Josh Rouse

With Brill Building wit, and a Midwestern sense of melancholy Josh Rouse has built a career that spans almost 25 years, reaching back to his acclaimed 1998 debut Dressed Up Like Nebraska & continuing to his breakthrough albums 1972 & Nashville. His well-crafted and hook-laden tracks are coupled with closely-detailed, well-observed vignettes in his lyrics. Now passing 50, Josh faces the next phase of his life. I remember seeing Tom Waits on the cover of a magazine with the headline TOM WAITS AT 50. Josh recalls I was in my twenties and that seemed so far off but he made a great record (Mule Variations) and I hope I have too.