Song: Octavio Band: Viva Voce Album: Rose City Picture: The Monk by the Sea by Caspar David Friedrich, 1808-10

Viva Voce, a spousal duo, is one such group. On their four previous records, Viva Voce gave us stomping stoner anthems and warmly jangling pop, all crafted with an incisive eye for melodic detail. But on their latest offering, Kevin and Anita Robinson have not only pared things down, writing and recording everything for Rose City in less than a month, but built things up as well, adding two additional members to flesh out their lineup. Rose City, an album named for the band's adopted hometown (featuring a title track on which a homesick Anita longs for the rain and glut of bands "in the town I love") and recorded in the Robinson's new home studio, is the epitome of "homemade. And that's a good thing. Created in mere weeks, it doesn't sound fussy or fussed over, and manages the tricky balance of audible intimacy without crappy bedroom acoustics.

Producer, Songwriter – Viva Voce. Vocals, Bass, Drums, Piano – Kevin Robinson (3). Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Anita Robinson. Matrix, Runout (JB-080-A RE1): RS-69996RE-1. Rose City ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, Ros). Jealous Butcher Records. Rose City + Instrumentals ‎(CDr, Album, Promo). Rose City ‎(CD, Album, Promo).

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Rose City is not only the most unified album of Viva Voce's career, but it also contains the Robinsons' strongest collection of tracks. 76.

More albums from Viva Voce. Artifaktz: 1997-2001.

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