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NPR Premieres Sean Rowe "Gas Station Rose" Video
Thursday, February 9th, 2017

NPR Premieres Sean Rowe "Gas Station Rose" Video

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Sean Rowe, whose thunderous soulful voice Esquire recently proclaimed has the “kind of intensity pulls you in and keeps you there” has released an appropriately sparse video for his “Gas Station Rose.”

You can watch the clip now courtesy of NPR: http://www.npr.org/event/music/513706026/first-watch-sean-rowes-oaken-baritone-bolsters-the-hopeful-gas-station-rose

The track, off Rowe’s forthcoming album New Lore which arrives on April 7th, is a bittersweet road song built around a simple guitar, some well placed piano chords and Rowe’s soulful and powerful voice.

“I wrote the melody while in Las Vegas,” Rowe explains, “I knew there was something to the song because I loved to play it. Lyrically it's about overcoming obstacles and looking for a place to hang your hat. The characters in the story are in it together. It’s not easy but it's worth it. The line, “we are the elders of our minds” means that we control our own destiny, that it's what we believe about ourselves that determines where we go.”

New Lore’s simple yet powerful sound focuses on Rowe’s renowned baritone and evocative songwriting, delivering a collection of affecting stories of desperation and resilience. His voice is beautifully augmented throughout by tasteful arrangements including flourishes of piano and a string section. The album was recorded in the city of Memphis at the historic Sam Phillips Recording studio and produced by Matt Ross-Spang.

It is a sound that echo’s Rowe’s recent crossover hit “To Leave Something Behind,” a song that resonated with a whole new wider audience after being featured in the Ben Affleck film 'The Accountant.’

Sean Rowe has announced a series of North American live performances in support of New Lore.

Live Dates
4/19: NYC at Mercury Lounge #
4/20: Cambridge, MA at Club Passim *
4/21: New Haven, CT at Cafe Nine %
4/22: Northampton, MA at The Parlor Room
4/27: Philadelphia, PA at World Cafe Live @
4/28: Washington DC at DC9 @
4/29: Charlottesville at The Southern Cafe & Music Hall @
4/30: Carrboro, NC at Cat’s Cradle Back Room @
5/3: Asheville, NC at The Mothlight @
5/4: Charlotte, NC at Evening Muse @
5/5: Athens, GA at Caledonia Lounge @
5/6: Atlanta, GA at Eddie’s Attic @
5/10: Nashville at The High Watt @
5/11: Louisville, KY at Zanzabar @
5/12: Newport, KY at Southgate House Revival @
5/13: Columbus, OH at Rumba Cafe @
5/17: Rochester, NY at Abilene Bar & Lounge #
5/18: Hudson, NY at Club Helsinki #
5/19: Troy, NY at The Hangar #

# with Girl Blue
* with Cricket Blue
% with That Virginia
@ with Faye Webster

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