ARTIST: The Rosewood Thieves
TITLE: From the Decker House
LABEL: V2
GENRE: Folk/Rock
BITRATE: 188kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 19min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-07-25
RIP DATE: 2006-06-19
Track List
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01. Los Angeles 3:57
02. Back Home To Harlem 2:39
03. Cold In The Country 4:20
04. Diamond Ring 2:53
05. Doctor 3:00
06. Lonesome Road 2:49
Release Notes:
The small valley town of Deposit, NY lies along the West Branch of
the Delaware River, and is nestled between the bustling metropolitan
areas of Albany and Syracuse. Deposit is also host to the Decker
House, an All-American rickety white farmhouse that is more ghostly
than quaint. Local socialite Bonnie Decker lived and died in that
house. Within a month of her passing, the Rosewood Thieves left New
York City, looking to reclaim a peace of mind while finding their
rock & roll heart at the Decker house. In the process, they found
themselves surrounded by the mystery of her memory and haunted by
Deposits peculiar existence, thus the story of the From the Decker
House EP was written.
Spearheaded by singer/songwriter Erick Jordan, From the Decker House
is a collection of songs that harks back to the classicality of acts
such as the Band and Bob Dylan. These six picturesque songs are
entwined with the stripped-down fundamentals of rock & roll and the
sensuality of R&B. Country musics bleeding heart is the final straw
that completes the Rosewood Thieves honest-to-goodness presentation.
Jordans raspy vocal delivery is earnest and charming like a young
John Lennon, but convincingly more impressive than his twenty years
of age.
There was no television, no internet, and no phone at the Decker
house. Their five-acre landscape had a cattle farm on one side and
trailer homes on another. When they werent retiling the kitchen or
clearing out old deer carcasses from the barn, the Rosewood Thieves
would gather in the living room each evening for six weeks to write
and rehearse. Jordan says leaving behind the hustle and flow of New
York City was exactly what they needed. He didnt seem to mind that
the heat wasnt on most of the time and that the pipes were freezing
nearly every other day. "The living room space was the best spot it
had nice wood floors and a warm fireplace," Jordan says. "We started
playing music around seven oclock and things would go until three in
the morning."
From the Decker House captures cityscapes like New York City and Los
Angeles. Jordan reflects upon the world around him. Its as simple as
that. Other tracks tap into a broken heart, but not in that familiar
kind of way. Jaunty number "Back Home to Harlem" featuring Vetivers
Andy Cabic on bass, fiery acoustic guitars tango with a sinister
backdrop of percussion and organ. Jordans aching vocals scowl "Oh my
love, you said you wanted somebody else. Well you got him." "Los
Angeles" is a bit more nostalgic with its lush piano arrangements and
Jordans daydreamy performance. "Doctor" is a freewheeling footstomper
with a many country flavors. Nitty gritty "Lonesome Road" is an album
standout.
On From the Decker House, Jordan is talented enough to carry out a
solid record without being too cheerful about his heroes Dylan, John
Lennon, Solomon Burke and succeeds in carving out something new for
his generation of music fans. He may be young, but he has the chops
and guts to make it because he gets what music is about.