Musical Eclecticism, Part 1 of ? - Josh Rouse

This is a series of posts I’m going to do on random music that I have found.  You see, I listen to almost anything.  I mean that.  I will go from Jay-Z to Garth Brooks to a little bit of blue grass and end the day with some late 1950’s Miles Davis.  I’m not a music snob, I don’t focus on the “qualities” of the music, the sophistication of the album, etc, I just like to listen to music that makes me think, makes me feel good, or sometimes, makes me remember silly times in my past (see Chumbawumba collection, the Batman Forever soundtrack, and the countless crappy 90’s electronic dance tunes). 

I love discovering new music.  I especially love finding something that’s not reallly big with anyone, but makes me smile.  I know I’m really on to something when Libby asks me to burn it to a cd for her, or to put it on her shuffle.  So, that’s what I’m going to be writing about.

Josh Rouse - Nashville

Originally appearing on Fred’s 2005 best albums list, I burned a few iTunes bucks and picked up Nashville. Why I read Fred’s blog is probably worth a blog post unto itself.  Josh’s song “Sad Eyes” did make an appearance on Grey’s Anatomy as well. Between “Carolina”, “Winter in the Hamptons” and “Saturday”, I was hooked.  The music is best described as folksy-poppy-touch of jazzy.  The thing I like about his music is the way the feeling is conveyed without a lot of effort.  The fun pieces really feel fun. The touching pieces quickly slow down and I really feel them. 

I loaded up Libby’s shuffle with a few of the songs and she was pleasently suprised to find them on our flight to Boston for Doug and Michelle’s wedding.We ended up picking up a number of other albums over the summer, and have been pleasently surprised. 

If you’re looking for a change from the pop on the radio or the classic rock in your album colllection, I can highly recommend picking up some of his stuff.  I think you’ll like it.