It's also one of the finest collections in a celebrated career that's earned him plaudits everywhere from the NY Times to NPR for his "pop-folk introspection" and "string of remarkable records." Hailed for his "sharp wit" by Rolling Stone and as "a talent to outrank Ryan Adams or Conor Oberst" by Uncut, Rouse has long since solidified his status as a songwriter of the highest caliber over his ten preceding studio releases. This is my surreal, ex-pat therapy life album." All those things came out in this new set of songs. "I started going back through my past and my childhood," the Nebraska native explains, "growing up and moving around a lot and never really having a father figure, per say. In his sessions, Rouse was introduced to Gestalt Therapy, which focuses on fully experiencing the present moment and the thoughts and feelings it encompasses, with the belief that growth and change come about from a total acceptance of one's current reality rather than a pursuit of an alternate one. "I'd been living in a different country for a long time, and becoming a father and being someone who travels a lot, I was having a hard time." "While I was writing these songs, I was having a mid-life crisis I guess," Rouse says.
May 17 - Evanston, IL 19 - Minneapolis, MN 20 - Milwaukee, WI Back Room 24 - Nashville, TN & LindsleyĬlick HERE for a full list of UK/North American dates."I got too many things on my mind," Josh Rouse sings on his new album, The Embers Of Time. It was that realization that led the acclaimed songwriter to find the only English-speaking therapist in Valencia, Spain-the small town on the Mediterranean coast where he's lived for the last decade with his family-and face his anxiety head-on. Josh Rouse will kick off his tour in the UK in April, followed by North America in May. Second single "Businessman" is also available today as an instant grat track.
Listen to the track and watch his epic campaign video at. Late last year, Rouse released the title track, "Love in the Modern Age" and Official Video as part of his Pledgemusic Campaign. "I wanted to explore new sounds and write with a fresh backdrop." Trading in his trusty acoustic guitar for a synthesizer, Love in the Modern Age still bears Rouse's distinct fingerprints even as it pushes his limits and forges a bold new chapter more than twenty years into his celebrated career. "Coming off such a heavy record, I wanted to try something different," he explains. Spending the better part of a year touring behind his critically acclaimed eleventh album, The Embers of Time, Rouse was ready for a change. Josh Rouse has solidified his status as one of his generation's most acclaimed songwriters in both the US and Europe, where he's lived on and off since 2004.
Also serving as inspiration were Roxy Music’s Avalon, Leonard Cohen's Various Positions and I'm Your Man. Non-ironic touches like sax, handclaps, reverbed guitar, backing vocals and keyboards give the moody but infectious songs a New Romantic flair. Similar to his work on his album 1972 where he captured the aesthetics of a specific moment in time, Josh’s new album Love in the Modern Age takes inspiration from the sound and production of early 1980's releases by The Blue Nile, The Style Council and Prefab Sprout. Read the full interview at Forbes and stream/embed the track here: This is a masterful storyteller celebrating the nostalgia of his youth with his own feel." There is no retro gimmick to Love in the Modern Age. Forbes premieres the 80's inspired single "Businessman" with an exclusive interview and calls the album "a sterling collection that is joyous, upbeat and, most importantly, feels completely authentic. Singer-songwriter Josh Rouse will release his new album Love in the Modern Age on April 13, 2018 via Yep Roc Records.