Josh Rouse

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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).

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Top Tracks

1	Directions	636
2	Quiet Town full track	598
3	God, Please Let Me Go Back full track	529
4	It Looks Like Love full track	481
5	Sad Eyes	435
6	Summertime full track	393
7	Sweetie	360
8	Winter in the Hamptons	333
9	Jersey Clowns full track	320
10	Slaveship	311
11	His Majesty Rides full track	310
12	Love Vibration	270
13	El Otro Lado full track	266
14	Wonderful full track	251
15	1972	248

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lesleyjl21 wrote:
12 days ago

an old fave. good stuff!

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Beachbum94 wrote:
last month

<3:D!

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busz91 wrote:
last month

<3

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ClaireJ24 wrote:
last month

Loving "G Train"!

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BROTHERLOG wrote:
last month

Mellow - not smooth - too trendy

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AlecsFreire wrote:
last month

The Best! love all songs!

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AxelKasten wrote:
last month

Simple but not so bad

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ericalima wrote:
last month

he's so cute! loved his show in São Paulo!

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fboraa wrote:
last month

Para cuando un concierto en Bilbao??

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DanMasquelier wrote:
August 2008

Amazing stuff Josh. Instant fan! Way inspired!

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elsimondark wrote:
August 2008

100% Love.

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thedeadpools wrote:
July 2008

i love Nashville... such a great album...

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ClaireJ24 wrote:
July 2008

Loving the new 'single' Hotel Mardi Gras, very different.

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ClaireJ24 wrote:
June 2008

Seconded!

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alex_kenny wrote:
June 2008

his version of straight to hell is killer

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ClaireJ24 wrote:
June 2008

Will Rocks! The Closet Archives rock too, check it out www.joshrouse.com

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elinejv wrote:
June 2008

Check out the new Bedroom Classics Radio Hour Podcast(June 2008): http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=262017041 The first 4 episodes hosted by Josh last year were wonderful. This time the songs are selected by Josh and hosted by guest DJ Will.

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pastamania wrote:
June 2008

'She's Spanish, Im American ep' is wonderbar!!! I recommend fans of Rouse check it out!!

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arturobandini2 wrote:
June 2008

Great songwriter. Love Miracle, Directions, Winter in the Hamptons. These songs make me feel really good. And Woman and Men is simply beautiful.

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Mikanque wrote:
June 2008

nice photo!

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