
ROG is issuing Dressed Up Like Nebraska for the first time on vinyl and expanding it to a 2LP set that includes 4 bonus tracks. Josh went on to record 5 more albums for Slow River/Rykodisc before moving on to Bedroom Classics/Yep Roc. After graduating from Firestone high school in 1990 Arthur worked on his songs for several years before his music came to the attention of Gabriel. Billboard wrote that it was “a dark horse gem.one beguiling record,” and “as pure and unpretentious as any singer/songwriter album issued this year.” Glen Sarvady in his CMJ New Music Monthly review at the time stated, “Rouse is a songwriter with potential, and much of it is already realized on this debut disc.” Glen’s fellow CMJ writer Jonathan Perry called the album “a strikingly poised debut brimming with graceful, evocative songs about regret and desire.” It received a four-star review from Allmusic, with James Chrispell describing it as “one of those classic discs one hears about, but seldom hears.” The album received three and half stars for performance and three stars for sonics from Stereophile Magazine. Co-produced by former Cowboy Junkies member David Henry, who also played bass and cello, the album received critical acclaim from music writers/critics. The initial recordings he put onto an 8-track recorder in his living room eventually became his debut album, Dressed Up Like Nebraska, which was released in 1998 on the Rykodisc sub-label, Slow River. Josh started writing songs at the age of 18 and following a nomadic childhood which included a lot of moves, he eventually settled in Nashville where he met local musicians and began recording. From the rollicking Sleigh Brother Bill to the reflective Letters In The Mailbox and the dreamy closing track, Christmas Songs, Josh Rouse is. He began his recording career in Nashville in 1998.

'Its Good to Have You' is such joyful autobiography that youll likely fill with envy.

Josh Rouse is an American indie folk/pop singer-songwriter from Oshkosh, Nebraska. Josh Rouse playing Christmas Songs Song Christmas Songs by Josh Rouse was played in 2 out of 7 shows with a probability of 28. Josh Rouses fans paid for his 10th album, The Happiness Waltz, in advance by pledging their money, and Rouse obliged by walking over to his private studio in the Spanish city of Valencia and recording these songs about how much he loves his life.
