below. Most of these US shows go on sale tomorrow (Thurs. 2/14) at 10:00 AM (local time). 

**Note that European dates will be in May, with a full list to come soon**

Hope to see you on the road this spring!

THU 7 MARCH La 3 Valencia, Spain
FRI 8 MARCH Music Hall Barcelona, Spain
SAT 9 MARCH Moby Dick Madrid, Spain

THU 18 APRIL WorkPlay Theatre Birmingham, AL, US
FRI 19 APRIL Terminal West at King Plow Arts Center Atlanta, GA, US
SUN 21 APRIL 3rd & Lindsley Bar and Grill Nashville, TN, US
TUE 23 APRIL The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC, US
WED 24 APRIL Birchmere Alexandria, VA, US
THU 25 APRIL The Sinclair Cambridge, MA, US
FRI 26 APRIL World Café Live Philadelphia, PA, US
SAT 27 APRIL The Bowery Ballroom New York, NY, US
TUE 30 APRIL The Bell House Brooklyn, NY, US

FRI 24 MAY Pleasance Theatre Edinburgh, UK

WED 12 JUNE Bomhard Theater, Kentucky Center Louisville, KY, US
THU 13 JUNE City Winery Chicago, IL, US
FRI 14 JUNE City Winery Chicago, IL, US
SAT 15 JUNE Dakota Minneapolis, MN, US
TUE 18 JUNE The Triple Door Seattle, WA, US
WED 19 JUNE Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR, US
FRI 21 JUNE Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA, US
SAT 22 JUNE Troubadour West Hollywood, CA, US

Josh Rouse - The Happiness Waltz (2013) (Pledgemusic)

http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/joshrouse/

Well, another one of these campaigns of course, but certainly for a worthy artist like Josh Rouse, whose another one of my girlfriends favorites, but I caught onto. I like a handful of his tunes, and the Nashville record especially.

It says it's coming in March (19th according to the story below), so add it to the growing list of early 2013 records. He's as 13% right now, hopefully that number will go up soon. The campaign has 60 days left, although as evidenced with Revere's, campaigns can get extended.

http://www.yeproc.com/josh-rouse-returns-with-new-album-the-happiness-waltz-set-for-march-release

Josh Rouse returns with new album THE HAPPINESS WALTZ set for March release.

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Acclaimed singer/songwriter Josh Rouse will release his new album, The Happiness Waltz, on March 19 of next year.  Sonically, The Happiness Waltz takes a trip back into Rouse’s early-2000’s period, a time when so many of his longtime fans really came on board. A number of the new tracks could easily find a home on the AM radio of the late 1970’s, nestled between some of the biggest songs of the day. Lyrically, The Happiness Waltz is very much an album in the present, featuring some of Rouse’s most personal songs to date. Rouse reunites with producer Brad Jones, who produced and engineered two of his most beloved albums, 1972 (2003) and Nashville (2005).  The Happiness Waltz was recorded in Valencia, Spain at Josh’s studio Rio Bravo; with overdubs and mixing completed at Alex The Great in Nashville, TN.

After nine acclaimed studio albums, residing all over the U.S. and touring the world, Rouse found his muse for The Happiness Waltz in what is most near and dear to him, his new family. In 2005, the Nebraska native moved to Spain, where he now spends the majority of his time with his wife and two young children. The thoughts and perspective gained from his experience as a husband and father pervades the 12 songs that make up The Happiness Waltz.

The Happiness Waltz is filled with Rouse’s thoughtful, delicate and infectious pop craft, a sound that has become his signature. The subtle grooves of “It’s Good To Have You” and “Julie (Come Out Of The Rain)” blend seamlessly with the poignant “The Ocean” and “Our Love” and the jovial “A Lot Like Magic” and “City People and City Things”. The common thread running throughout The Happiness Waltz is derived from a newfound wisdom that can only be the result of life-changing transitions. For Rouse, it is his loved ones who have provided the inspiration.

In a time when music careers come and go faster than ever, there is something to be said for an artist who has maintained a level of consistent quality output, building a solid body of work that spans over 15 years. The Happiness Waltz is a sure sign that Josh Rouse will not be ending that streak anytime soon.