Josh Rouse is no stranger to nostalgia. He’s covered numerous songs by 1980s bands in concert and he did a whole album inspired by the sounds of the early 1970s called 1972. On his latest, Love in the Modern Age, he revisits the 80s. More specifically, the synthesizer driven introspective pop of that decade exemplified…
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Taking a Bite Out of 2013: Year End Wrap-Up
I’ve written about a few of my favorite things (why do I hear Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music singing “these are a few of my favorite things”?), musically speaking, that were released this year. Some of my words were published on PopMatters (Dent May, Bobby Whitlock, Tommy Keene, Robbie Basho, etc.) and some…
Josh Rouse’s “La Gran Familia Espanola” soundtrack
I haven’t seen La Gran Familia Espanola, the movie attached to Josh Rouse’s soundtrack. But, chances are you haven’t either. After all, it’s from Spain and has only had limited release in North America (under the title The Family United). This is okay, because we’re talking about a soundtrack here. Something to be listened to…
2011: Favorites of the Year
This was going to be my top 10 favorite albums released in 2011, but it’s turned out to be 15. And why not? Why does everybody always have to do top 10 lists? Top 15 lists are better. Really. Here they are (in no particular order), with a sample track from each: A Hidden Wholeness,…
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