![]() ![]() “The critics may long for drama and scandal, but The Embers of Time often demonstrates that a simple life could be for the best.”Ībout The Outpost: Outpost in the Burbs is an all-volunteer nonprofit outreach organization in Montclair dedicated to building community through music, community service, and cultural events. His most recent release, The Embers of Time, was one of his strongest-self-described as “my surreal, ex-pat, therapy record.” Charles Pitter astutely noted in Pop Matters. In 2014, he won a Goya Award (the Spanish equivalent of an Oscar) for best song for “Do You Really Want To Be In Love,” from the film ‘La Gran Familia Española.’ On El Turista (2010) he even experimented with writing and singing some songs in Spanish. Subtitulo (2006) contained the international indie folk hit “Quiet Town”. The follow up, Nashville (2005) continued the hot streak and expanded his audience further.Īfter relocating to Valencia, Spain with his wife Paz, Rouse has released a steady stream of high quality songs and albums. Noting that he’d earned a reputation for melancholy, he says, with a laugh, “I figured this is my career, I might as well try to enjoy it.” While the Seventies are often identified with singer-songwriters, Rouse was primarily attracted to the warmer sound of albums back then, as well as the more communal feel of the soul music of that time. ![]() For his breakthrough album, “1972” (2003), which happens to be the year he was born, Rouse decided to cheer up a bit. ![]()
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