![]() ![]() Hence, Rouse's new cd is a collection of pleasant tunes that could have appeared on any one of his albums, with virtually no attempt to experiment with sounds or rhythms. The Ramones taught us that when the formula works, stick to it. The formula that worked for him best on Nashville, combining 70s California AM pop with Bill Withers soul grooves, is back in full force, making Country Mouse an utterly unoriginal, nearly redundant and irresistibly charming success. ![]() Then, the soft acoustic breeze that is Josh Rouse gently blows away those notions, and the first thought that pops into my head, one minute into Sweetie, is that whatever spirit inhabited Rouse during his Spanish sojourn on Subtitulo, seems to have been successfully purged from his system. It begins with a lilting mellotron figure, set on "flute", that has me thinking I accidentally called up King Crimson's In the Wake of Poseidon on iTunes. Josh Rouse Country Mouse, City House (RCA Music Group) ![]()
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