The Music Bed 2013: Highlights Playlist
So thrilled to be on the The Music Bed's "best of" 2013 Playlist (right next to my friends / current band-crush Cereus Bright). Listen to the full playlist HERE.
Partnership with Sorted Noise
We're pleased to officially announce we've joined the (stacked) artist roster at TV/film licensors Sorted Noise! So thrilled to be part of their family.
Stream 'Break' + Lyrics
Exclusively available on the Nashville Indie Spotlight!
written by Rebecca Roubion and Jake Etheridge
featuring Jake Etheridge
produced by Taylor Bray at Forty-One Fifteen in Nashville, TN
mastered by Hans Dekline
Sitting on a gold mine
And all I gotta do is dig
But I’m waiting on a landslide
'Cause I won’t break for nothing
Though my mistakes cost me something
It’s all that I can do, and it’s more than I can take,
But I won’t break
You find comfort in my confines,
Think I’m a diamond in the ruff
But I’m afraid of what you might find
'Cause I won’t break for nothing
Though my mistakes cost me something
It’s all that I can do, and it’s more than I can take,
But I won’t break
It’s all I ever do, it’s all I’ve ever done
I keep running from the stars like a bullet from a gun
And every shot I take is another web I’ve spun
And I need you to be free, and you need to let me run
'Cause I won’t break for nothing
Though my mistakes cost me something
It’s all that I can do, and it’s more than I can take,
But I won’t break
New Single 'BREAK'
as featured exclusively on Nashville Indie Spotlight!
Get Your From Ashes Posters!
>> We've printed off more "From Ashes" posters due to all the requests! These little babies are available My Web Shop until they run out!! Designed by the brilliant & lovely Holley Maher.
$15 (shipping included.)
a letter from a fan.
I received this special note from a man named Jerry - who streamed an online concert and loved the tunes. It's an incredible feeling to know music is capable of connecting with people across the world - it's an incredible realization that you can visit human hearts from the steering wheel of a song. Thank you, Jerry. This one's for you.
Dear Rebecca,
Thank you very much for creating this wonderful music.
I am so glad I first saw you at the beautiful online show with Mark, Jessica and Michael.
I received your 2 EPs and am very much enjoying them.
And thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell you.
I liked every song instantly, each one a gem, and I appreciate them deeper with each hearing.
Your voice is unbelievably beautiful, and so touching.
You really reach people.
Cripple Me literally brings me to tears, and feels cleansing and healing.
I smile and mentally dance through Vacherie Girl.
Not Sure Yet is uplifting and reminds me to appreciate the gifts of each day.
And through it all is intelligence and depth that make it timeless.
I am very thankful for your music, and look forward to everything you do in the future.
A new fan,
Jerry
Show with Sirens This Friday
So pumped to share a bill with the great Shannon Labrie, the incredible Emily West and the wonderful Jessica Campbell. 12 & Porter main stage. I'll go on 8 *sharp* !! $5.
Click image for show details!
THIS SAT 8/17: Live Serenades From Afar
No matter where you live, I can serenade you live from a Nashville living room!
Details and tickets here at www.causeascenemusic.com.
Calling all you thrifties:
Today is the last day to get hard goods for 20% off via my Shop! Click here or simply hit up the "Shop" tab in the site menu and discover the thrifty steals. Sale ends tonight at midnight!!
LA LA Louisiana.
Oak Bar, Uptown New Orleans.
No place feels more like my native nesting place than this unmatched, Gulf-tipped pindrop of the American South.
The debut Nola show Friday truly rocked socks - We had quite a crowd in tow: old friends, new fans, locals - even my dear mom surprised me, parading in with a crew of her cronies! I will never forget that night.
Saturday, a "Baton Rougenite" 5-foot ball of sass named Sydney was kind enough to open her gorgeous two-story home for our house show, nestled next to the BR lakes in Southdowns.
The audience? Eclectic strangers. Cooler than I could ever hope to be - dressed in plaid and bayou charisma, posed like Kindergartners on blankets in the grass, waiting to be charmed by our melodic incantation.
Wes and I in "Red Stick".
Nashville's own indie-pop artist Wes Harllee joined me in true Nashville "round" style. Check him out, people. He's doing it.
"Laissez les bons temps rouler!" Thank you, Louisiana! You are beautiful.
xoxo,
-RR
Welcome to the New Website
Friends, thanks so much for stopping by our new home.
I'm so pumped to have a seamless landing site for you to peruse! Poke around and check it out :)
< < A special thanks to Poster Boy for designing a fantastic site! > >
Stay tuned for more announcements here.
Shot by Andrea Behrends.
