Alessandra Rose’s voice is a thing of wonder: big, bold, brassy, and beautiful in just the right spots. Her charismatic range points towards Chrissie Hynde, Marianne Faithful, and Erika Wennerstrom and evokes a modern twist on gritty expressiveness.
On Rose’s new album RODEOMOTHH (out 10/20), the Manette, WA artist has built a work of art that wraps her voice in expansive, beguiling, psych-tinged anthemic rock & roll. It was produced by Grammy-winning producer/engineer Mitch Dane (The Blind Boys of Alabama). In addition to Rose on vocals and acoustic guitar, the record features guitarist Courtland Clement (Marc Broussard), Kevin Whitsett (Sam Williams) on bass, drummer Paul Eckberg (Amy Grant), and Charlie Lowell (Jars of Clay) on piano and synth. It was mixed by Grammy-winning engineer Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton, Jack White).
RODEOMOTHH came to the world out of undeniable artistic necessity. While studying on a full-ride scholarship at the Berklee College of Music summer program at seventeen, multiple instructors suggested she go out into the world and play as much as she could. She took that to heart, and in her early 20s joined the Seattle group The Kindness Kind. Eighteen months later the band was no more, and Rose released her debut solo record You Are Gold. Three months post-release she was given “the most perfect news”; she was pregnant. A few years, a second child, and an EP titled Petrichor later and the world shut down. Rose found solace in her home studio, determined to write the songs that had been building in her subconscious for the past decade.
Thematically, the secret to RODEOMOTHH is hidden in its name. “It’s an anagram of motherhood” explains Rose. “Every song tells a part of my journey of being a mother.”
Glide is premiering the expansive and broad single “Rodeomothh” where the guitars mesh seamlessly with the well-worn vocals – making a 90’s alt-rock meets modern Americana meets ’60s soul song potpourri..
“The song, Rodeomothh — the title being an anagram for motherhood— depicts my journey of wanting to become a mother. I wrote this song to celebrate the choice to chase that dream, to make room for it and let it in, recognizing that I would need to pause other facets of my already fulfilling life in order to do so. It has been the hardest unpaid job in the world, but I wouldn’t modify my decision for anything. Rodeomothh encapsulates more than parenting—it’s about making choices knowing they will forever change you,” says Rose.
