“Just Getting By” Video Premieres at American Songwriter (HERE)
“What’s Next In Nashville” – NPR
“…inner soul diva, belting with fire…” – Rolling Stone
“A Soulful Showstopper” – American Songwriter
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Powerhouse Vocalist and Songwriter Maggie Rose releases her new album, Change The Whole Thing, (Starstruck Records) to critical acclaim today (9/21). Evolving her musical-persona, Rose tapped into her soul, funk, gospel, pop and blues influences and teamed up with a 13-piece band to track the album entirely live in the studio with no overdubs. Change The Whole Thing, co-produced by Rose and Bobby Holland, is the artist’s first full-length record release in five years and a definite contrast from her previous sound. Rolling Stone highlighted her, “…inner soul diva, belting with fire…” and NPR classified her in a class of young pop crossovers, calling her “What’s Next In Nashville.” Keeping the integrity of the live element in tact, Rose also premiered the studio performance of her song “Just Getting By” at American Songwriter HERE. Change The Whole Thing is available at digital retailers everywhere, HERE.
“The whole crux of artistry is being yourself, yet people always try to tell you who to be. Ten years later, I think this album is my undoing of all of that.” said Rose.
With Change The Whole Thing, Rose worked to capture the energy and authenticity that fans were drawn to in her live performances out on the road. Recording in an entirely different format than is typical for her, she surrounded herself with some of her best-friends and a skilled team of collaborators. With musicians including members of the Morrison Brothers Band and Them Vibes, Maggie’s creative freedom began to unfold in a remarkable way during the live tracking session at Starstruck Studios, highlighting what the rising star is truly capable of.
Bringing out a timeless and classic feel, the live sessions allowed for Rose’s powerhouse voice to ring though with evidence of the influences that were instrumental in her upbringing including Bonnie Raitt, Etta James and Aretha Franklin. She self-arranged the vocal lines captured in songs like “Do Right By My Love” and “Magic Man,” fully embracing the creative freedom to propel her in the direction she wanted to go. That artistic freedom also bled into her writing sessions.
She incorporated personal sentiments and storylines about her own real-life relationship in “Pull You Through,” a song that swings to a 6/8 rhythmic backdrop and she tackled some of her toughest life moments in “Change The Whole Thing,” about abandoning the feelings of complacency. Rolling Stone said, “Maggie Rose has come into her own with this current earth-conscious, trippy country-soul stage of her ever-evolving musical persona…Rose’s performances [during Bonnaroo] showed her embracing her inner soul diva, belting with fire on ‘It’s You’ and the pulverizing ‘Pull You Through.’ Just to drive the point home, Rose and her band even stretched out on a swinging cover of ‘The Letter,’ doing a more-than-respectable impression of the funky Mad Dogs & Englishmen arrangement originally sung by Joe Cocker.”
The versatile singer-songwriter and vocalist will celebrate the release of the album with a special performance at The Basement East in Nashville on 9/26.
Rose has been named to YouTube’s Emerging Artist and Artist in Residence 2018 programs, a Pandora Artist to Watch and a CMT Must-See Indie You Need To Know, In June, her creative breadth and versatility sparked the first-ever partnership between Prescription Songs and Sea Gayle Music, with the two companies signing a joint-venture publishing agreement with Rose. In July, she was tapped for an as-named synchronization deal that lends her voice to a national ad campaign focusing on Women’s Empowerment. Coinciding with Rose’s Change The Whole Thing album release is a behind-the-scenes musical documentary about the making of the record, to be released at a later date. For more information, visit http://www.iammaggierose.com.
Change The Whole Thing Tracklisting
“Do Right By My Love” – Maggie Rose / Chad Carlson / Alex Haddad / Larry Florman
“I’m Yours” – Maggie Rose / Alex Haddad / Larry Florman / Tom Maxwell / Sarah Tomek
“Change The Whole Thing” – Maggie Rose / Patrick Davis / Chris Gelbuda
“Lazy Love” – Maggie Rose / Jimmy Robbins / Tiffany Vartanyan
“Long Way To Go” – Maggie Rose / Quinn Lewis / Joy Oladokun
“It’s You” – Maggie Rose / Alex Haddad / Larry Florman / Whissell
“Hey Blondie” – Maggie Rose / Alex Haddad / Larry Florman
“Smooth” – Maggie Rose / Alex Haddad / Larry Florman
“Magic Man” – Maggie Rose / Christian Davis
“Just Getting By” – Maggie Rose / Chad Carlson
“Pull You Through” – Maggie Rose / Alex Haddad / Larry Florman
“The Letter” – Wayne Carson
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