Rule 62 (CD)

Die Begeisterung der Country-Pop-Sängerin für Texas' reiche Musikkultur, von der Bühne bis zum Studio bis hin zur Tanzfläche, inspirierte dieses Projekt, eine Art Liebesbrief an den Lone Star State. Der Album-Nachfolger "Rule 62" zur EP "South Texas Suite" ist nostalgisch, tief romantisch und trotzig persönlich - es ist Texas, durch Whitney Roses Augen und Ohren. Nach der Veröffentlichung ihres letzten Albums packte Rose ihre Stiefelsammlung und ging nach Süden, um eine zweimonatige Residenz in Austins berühmter Americana-Bastion, dem Continental Club, zu spielen. Sie tourte sie mit Sam Outlaw, machte ihr europäisches Debüt und unterzeichnete mit Thirty Tigers / Six Shooter Records. Rule 62 is Rose's second release of 2017, and sees the songwriter's increased output matched by increased distinction. With so much touring now under the tires, it's no surprise that Rose's best work yet often explores her journeywoman's experience. "Meet Me in Wyoming" and "Trucker's Funeral" are emblematic of Rose's clever study of the musician-astrucker analogy. "Trucker's Funeral," a Dolly-caliber yarn with a stranger-than-fiction twist, is in fact a true story: "I had a meeting at Bank of America here in Austin last year and when the meeting was over the teller told me about going to his grandfather's funeral here in Texas," Rose recounts. "He found out he had a full second family on the West Coast. His grandfather was a trucker and always on the road, so neither family had any idea. As he was telling me this story, I was jotting down lyrics on my banking papers because it was just too intriguing an experience not be made into a song."