GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter Maggie Rosereleases her highly anticipated new studio album Half Moon, available now on One Riot Records LISTEN HERE. Along with Half Moon, Maggie has dropped a new music video for album track “The Mission” – watch it HERE.
A bold artistic statement that embraces transformation, vulnerability and joy, Half Moon finds Rose at the height of her creative powers. Across ten richly crafted songs, she blends Americana, soul, rock and cinematic pop into an album that is as emotionally resonant as it is sonically satisfying.
Produced by acclaimed collaborators Lawrence Rothman (Amanda Shires) and Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves), Half Moon builds on the momentum of Rose’s GRAMMY recognition while showcasing a fearless evolution in her songwriting. From the infectious swagger of “Red Shoes” and the irresistible groove of “Weekend Lover” to the intimate reflection of “Gentle Man” and the hopeful title track, the album showcases Maggie’s vocal prowess that’s found her hailed as “a queen among Nashville singers” by Variety and “dazzling” by Rolling Stone among other accolades.
Half Moon took shape through a charmed and fluid process that began with Rose, Rothman and Tashian meeting up every few weeks to write in Tashian’s home studio, taking advantage of his abundant stash of instruments (e.g., Mellotron, upright bass, a saloon-style piano). Rose, who was eight months pregnant at the outset of the album’s creation, gave voice to the complexities of womanhood, the sacredness of her closest bonds and the thrill and overwhelm of expecting her first child. The trio of collaborators surrendered to a shared journey Rothman sums up as “a year-long wild ride of writing, producing, crying, laughing, babies being born, and dreams coming to life.” Tashian, meanwhile, compares their creative kinship to “a bunch of kids building sandcastles on a beach and just enjoying the sunshine…We were all passengers, and the songs were taking us wherever they wanted to go.”
Six months after the birth of her son Graham, Rose headed to the historic RCA Studio A in Nashville and recorded Half Moon with an elite lineup of over two dozen musicians, finding the album’s true cohesion through the kinetic energy of people gathering in a room and giving the songs their fullest life. Along with top-tier players like guitarist Tom Bukovac (Emmylou Harris, Stevie Nicks), bassist Dennis Crouch (Elvis Costello, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss), and keyboardist Peter Levin (The Highwomen, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit), that lineup included Rose’s touring band: percussionist Timothy Burkhead, bassist Judd Fuller, guitarist M.P. Gannon, and multi-instrumentalist Cav Mims.
In sharing Half Moon with the world, she hopes to provide listeners with a similar sense of refuge and release. “We’re in an extremely vulnerable time, so I hope this record gives people space to feel whatever they need to feel,” says Rose. “I hope it helps everyone to be gentler with themselves and give themselves grace—and reminds them that, just like the moon, we don’t need to shine full and bright all of the time to do what we’re meant to do. Like the moon, the whole of us is always there but just revealed differently depending on the light.”
To celebrate the new album, Maggie will be performing and signing copies of Half Moon at Grimey’s in Nashville for a hometown record release party on August 14th. Copies of her limited-edition Maroon Colored Vinyl will be available for pre-order in addition to CDs. Maggie will also be performing at the Grand Ole Opry on August 15th.
Next up is Austin City Limits on August 24th, when fans around the globe can stream her taping for free exclusively on Austin City Limits YouTube Channel and Maggie’s YouTube Channel simultaneously, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. CT. Available only during the live event, the full-set performance gives viewers an exclusive first look at Rose’s ACL debut before it premieres on PBS. Also, on deck Maggie will be performing at AmericanaFest in September, with additional live shows supporting Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Little Feat along with new solo headline dates just announced following her recent run supporting Lake Street Dive and tour with Melissa Etheridge and Wynonna Judd.
