Rose City Band reveal the joyous new album Garden Party, due out April 21st. The band are also announcing the first legs of U.S., U.K. and European tours. Listen now to shimmering first single “Chasing Rainbows.” On the song, singer and guitarist Ripley Johnson and pedal steel guitarist Barry Walker weave radiant guitar melodies into a wash of texture and twang, swinging from country-rock roots into psychedelic technicolor displays.
Garden Party is a celebration of summer and all it brings: communal gatherings, the respites offered by nature, and an appreciation for even the simplest beauty, from 12-foot sunflowers to a contorted carrot planted in the spring. Recorded at Johnsons’ Portland home as well as The Center for Sound, Light, and Color Therapy and mixed by John McEntire, Garden Party features guest appearances by Moon Duo bandmates John Jeffrey on drums and Sanae Yamada on synths, as well as Rose City Band live performers Hasenberg on keyboards and Walker on pedal steel. Recorded by Songwriter Johnson primarily as a solo endeavor, the recordings nonetheless capture the twists and bends of a fully realized ensemble. In a nod to bands such as the Grateful Dead it doesn’t stop there. “The songs won’t really be finished until we play them on the road,” says Johnson.
Rose City Band tour dates:
Apr. 27 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
Apr. 28 – Santa Barbara – Soho
Apr. 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
Apr. 30 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s
May 4 – Vancouver, BC – Cobalt
May 5 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
May 6 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theatre
May 21 – Berlin, DE – Privatclub
May 22 – Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
May 23 – Gothenburg, SE – Pustervik
May 24 – Oslo, NO – Blaa
May 25 – Stockholm, SE – Fasching
May 26 – Malmö, SE – Plan B
May 28 – Hamburg, DE – Hebebühne
May 29 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
May 30 – Amsterdam, NL – Bitterzoet
May 31 – Middelkerke, BE – De Zwerver
Jun. 1 – London, UK – Scala
Jun. 2 – Manchester, UK – YES (Pink Room)
Jun. 3 – York, UK – The Crescent
Jun. 4 – Brighton, UK – Patterns
Jun. 7 – Zürich, CH – Bogen F
Jun. 8 – Ravenna, IT – Beaches Brew
Jun. 9 – Milano, IT – Arci Bellezza
