Barsuk Records is pleased to announce that we will be releasing the 5th LP from Seattle’s Rocky Votolato. Entitled the brag and cuss, the record will be released nationally on June 19th, 2007. The brag & cuss marks a major turning point in Votolato’s career. With the success of his last Barsuk release, makers, he was able to quit his day job and focus on playing and touring full time. The brag & cuss moves from the minimal acoustic guitar and vocals of makers to a fuller sound. Most of this record was played by a full band, featuring James McAllister (Sufjan Stevens) on drums, Bill Herzog (Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter) on bass, Casey Foubert (Pedro the Lion) on electric guitar, banjo, mandolin and all percussion, and Rick Steff (Cat Power, Hank Williams, Jr.) on Hammond b3, piano, and accordion. Casey Foubert also co-produced the record with Votolato. The bare emotion that made makers great is still present in spades, but this time Votolato has ventured further into classic country territory. Votolato paints broad pictures with a simple turn of phrase, and he pulls you into a world of reminiscences and feelings that are truly timeless and eminently human. A profound sense of freedom and release comes across in the new record, which in turn is more hopeful, laid-back, and embraces life with a resigned optimism.
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