Josh Rouse, Under Cold Blue Stars - 39m 39s

Tracks & Durations

1. Twilight	0:28
2. Nothing Gives Me Pleasure	3:16
3. Miracle	3:57
4. Christmas With Jesus	4:13
5. Under Cold Blue Stars	4:26
6. Ugly Stories	5:25
7. Feeling No Pain	4:19
8. Ears To The Ground	2:51
9. Summer Kitchen Ballad	2:59
10. Women And Men	5:06
11. The Whole Night Through	2:33

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Review

Under Cold Blue Stars, the third album from native Nebraskan Josh Rouse, is full of elegant, melodic pop songs that are deftly understated but carry hooks as catchy as Coldplay's (whose music the opening song, "Twilight," uncannily evokes). This is music for folk in love with Americana and timeless pop; it's a gentle hinterland of melancholy and hope. The loose concept behind Under Cold Blue Stars is that of a fractious couple in the late 1950s, trying to come to terms with their lives and relationship. "Christmas with Jesus" is an unashamedly beautiful realization of their struggles, as is the upbeat title track, which touches on sources as diverse as Nils Lofgren, the Cure, and even Bruce Springsteen (albeit, a Springsteen shorn of all pride and aggrandizement). All this adds up to make Under Cold Blue Stars rather special. --Everett True

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