the playlist: JUL 2022

1. Ben harper - "We Need To Talk About It"

2. Marc Broussard - "Fire"

3. Michael Franti & Spearhead - "Brighter Day"

4. Surfer Girl (featuring The Hip Abduction) - "Two"

5. Dirty Heads - "Life's Been Good"

6. Milky Chance - "Synchronize"

7. Young The Giant - "Wake Up"

8. Phoenix - "Alpha Zulu"

9. Broken Bells - "We're Not In Orbit Yet..."

10. Josh Rouse - "She's In L.A."

the playlist: JAN 2018

1. Justin Timberlake - "Filthy"

2. Mat Kearney & Afsheen - "Better Than I Used To Be"

3. Lo Moon - "This Is It"

4. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - "You Worry Me"

5. Anderson East - "Girlfriend"

6. Rob Drabkin - "Love Ends, Fear Begins"

7. Josh Rouse - "Love In The Modern Age"

8. Jack White - "Connected By Love"

9. Jacob Banks - "Chainsmoking"

10. Moby - "Like A Motherless Child"

#reviewoftheweek / Josh Rouse - The Embers Of Time

As time goes on, musicians change, and this latest album is a testament to the growth and evolution of a musician. Rouse began his career as an a singer/songwriter who embraced the alt-country movement, helping to bring college radio musicians to the mainstream. As his subsequent albums moved along, he got a bit more pop driven and much of his music became a bit more upbeat. Later on his music took on a bit more of a beachy, light-hearted folk feel, and now he's come full circle, taking all of his past and molding it into his excellent new collection of songs. The album's first single "Some Days I'm Golden All Night" embraces his pop side, showing off the breezy folk sounds he's know for and clever lyricism. "New Young" showcases his alt-country roots and harnesses the power of the true folk singer inside him, drawing on influences that must include everyone from Bob Dylan to Willie Nelson. All in all, he's a true storyteller, and much of the album takes you along on a journey with Rouse. It's not an accident that it's 17 years since his first release and he's still churning out relevant, complete, and impressive albums.

BURN THIS / April 2015

1. Trey Anastasio Band "Never"
2. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers "High Neck Lace"
3. Andrew Combs "Pearl"
4. Brandi Carlile "Murder In The City"
5. Joe Pug "If Still It Can't Be Found"
6. Josh Rouse "New Young"
7. Taylor Berrett "Those Days"
8. Mat Kearney "Billion"
9. SOJA "Shadow"
10. Xavier Rudd & The United Nations "Come People"
11. Trevor Hall "Unpack Your Memories"
12. Chadwick Stokes "I Want You Like A Seatbelt"
13. My Morning Jacket "Big Decisions"
14. Alabama Shakes "Gimme All Your Love"
15. Kopecky "Quarterback"
16. Milo Greene "Lonely Eyes"
17. Death Cab For Cutie "No Room In Frame"
18. Lord Huron "The World Ender"
19. Jose Gonzalez "Leaf Off/The Cave"
20. Jarryd James "Do You Remember"

BURN THIS / March 2015

1. Andrew Combs "Foolin'"
2. Will Hoge "Middle Of America"
3. Brandi Carlile "The Eye"
4. Joe Pug "Bright Beginnings"
5. Tony Lucca "Delilah"
6. Cary Brothers "Lovin' On You"
7. Mat Kearney "Just Kids"
8. Jessie Baylin "To Hell And Back"
9. Josh Rouse "Some Days I'm Golden All Night"
10. Trey Anastasio Band "Speak To Me"
11. The Jason Spooner Band "Red & Green"
12. Chadwick Stokes "Mother Maple"
13. JD McPherson "Shy Boy"
14. Dwayne Shivers "Black Tar Heart"
15. Alabama Shakes "Don't Wanna Fight"
16. Little Hurricane "Hold Me Back"
17. The Lone Bellow "Take My Love"
18. Houndmouth "Sedona"
19. Lord Huron "Fool For Love"
20. Death Cab For Cutie "Black Sun"

BURN THIS / June 2013

1. Taylor Carson (featuring Marc Roberge & Andy Poliakoff) "Chain Reaction"
2. Stephen Kellogg "Crosses"
3. Lee DeWyze "Silver Lining"
4. Paul McDonald & Nikki Reed "Bouquet Of Lies (Ghost In Apt. 8)"
5. Joseph Arthur "Saint Of Impossible Causes"
6. Lissie "Shameless"
7. Kate Earl "California"
8. Joshua Radin "When We're Together"
9. Tom Curren "Summerland Road"
10. Josh Rouse "It's Good To Have You"
11. Matt Wertz "Whenever You Love Somebody"
12. Bracher Brown "Perfect Storm"
13. Keaton Simons "Beautiful Pain"
14. Cary Brothers "Let Me Be"
15. Lord Huron "Lonesome Dreams"
16. Josh Ritter "Hopeful"
17. The Lone Bellow "You Never Need Nobody"
18. Dawes "Something In Common"
19. Shovels & Rope "Keeper"
20. G. Love (featuring Matt Costa) "Promises"

BURN THIS / April 2013

 

