Chris Rosser - Archaeology
Chris Rosser is
another new talent from the ever growing songwriter
community that surrounds Asheville, NC. While he may be
new on the scene, Archaeology sounds like the
work of a seasoned pro.
Rosser's style is
somewhere between pop and folk, with some world music
influences. The title track refers to "digging up
the past/Unearth another part of me/ things I never
thought would last...and last." "The Laundromat
Song (Imagine That)" is a touching vignette of
"an American girl at the laundromat/ with a tie-dyed
shirt and a baseball cap." Rosser lets his mind
imagine just who, where, and what she might be as she
drifts off to sleep while her clothes tumble in the
dryer.
That world beat beats
the loudest on "In Everything (Momosona)", with
kalimbas, congas, djembe and ocarina all swirling in and
out. Paul Simon would definitely approve. He takes on the
ugly face of bigotry and the young victims of it in
"Dawn In Dixie County".
The album closes with
the lovely, prayer-like "The Living In Me", in
which he sends up thanks for a new day and asks that he
not forget what makes him human and connected to the
world. Other Asheville talents such as David Wilcox,
Nance Pettit, Billy Jonas and Christine Kane offer their
talents on several tracks but this is definitely Rosser's
show. Archaeology is a wonderful debut from an
artist with a heart of gold.
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