Whitney Rose to Release New Album “Rule 62”
“Rule #62” which states, “Don’t Take Yourself Too Damn Seriously,” is something the Canadian-born and Austin-dwelling honky tonk throwback singer Whitney Rose steadfastly adheres to, and it’s also the theme behind her upcoming new album of the same name due out on October 6th via Six Shooter Records and Thirty Tigers.
On the heels of her love letter EP to Austin called South Texas Suite, Whitney Rose employed the services of The Mavericks’ Raul Malo, and co-producer Niko Bolas to record Rule 62 at the BlackBird Studio A in Nashville in under a week. Along with Malo playing on the record, Whitney Rose enlisted “Cousin” Kenny Vaughan on guitar, Chris Scruggs, Aaron Till of Asleep at the Wheel, and Paul Deakin of The Mavericks to comprise the studio band.
“Niko [Bolas] brought a lot to the table in the studio, when he wasn’t sitting at his table at Waffle House,” Rose says. “It allowed Raul to step down from the producer role from time to time and be a part of the band. That man can play and sing. One of my favorite parts of the album is the guitar solo on ‘You Never Cross My Mind’ — that’s all Raul.”
Rule 62 finds a lot of retro and mod influences to intermix with Whitney Rose’s country roots, including on the album’s first single “Can’t Stop Shakin'” (listen below). Rose says about the track, “Can’t Stop Shakin’ started out as something I would sing to calm myself down. We recorded that song on Inauguration day and you could physically feel the divide between the public and the unrest in the air. I was in the studio that week every day for twelve hours on average, so realized my contribution was going to have to take place within the walls of Blackbird. So the song that started as a personal anthem got a rewrite that day.”
The album also includes a trucker tune called “Trucker’s Funeral.” Rose explains, “I had a meeting at Bank of America here in Austin last year and when the meeting was over the teller told me about going to his grandfather’s funeral here in Texas. He found out he had a full second family on the West Coast. His grandfather was a trucker and always on the road, so neither family had any idea. As he was telling me this story, I was jotting down lyrics on my banking papers because it was just too intriguing an experience not be made into a song.”
Whitney Rose’s Rule 62 is now available for pre-order.
August 13, 2017 @ 6:23 pm
interesting.
August 13, 2017 @ 8:09 pm
Sure looking forward to this one.
August 13, 2017 @ 10:29 pm
I’ve noticed most of these “throwback” artists choose the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s to emulate within their music and their image. It’ll be interesting to see if we ever get a “hat act” resurgence.
August 14, 2017 @ 2:48 am
now, that’s a helluva studio band!
August 14, 2017 @ 5:37 am
Surprise surpose, those studio cats can make a song based on “Mustang Sally” sound good. Kinda wish they’d play another chord. On another note, what is Whitney doing with her hands?
August 14, 2017 @ 7:50 am
i noticed that… if i was directing that photoshoot I think I’da told her (or anyone) to do something different there.
August 14, 2017 @ 8:21 am
maybe it’s a grrl power thing, i.e. a signal that in the Trump era, certain businesses have closed. it just looked odd to me, but there’s this from over at country routes: “Rule 62 finds Rose ‘breaking up with patriarchy,’ a breakup evidenced by new songs.” Well, there ya go.
August 14, 2017 @ 9:18 am
Is this really where we need the conversation to turn? First where this young lady is putting her hands, and now politics?
August 14, 2017 @ 9:46 am
I just think it looks stupid I dunno why Trump had to get involved. she just looks like a dumb urban thug.
August 14, 2017 @ 9:46 am
no reason not to buy the album though.
August 14, 2017 @ 12:15 pm
(chuckling) sorry Trig, but she’s being explicit about her politics, and the hands thing is on official promo material. I’m more intrigued by her trucker song, but we have to wait for that. I’m a huge fan of Kenny Vaughn — you can tell his picking a mile away. Nice to see these good musicians getting work!
August 14, 2017 @ 1:33 pm
Read the comments about her first single, than listen to the lyrics
“Someone please turn off the news…I can’t stop shaking…I ain’t gonna let him win, no I ain’t giving in.”
I can’t see why you’re surprised or upset that the conversation turns to politics.
August 14, 2017 @ 3:54 pm
I was surprised and upset the conversation turned to where her hands were. Adding politics just made it that much more unpleasant. THe political point is fair.
August 14, 2017 @ 7:34 am
Sounds like the soundtrack for the next Austin Powers movie.
August 14, 2017 @ 8:46 am
Her EP has been one of my favorite albums this year. And I love both of her LP’s. Such a refreshing, creative sound she’s crafting.