Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, Kevin Ayers released debut album Joy Of A Toy. Makes us feel we feel all right. Read Josh Rouse in MAGNET on Ayers: The post Kevin Ayers Released Debut Album “Joy Of A Toy” 55 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy 80th birthday Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine). R.I.P. Mr. Cool. Read Josh Rouse in MAGNET on Ayers: The post Happy 80th Birthday Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine), R.I.P. appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday João Gilberto. Bossa nova boss. Read Josh Rouse in MAGNET on Gilberto: The post Happy Birthday João Gilberto appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Allmusic Blog — ​The veteran songwriter explains why he felt it was time to throw caution to the wind on his latest, Love in the Modern Age, shares his thoughts on returning to America after living in Spain for more than a decade, and tells his painful story of me... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Even modern loves have heartbeats, and Rouse has a delicate way of keeping his finger on the pulse. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — For his new album Love in the Modern Age, Rouse pulls inspiration from lush '80s pop like The Blue Nile, Prefab Sprout, and records like Roxy Music's Avalon and Leonard Cohen's I'm Your Man. Continue reading… more info

USA Today Music — Rouse's 'Julie (Come Out of the Rain)' evokes spirit of Alfred Hitchcock's San Francisco. more info

Impose Magazine — Josh Mease shares more than a first name with understated/underrated expat singer/songwriter Josh Rouse. In his Lapland guise Mease sings, plays guitar, bass, keyboards and drums, and he's also joined by three other drummers on three tracks. He grew ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Modest Mouse at Williamsburg Waterfront in 2010 (more by Chris Gersbeck) today in NYC * Batz @ Joe's Pub * Q-Tip @ Irving Plaza * Ben Sidran @ Barbes * Josh Rouse @ Joe's Pub * David Weiss @ The... more info

Guardian Music — Gram Parsons is long dead, but those with a taste for LA country might sense the return of the Grievous Angel in this singerHometown: Houston, Texas.The lineup: Robert Ellis (vocals, guitar), Geoffrey Muller (bass), Will van Horn (pedal steel guitar)... more info