It's been seven years since the last Rocky Votolato album.
Not, he returns with Wild Roots, an intimate concept album written for his family, due to release on Spet. 9 via Spartan Records (US) and Thirty Something Records (Europe/UK).
Each song on the album is dedicated to a specific family member and focused on a specific moment in time. The album takes on additional meaning post-composition, as Votolato lost a child in December 2021 due to a car crash.
Votolato produced, engineered, and mixed the labum himself, with additional help from musicians Abby Gundersen (William Fitzsimmons) on piano, string arrangements, and vocal harmonies, James McAllister (Sufjan Stevens, The National) on drums and percussion, Phil Wandscher (Whiskeytown, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter) on electric guitar, and Marcel Gein (Perry O’Parson) on electric guitar.
"Evergreen" can be heard now.
Upcoming shows:
11/3 - Tacoma, WA @ ALMA
11/4 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
11/5 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
