Rosali—the North Carolina-based songwriter and guitarist Rosali Middleman has announced her new album, Bite Down, out March 22nd, a North American tour, and presents the lead single/video, “Rewind”which can be heard below. Bite Down, Rosali’s Merge Records debut, captures her in the midst of a transition.
“I started writing the majority of Bite Down after moving to North Carolina in the fall of 2021. The album traces two cross-country moves, including saying goodbye to my longtime home of Philadelphia,” Rosali explains. “I resolved to bite down on the proverbial bullet; sink my teeth into the flesh and bone of being in the world, devouring the obstacles in my path and gloriously savoring all that is on offer—good and bad. Give me another serving, another moment, another challenge, give me another chance to meet life with insatiable hunger.”
Bite Down finds Rosali collaborating again with Omaha’s finest —David Nance (bass, guitar), James Schroeder (guitar, synth), Kevin Donahue (drums, percussion), the same band she enlisted for 2021’s beloved No Medium. They are joined in-studio by Destroyer collaborator Ted Bois (keys). Bite Downshowcases the urgency and ambition in their collaboration—a band pushing each other not just to expand on what they’ve already done together, but to break through into altogether new territory. Bite Down was also co-produced and mixed by Schroeder and Rosali.
Following a West Coast run supporting Merge labelmate Mary Timony, Rosali’s headlining tour dates include stops in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and more. All dates will be full band performances with Rosali playing alongside Nance, Schroeder, and Donahue. A full list of dates is below.
Bite Down Tracklist
- On Tonight
- Rewind
- Hills on Fire
- My Kind
- Bite Down
- Hopeless
- Slow Pain
- Is It Too Late
- Change Is in the Form
- May It Be on Offer
Rosali Tour Dates
Tue. March 19 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
Thu. March 21 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Fest
Sat. March 23 – Seattle, WA @ Clock-Out Lounge *
Sun. March 24 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios *
Tue. March 26 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop *
Wed. March 27 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium *
Thu. March 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room *
Fri. March 29 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *
Sat. March 30 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room *
Sun. March 31 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Dirty Drummer
Tue. April 2 – Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
Wed. April 3 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
Thu. April 4 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Fri. April 5 – Asheville, NC @ Eulogy
Sat. April 6 – Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
Tue. April 9 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
Wed. April 10 – Kingston, NY @ Tubby’s
Thu. April 11 – Boston, MA @ The Rockwell
Fri. April 12 – New York, NY @ Knitting Factory at Baker Falls
Sat. April 13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Mon. April 15 – Toronto, ON @ Monarch Tavern
Thu. April 18 – Chicago, IL @ The Empty Bottle
Sat. April 20 – Omaha, NE @ O’Leaver’s
- supporting Mary Timony
