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01. Rose City Band - Lights on the Way
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02. Rose City Band - Open Roads
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03. Rose City Band - Rolling Gold
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04. Rose City Band - Evergreen
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05. Rose City Band - Sunlight Daze
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06. Rose City Band - Radio Song
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07. Rose City Band - Seeds of Light
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08. Rose City Band - La Mesa
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ARTIST
ROSE CITY BAND
TITLE
Sol Y Sombra (Clear Vinyl)
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
THRILL JOCKEY
CATALOG #
THRILL 620X-LP
THRILL 620X-LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
1/24/2025
LP version. Clear color vinyl version. "
Rose City Band
's music is sun-kissed timeless country rock whose seemingly effortless momentum carries the joy of its creation without ignoring the darkness pervading our consciousness. Led by guitarist/vocalist
Ripley Johnson
, the music of Rose City Band is rooted in his love of private press records of the mid to late '70s. The band, in addition to Johnson, features pedal steel guitarist
Barry Walker
, keyboardist
Paul Hasenberg
, and drummer
John Jeffrey
who enmesh a keen sense of rhythmic drive and melody with gentler, sumptuous atmospheres. Nuanced performances and interplay between players unfurl like desert flowers splashing color onto an arid landscape. The ensemble's buoyant moments still glide with ease, but there is room to revel in respite of the shade of a dark cloud. Across the album, Johnson's tasteful guitar interjections and soothing voice are met in kind with the versatile playing of Walker, Hasenberg, and Jeffery, with special guest performances by synthesist/vocalist,
Sanae Yamada
. Album closer 'The Walls' perfectly captures the band's explorative and expansive songs, Hasenberg's soulful organ driving the album to an emotionally cathartic conclusion. Throughout his prolific career with
Wooden Shjips
,
Moon Duo
, and now Rose City Band, Johnson's music has consistently centered around exploration and discovery.
Sol Y Sombra
imbues his penchant for space and resplendent tonality with a denser amalgam of his influences through a delicate balance of the somber and the serene, of subtle evolutions and familiar sounds,
Sol Y Sombra
makes for a holistically joyous experience, finding solace in both sun and shade."
"Ripley Johnson has been responsible for some of the past decade's most mesmeric and beguiling albums. Rose City Band might be the best of the bunch."
--
The Guardian
"[Johnson's] Rose City Band incarnation may be his most dazzling and uplifting so far. [Rose City Band] transforms the fuzz-drenched thrust of Johnson's usual music into a beatific choogle, a modest but potent means of escape"
--
MOJO
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