"Forests" Liner Notes + Track List
The following post is from early May, three days before "Forests" officially released:
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TRACK LIST
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1. Poison In My Veins
2. Martyr Heart
3. Cripple Me
4. Not Sure Yet
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LINER NOTES
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Here we are at the outskirts of the “Forests” – only a few days away from the official release May 7 and the exclusive release on Brite Revolution May 6. We’re so close, just peering into the pit of the wood, in wonder of what could unfold in this ethereal timberland.
In all of it’s mysterious majesty, I can’t help but look back in the clearing and recall the greatness that inspired these roots…
Artwork by Sarah Helen Parker
Taking my songs, and molding and nurturing them into fruition - building an incredible team of people, led by my producer Taylor Bray who would challenge and nourish my craft (behind every good artist is a great producer) - mapping out sounds and instruments that would become the homes these songs could best live in - developing a serious love-hate relationship with a metronome – rehearsing the art of performing, performing the art of rehearsing - brainstorming dark and light album names with friends (Dusk+Dawn, Sun+Moon, Twilight+Daybreak) - laughing in excitement about Kickstarter ideas, and crying amid it’s success – studio dinners and hangs – post-tracking drinks with players and dear friends – crying in the vocal booth because these songs bear my heart and soul – sleeping between vocal takes – pouring all that I have into this dream.
We’ve danced in the “Fields,” and now I’m inviting you to enter with me into the “Forests”.
In this place - in the pit of the pine, there’s a chill of quiet desperation, and yet the sun is peeking through the trees, dappling the shadows that cover their silhouettes. It smells crisp, fresh. The breeze tickles and taunts. There’s something magical about this place.
Initially, I came here after a season of unmatched joy and pure freedom and into one of heartbreak and loneliness – but I’ve learned to master the solitude that confines me, and in it, I’ve found community and inspiration in you. Thank you for walking into the Forest with me and for being my comrades on the path yet to come – wherever it leads next.
To “Forests”.
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SPECIAL THANKS
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To my loving parents and family for their great support of my dream. Special thanks to my dear father especially, for his continued guidance and provision. To my incredible producer Taylor Bray, for his genius and collaboration on these songs and all of my career endeavors thus far. To my wonderful Kickstarter backers: This would not be possible without your help - I hope you enjoy the sister to "Fields"! To my fantastic publicist Brannon Desseyn of Starboard Music for believing in me. To Paul Moak at Smoakstack Studios, to Juanita at The Sound Emporium, to Jeff Braun, Dewey Boyd, Henry Reed, Jimmy Sudekum, my designer Sarah Helen Parker of Villa House Pictures, my album photographer Andrea Behrends and studio photographer Ashtin Paige. To all the musicians, to my film producer Henry Reed, the album teaser and Kickstarter video crew, and everyone else that has or will enjoy my music. Thank you.
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CREDITS
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All songs written and performed by Rebecca Roubion
Piano, Vocals, BGV's - Rebecca Roubion
Additional BGV's ("Not Sure Yet") - Taylor Bray
Drums and Percussion - Jeff Braun
Additional Drums and Percussion for "Not Sure Yet" - Jeremy McCormick
Bass/ Acoustic Guitar/ Electric Guitar/ Vibraphone - Taylor Bray
String Arrangement/ Violin - Eleonore Denig
Cello - Cara Fox
Auxiliary Keys and Tubular Bells - Dewey Boyd
Photography - Andrea Behrends
Artwork/ Design - Sarah Helen Parker
Produced and Engineered by Taylor Bray
Digital Editing by Jeff Braun
Mixed by Taylor Bray
Maple Studios
Recorded at Maple Studios, Smoakstack Studios and The Sound Emporium in Nashville, TN.
Love Me Now Music Video!
It's a bizarre feeling: arriving at a lake destination at 6am to the scene of about 30 people, huge tents, heaters, green screens, ladders, cameras, cranes, actors, snack/ coffee provisions and other miscellaneous film necessaries. All because you were inspired to write a song.
Shot by Villa House Productions at Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, TN, this "Love Me Now" was our first official music video in promotion of my debut release "Fields". Had so much fun working with these guys!
Production Company - Villa House Productions
http://villahouse.tv
http://facebook.com/VillaHousePictures
https://twitter.com/villahousetv
Cast - Josh Huggins and Isabella Spain
Producer - Henry Reed
Director/ Editor - Marshall Burnette
Production Assistant - Houston Mathews
Director of Photography - Dustin Lane
1st Assistant Camera - Daniel Henry
Art Director - Hayden Mason
Decorator - Chris Zidek
Costume Designer - Anna DeWitt
Gaffer - Michelob Fedusenko
Best Boy Swing - Scott Frost
Swing - Jeff Trevino