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Josh Rouse is known for his introspective folk-pop and worldly perspective and has built a reputation as a critically acclaimed and perennially reliable singer/songwriter. While any long-running catalog is going to have its outliers, Josh Rouse’s impressive body of work has largely provided listeners with a casual companion for life’s most lived-in moments. Rouse’s easygoing melodies have always felt like the ideal accompaniment for a meandering stroll through familiar neighborhoods or a heartening toast among close friends—the comfortable soundtrack for some of life’s most personal and poignant moments. Certainly Rouse himself has allowed his listeners into such occasions on several songs over the years. However, it’s the music itself that has always slotted so easily into place alongside these meaningful scenes. It’s the breezy melodies and carefree approach — the loveliness of it all. And after the synthetic left turn of Love in the Modern Age, longtime fans might be glad to have Rouse back in more organic territory on Going Places. Rouse’s music present themselves to you with an open heart, an innate intelligence and an absolute lack of pretension. They are clear-eyed, empathetic and penetrating. Without pandering, they seek to satisfy both your ear and your understanding. The verses draw you in with telling detail, both musical and thematic, and the choruses lift and deliver. They resolve without seeming overly tidy or pat.
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