My uncle burned me a copy of an album called "1972" by an artist named Josh Rouse and it's an incredible record! It's got a 70's Elvis Costello meets Joni Mitchell vibe to it. Is anyone else hip to him and do you know anything about him? His site kinda sucks, it doesnt' have a lot of info, so any help you could give me would be really great!

well.. didnt u just bump into a nice gem to have...


okay, he's got 3 official albums that came out before the 1972 album, and might I add.. "Underneath the cold blue stars" is an incredible album..

but what u really need to get.. is his NEW album entitled "Nashville" it comes out this month, and its by far (so far) my top album of 05.


Nashville is his best album yet. get it

Here is a review of Under Cold Blue Stars album
Amazon.com
Under Cold Blue Stars, the third album from native Nebraskan Josh Rouse, is full of elegant, melodic pop songs that are deftly understated but carry hooks as catchy as Coldplay's (whose music the opening song, "Twilight," uncannily evokes). This is music for folk in love with Americana and timeless pop; it's a gentle hinterland of melancholy and hope. The loose concept behind Under Cold Blue Stars is that of a fractious couple in the late 1950s, trying to come to terms with their lives and relationship. "Christmas with Jesus" is an unashamedly beautiful realization of their struggles, as is the upbeat title track, which touches on sources as diverse as Nils Lofgren, the Cure, and even Bruce Springsteen (albeit, a Springsteen shorn of all pride and aggrandizement). All this adds up to make Under Cold Blue Stars rather special. --Everett True

Nashville 2005

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We are proud to announce the stellar new album, Nashville, by songwriter extraordinaire, Josh Rouse. Following up his great ode to the Seventies album 1972, Nahsville is Josh’s opus to his home for the last ten years before his recent move to Spain. This is his love letter to the city that made him whole and to the parts of the city that go unrecognized by the general public.

Nashville is filled with an atmosphere reminiscent of Neil Young’s Harvest Moon and Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline. His special affection for that city in Tennessee is played through a more elegant palette. From the pedal steel in “It’s The Nighttime” to the haunting strings in “Streetlights” to the fragile piano intro of “Sad Eyes,” Josh has pulled out all the stops on this album.


“Mellow, tuneful and wonderfully detailed” – Rolling Stone

“Intimate vocal style and quirky songwriting” – Mojo


1. It's The Nighttime
2. Winter In The Hamptons
3. Streetlights
4. Caroliña
5. Middle School Frown
6. My Love Has Gone
7. Saturday
8. Sad Eyes
9. Why Won't You Tell Me What
10. Life

Thanks SD!

iTunes has also got his live dvd for audio download.. nice little live set there... it also contains a rarities disk which iTunes also has...