With Brill Building wit and a Midwestern sense of melancholy, singer-songwriter Josh Rouse has built a career that reaches back to his acclaimed 1998 debut, utilising well-crafted and hook-laden tracks coupled with closely-detailed, well-observed vignettes in his lyrics.
In honor of its 20th Anniversary, Yep Roc Records is proud to be reissuing Rouse’s 2003 breakthrough album, 1972. Filled to the brim with fan favourites such as ‘Love Vibration’, ‘James’ and ‘Rise’ – all of which have since become staples of his live shows – 1972 is a collection of songs that pay homage to the songwriters whose songs were popular on AM radio in the year Josh was born, complete with fluttering strings, hand claps and flutes.