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BRAVADO OUT FEBRUARY 21, 2020 VIA OUTSIDE MUSIC
TOUR DATES CONTINUE MARCH 5 WITH JOHN PAUL WHITE
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“Cousins has a disarmingly fluid vocal tone and an ability to convey the most internalized emotions - disappointment, grief, resolve, forbearance - without an ounce of fuss.” - NPR Music
“When Rose Cousins sings she soars and swoops, never to show off but always in service to the song.” - Associated Press
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Today, Grammy-nominated and JUNO Award-winning songwriter Rose Cousins’ shares the new video for “The Return (Love Comes Back)” from her upcoming LP, Bravado, set for release by Outside Music on February 21.
About the song, Cousins told PopMatters, "The human ability to give care and tenderness while experiencing everyday struggle is tremendous. We witness the greatness in each other, for each other, as we find it hard, even sometimes impossible, to experience it in ourselves. 'The Return (Love Comes Back)' reminds us that we are simply that - human - with and without superpowers. That in giving, we see it return to us."
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Cousins describes Bravado as a record for those who struggle with loneliness and those wishing they had more time alone - for those who struggle to connect with others, or even to connect with their true selves. “I think about how we’re so disconnected,” says Cousins. “I get sucked into my phone and forget to go for a walk because of this sense of obligation I have that convinces me to get as much work done as possible. We’re missing what’s actually happening. I’ve been thinking about how we must be getting close to a breaking point.”
For Cousins, Bravado also marks a chapter of personal and professional growth: she is the producer on the record, applying her years of experience, trusting her own ear and pulling thoughtfully from her network of talented colleagues. “I booked some studio days with the intention of making a single and working with some Toronto based musicians I’d always wanted to including Joshua Van Tassel on drums, Robbie Grunwald on keys, Brian Kobayakawa on bass, Dean Drouillard on electric guitars and with Chris Stringer as engineer. Soon after, I realized I was chasing a theme and a feeling I’d been pondering for months and it turned into a whole record of, perhaps, my best writing.”
WATCH AND SHARE “THE FRAUD” HERE
WATCH AND SHARE “THE BENEFITS OF BEING ALONE” HERE
Cousins toured throughout the fall supporting Patty Griffin, and returns to Canada in March of 2020 with special guest John Paul White. Full tour dates can be found below.
Recently, Cousins shared her version of Prince’s classic, “I Would Die 4 U”, recorded together with Bear’s Den and Christof van der Ven while all were serendipitously in Toronto on a day off from tour.
LISTEN AND SHARE “I WOULD DIE 4 U” (PRINCE COVER) HERE
Cousins’ last project, Natural Conclusion, received notable acclaim, including a nomination for a 2018 Grammy Award, a nomination for Songwriter of the Year award at the 2018 JUNO Awards and three wins at the East Coast Music Awards. Cousins also writes for film and TV and her songs have appeared on the programs Grey’s Anatomy, Supergirl, Reign, and Nashville, among others. She has shared stages with songwriters such as Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Lori McKenna, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jann Arden, and Ron Sexsmith.
TOUR DATES
March 5 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall*
March 6 - Ottawa, ON - NAC Babs Asper Theatre*
March 19 - Halifax, NS - Rebecca Cohn Auditorium*
March 20 - Fredericton, NB - Wilmot United Church*
March 21 - Charlottetown, PEI - Confederation Centre of the Arts*
* with John Paul White
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BRAVADO TRACKLIST
01 The Benefits of Being Alone
02 The Expert
03 The Agreement
04 The Fraud
05 The Time Being (Impending Mortality Awareness Society)
06 The Din
07 The Return (Love Comes Back)
08 The Swimmer (To Be an Old Man)
09 The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)
10 The Benediction (A Good Woman)
11 The Reprise (The Benefits of Being Alone)
PRAISE FOR ROSE COUSINS
“The simplicity of these songs is deceiving; as sparse as they feel, her voice draws you in until you realize you are at the heart of the storm” - The Guardian
“deeply caresses her exquisite vocals through a dozen songs that form an exploratory, intimate meditation on the mysteries of being human” - LA Times
"When Rose Cousins sings she soars and swoops, never to show off but always in service to the song" - The Washington Post
“hazily atmospheric and strikingly intimate” - Montreal Gazette
“Rose Cousins strips songs to their pointed and somber essence” - The Philadelphia Inquirer
“an emotional landscape full of beauty and conquest” - No Depression
“intimate, acoustic and beautiful” - Exclaim!