Travis Roberts’ fascinating narrative trajectory begins in South Korea. Born right into a navy household, he moved in all places as a baby earlier than finally touchdown in Amarillo, Texas, the place he sang in church on Sundays. The remainder of the week, he listened to George Strait, Waylon Jennings and no matter nation music he may discover on the radio. He realized to play guitar when his mother and father break up up, had his first brushes with punk and was completely remodeled by Steve Earle’s Copperhead Street.
After some arduous battles with consuming and medicines, Roberts sobered up and received severe about music. He caught the eye of fellow Texas artist Dalton Domino, which led to his signing with New West. All of 25, Roberts has lived sufficient (and fought sufficient) to fill the footwear of somebody twice his age—and it sounds prefer it on his debut, Insurgent Rose, obtainable tomorrow.
Right here’s a sneak preview.
—Hobart Rowland
1) “Bellmarie”
“That is the opener we needed for this report. It’s rowdy, huge and loud. We threw a bunch of baritone on it, and it was superior. The tune is about delusion and relationships.”
2) “Ink Ain’t Dry”
“I didn’t need to write this tune or report it, however (producer) Dalton Domino pushed me to complete it out. It’s high three for me on the report now—simply high-energy rock ’n’ roll. It looks like leaping off a bridge into river rapids.”
3) “Kudzu”
“That is my favourite tune on the report. It’s in regards to the lady I used to be seeing after I dropped out of West Texas A&M. I took the concept from the kudzu vines that sort of crept over every part the place I grew up in Knoxville, Tenn. It’s a candy observe with a ton of cool sounds.”
4) “Insurgent Rose”
“A tune about stunning issues with tough edges. If this report wanted a fast thesis, this says every part I meant to say. It’s the proper thermometer between the extremes.”
5) “Arapahoe”
“That is the one observe on the report I didn’t have a hand in writing. Rhett Uhland wrote it, and he’s one in every of my favourite songwriters. It’s the country-est tune on the report—and it looks like our dwelling within the Texas Panhandle.”
6) “Minefields”
“This tune is drop-D insanity. I’m a punk and pop/punk man at coronary heart. It wasn’t alleged to be on this report after we walked in, however it was on it after we walked out. It wins the ‘most enjoyable dwell’ award.”
6) “Hereford Blues”
“I used to promote band devices and equipment out of the again of a van at Tarpley Music. I liked the job, however there was one prepare that will at all times preserve me caught for about an hour—and there was a sheriff who’d catch you if you happen to tried to hurry previous it. I used to be mad sufficient to jot down a tune about it, and Ray Wylie Hubbard helped me end it in Spanish. That’s super-duper cool.”
7) “All My Mates”
“I wrote this tune after I received sober and misplaced a few the buddies I had in therapy. I miss them dearly.”
8) “Faux Magnolias”
“This tune is about my spouse and her flower allergic reactions. It’s the proper ending to this report, however, humorous sufficient, it’s not my spouse’s favourite. It’s a Southern-rock love tune. I hope it leaves you wanting one other one.”
See Travis Roberts dwell.
