ARTIST: Andrew Rosas
TITLE: 23rd And 2
LABEL: Andrew Rosas
GENRE: Rock
TIME: 36:01 min
SIZE: 51,9 MB
RIP DATE: 1-02-2008
RELEASE DATE: 000-00-2007
WEBSITE: n/a
Track List:
01. Looking Out 03:07
02. 23rd And 2 02:26
03. Your Concern 04:32
04. Grasp The Nettle 03:27
05. Say It's You 03:07
06. All Night 03:14
07. Western Scene 01:53
08. Western Scene (Part 2) 01:45
09. Everything That You Say 03:18
10. Keep On Moving 02:49
11. Southern Hymn 04:19
12. Nowhere Fast 02:04
Release Notes:
23rd and 2 is the debut album from local Austin
singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Andrew
Rosas. Content with a Telecaster or beat up
acoustic, Rosas crafts luminous pop with a slightly
rough edge. The opening number ügLooking Outüh dives
right in with the bright guitars and crisp harmonies
that grab the ear. The lush title track üg23rd and
2üh follows as a powerful example of what great pop
can be. The sound of the acoustic tracks harkens
back to the dawning of power-pop balladry, ügSay
Itüfs Youüh and the achingly simple ügYour Concernüh
ring with tinges of Chris Bell influence and others
like the haunting yet hopeful ügSouthern Hymnüh
recall the simple elegance of George Harrison. The
album is not without its rock nüf roll fervor
though; ügEverything That You Sayüh turns up the
amps, kicks in the quintessential power-pop
harmonies, and cues the Bonham heavy drum licks. The
songwriting brings the record together with an
encompassing sense of youthful innocence balanced
with tenderness and maturity.
Various other musical talents also appear on the
album. Rosas recruited his good friends (three of
whom are in a local Santa Fe band Babelshack) Dylan
McDowell on the drums, Westin McDowell on lead
guitar, David Hixon on bass, and additional vocals
by A.G. Kirby. Rosas went to Santa Fe in January
2006 and recorded four initial tracks. Those were
üg23rd and 2üh, ügAll Nightüh, ügKeep On Movingüh,
and ügNowhere Fastüh. The success of those songs
brought Rosas back that summer to record the rest of
the album. Most of the songs were written prior to
the recording sessions except for ügYour Concernüh,
ügGrasp The Nettle, and ügWestern Sceneüh (inspired
by a local Santa Fe motel by the same name), which
were penned while in Santa Fe.