Whitney Rose - South Texas Suite - [Vinyl]

Before moving to Austin, Whitney Rose had never danced the two-step. Now, the country-pop singers infatuation with Texas rich musical culture, from stage to studio to dance floor, informs an enthralling new project, a love letter to the Lone Star State. Her new EP,South Texas Suite, is a touch nostalgic, deeply romantic and defiantly personal its Texas, through Whitney Roses eyes and ears. South Texas Suite is a meticulous study of sound and place, but also a product of unexpected circumstance. Last October, shortly after the release of her album Heartbreaker of the Year, Rose packed up her boot collection and headed south to play a two-month residency at Austins famed Americana bastion, the Continental Club. But that November-December engagement went so well, she wound up staying. Since then, shes toured with Sam Outlaw, made her European debut and signed with Thirty Tigers/ Six Shooter Records. Rose became smitten with Texas, and the warm welcome from Austins vibrant musical community made her feel right at home. Songs started pouring out so many that she just had to start recording. The first result is this new EP, which will be released January 27, 2017. Rose herself produced South Texas Suite, a first for the poised countrypolitan songwriter. Top to bottom, the EP is the work of an artist who is both an insider and an outsider, an observer and a maker, a listener and a storyteller no matter where she lives. She recorded South Texas Suite over two days at Dale Watsons Ameripolitan Studios in North Austin, accompanied by Grammy winner Redd Volkaert, Merle Haggards former guitarist; Earl Poole Ball, who spent two decades tickling keyboards for Johnny Cash; Kevin Smith, now playing bass in Willie Nelsons Family Band; and Tom Lewis, whos drummed with the Mavericks, among others