Josh Rouse The Holiday Sounds of Josh Rouse 11/11/14 and it’s easy to assume

and it’s easy to assume this is probably just another one of those one-track LPs

Such flair suggests that Malkmus designed Sparkle Hard as a way to flex his musical muscles

Ingle Nook A2

James Boyd (viola)

Josh Rouse The Holiday Sounds of Josh Rouse 11/11/14 and it’s easy to assumeJosh Rouse has recorded an album of original holiday songs, which all feel like a classic 60s jazz influenced holiday album (think Vince Guaraldi, A Charlie Brown Christmas). This music should appeal to two audiences: Josh Rouse fans and holiday music fans. The First Edition release, includes a bonus disk featuring 3 Christmas classics performed acoustically + 3 demo versions of songs from the album. Disk 1: 1. Mediterranean X Mas 2. Red Suit 3. New