Esther Rose will release Want on May 2, 2025 via New West Records. The 11-track set was produced by Ross Farbe (of Video Age) and recorded live-to-tape at the Bomb Shelter in Nashville, TN. The album features appearances by the singer-songwriter Dean Johnson as well as members of Video Age, The Deslondes, and Silver Synthetic. Following the wide-open serenity of Safe to Run, Rose now leans toward confrontational arrangements full of distortion and full-band spontaneity, never sacrificing a classicist’s gift for melody that makes each song instantly memorable. “For me, these songs felt like revelations,” she explains, comparing the record to a memoir, alive with kinetic storytelling and personal insight. Ranging from stark solo performances to grungy blowouts, the album maintains a steady focus while never staying too long in one place. Vivid and bracing, she has made the most adventurous, hardest-hitting record of her career.
“Want” is the overarching theme to the new album. There are 77 mentions of the word throughout (Rose counted them). She says “This record is introspective and internal. In these songs, I examine my thoughts and behavior patterns,” adding, “there are other themes, fear being a big one. I write when I’m scared, and I was scared a lot, sometimes by external situations but mostly by deep-diving into my subconscious. Another theme is accountability. I’m still learning about this one. I believe in the power of music to reveal and heal.” Want is the widest-reaching album of Esther Rose’s career and a panorama of emotions. Describing the euphoria of sharing these intimate stories among trusted collaborators, she says, “Making this album was the most beautiful experience of my life.”
Esther Rose has also announced her initial tour dates in support of Want. She will launch a co-headline tour with Twain tomorrow night in Austin, TX which features stops at Gold Diggers in Los Angeles, The Blue Room at Third Man Records in Nashville, TN, Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, NY and more. She will also support Andrew Combs in the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden prior to launching her headline dates on May 19 in Glasgow. Please see tour dates (with more to be announced) below.
Esther Rose Want Track Listing:
- Want
- tailspin (ft. Video Age)
- Had To
- Ketamine
- Rescue You
- Scars (ft. Dean Johnson)
- Messenger
- New Bad
- The Clown
- Color Wheel
- Want Pt. 2
Esther Rose On Tour:
Feb 5 Austin, TX @ Sagebrush *
Feb 6 Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips *
Feb 7 Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head *
Feb 11 Los Angeles, CA @ Gold-Diggers (sold out) *
Feb 13 San Francisco, CA @ 4 Star Theater (sold out) *
Feb 14 Ojai, CA @ Deer Lodge *
Feb 15 Phoenix, AZ @ Musical Instrument Museum *
Feb 16 Santa Fe, NM @ Tumbleroot Brewery *
Feb 27 Nashville, TN @ Blue Room at Third Man Records *
Feb 28 Little Rock, AR @ White Water Tavern *
Mar 1 Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge *
Mar 2 Columbus, MS @ Sunstroke House *
Mar 4 Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s *
Mar 5 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club *
Mar 6 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *
Mar 7 Newport, KY @ Southgate House *
Mar 8 Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar *
Mar 9 Asheville, NC @ Eulogy *
Mar 20 Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall *
Mar 21 Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java *
Mar 22 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s *
Mar 23 Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right *
Mar 25 Toronto, ON @ Garrison *
Mar 26 Montreal, QC @ Bar le Ritz PDB *
Mar 27 Burlington, VT @ Light Club Lamp Shop (sold out) *
Mar 28 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery *
Mar 29 Kingston, NY @ Tubby’s (sold out) *
May 07 Den Haag, NL @ Paard ~
May 08 Groningen, NL @ Lutherse Kerk ~
May 09 Amen, NL @ Cultureel Café de Amer ~
May 10 Breda, NL @ Mezz ~
May 11 Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg ~
May 13 Kristiansand, NO @ Vaktbua ~
May 14 Oslo, NO @ Kampen Bistro ~
May 15 Trondheim, NO @ Bar Moskus ~
May 16 Östersund, SE @ Jazzköket ~
May 19 Glasgow, UK @ Glad Cafe +
May 20 Manchester, UK @ The Lodge +
May 21 London, UK @ Lexington +
May 22 Gothenburg, SE @ Nefertiti +
May 24 Stockholm, SE @ Echo Three Fest +
May 26 Copenhagen, DK @ Ideal Bar +
May 27 Odense, DK @ Dexter +
May 28 Hamburg, DE @ Nochtwache +
May 30 Burghausen @ Jazzkeller +
June 02 Paris, FR @ Supersonic +
*Co-Headline Tour with Twain
~ Supporting Andrew Combs
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