1. Joshua Radin "Beautiful Day"
2. Josh Rouse "Julie (Come Out Of The Rain)"
3. Courtney Jaye "Say Oh Say"
4. Matt Costa "Ophelia"
5. Current Swell "For The Land"
6. Kopecky Family Band "Heartbeat"
7. Caitlin Rose "Menagerie"
8. Bobby Long "Devil Moon"
9. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors "Good Light"
10. J.J. Grey & Mofro "99 Shades Of Crazy"
11. Jesse Dee "On My Mind, In My Heart"
12. Allen Stone "Satisfaction"
13. Andrew Ripp "Cool Ya (Nobody Loves You Like I Do)"
14. Matt Nathanson "Mission Bells"
15. Ben Howard "Keep Your Head Up"
16. The Staves "Tongue Behind My Teeth"
17. Jay Nash "Wander"
18. Wake Owl "Gold"
19. Rayland Baxter "Willy's Song"
20. Carbon Leaf "Bloody Good Bar Fight Song"

New Music Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Alpha Rev - Bloom
• Josh Rouse - The Happiness Waltz
• The Staves - Dead & Born & Gone

BURN THIS / January 2012

1. Zach Heckendorf "All The Right Places"
2. Cris Cab "No Hatred"
3. Rebelution "Sky Is The Limit"
4. SOJA "Strength To Survive"
5. The Green "Love & Affection"
6. Rootdown "All I Wanna Do"
7. Passafire "Dimming Sky"
8. Three Legged Fox "Let You Down"
9. Barefoot Truth "Eagle Front"
10. Trevor Hall "Good Rain"
11. Chadwick Stokes (featuring Sierra Leone's Refugee Allstars) "Coffee And Wine"
12. Piers Faccini "Tribe"
13. Zee Avi "Milestone Moon"
14. Release The Sunbird "No Light"
15. Josh Rouse & The Long Vacations "Movin' On"
16. Good Old War "Calling Me Names"
17. Mike Doughty "Strike Motion"
18. Sam Roberts Band "Without A Map"
19. Mat Kearney "Ships In The Night"
20. Parachute "Something To Believe In (Jeremiah)"

BURN THIS / October 2011

1. The White Buffalo "How The West Was Won"
2. Dispatch "Broken American"
3. Mike Doughty "Vegetable"
4. Bronze Radio Return "Down There"
5. Gary Clark Jr. "Bright Lights"
6. Matthew Mayfield "Missed Me"
7. Needtobreathe "Drive All Night"
8. Gabe Dixon "My Favorite"
9. Gavin DeGraw "Not Over You"
10. Rachael Yamagata "Starlight"
11. Joseph Arthur "Over The Sun"
12. James Vincent McMorrow "Sparrow And The Wolf"
13. Lisa Hannigan "Knots"
14. Josh Rouse & The Long Vacations "Oh, Look What The Sun Did!"
15. Kina Grannis "The One You Say Goodnight To"
16. Will Dailey & The Rivals "Counting On Karma"
17. Tyler James "The Only One"
18. Madi Diaz "Let's Go"
19. matt pond PA "Love To Get Used"
20. Halloween, Alaska "Empire Waist"

Listen live to the entire playlist in the music player in the right sidebar all month long during October.

New Release Tuesday

New music out today worth checking out:

• Alberta Cross - The Rolling Thunder EP
• Barenaked Ladies - Hits From Yesterday And The Day Before
• Zach Deputy - Another Day
• Everclear - Return To Santa Monica
• Will Hoge - Number Seven
• Sarah Jaffe - The Way Sound Leaves A Room
• Tony Lucca - Under The Influence
• Tyler Ramsey - The Valley Wind
• Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now
• Josh Rouse & The Long Vacations - Josh Rouse & The Long Vacations
• Switchfoot - Vice Verses

BURN THIS / April 2010

1. Barefoot Truth "Spoonful"
2. Justin Ratowsky "Stop"
3. Jay Malinowski "Santa Monica"
4. Angus & Julia Stone "Big Jet Plane"
5. Timmy Curran "Castle"
6. ALO "Big Appetite"
7. Rey Fresco "Precious Time"
8. Iration "Time Bomb"
9. Dirty Heads "Lay Me Down"
10. Ozomatli (featuring Jack Johnson) "It's Only Paper"
11. Citizen Cope "Healing Hands"
12. Matt Morris "Love"
13. Jason Mraz "Kickin' With You"
14. Josh Rouse "I Will Live On Islands"
15. Tom Freund "Ghost In This Town"
16. JBM "Ambitions & War"
17. Jakob Dylan "Nothing But The Whole Wide World"
18. Joe Pug "Messenger"
19. Robert Francis "Darkness"
20. Brandi Carlile "That Year"

CD REVIEW: Josh Rouse "El Turista"

Josh Rouse keeps reinventing himself and tweaking his sound with each new album that he releases. This new album is partially a return to his "Subtitulo" sound from a few years ago and features some groovy mellow and sunny folk rock music. A small handful of songs on the album are actually sung completely in Spanish. Considering Rouse has been living in Spain as of recent, this is no surprise. Many of the songs have a very Mediterranean feel and some even contain elements of bossanova. The album's lead single "I Will Live On Islands" comes directly from the islands and combines Earthy island style world music with Rouses quirky delivery and lyrics. Some of the songs will become instant Josh Rouse classics. He continues to amaze with each and every turn of his musical journey. Rouse is an incredibly inventive musician and his latest proves that oceans, border lines, and genres provide no boundaries for his music.

New Release Tuesday

New music out today that is worth checking out:

• Broken Bells - Broken Bells
• Timmy Curran - Verses
• Ben Harper & Relentless7 - Live From The Montreal Insternational Jazz Festival
• Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
• Josh Rouse - El Turista

New Release Tuesday

New music out today that is worth checking out:

• Five For Fighting - Slice
• Five Times August - Life As A Song
• Jon And Roy - Another Noon
• Josh Rouse - Valencia EP