Travis Roberts’ fascinating narrative trajectory begins in South Korea. Born right into a army household, he moved in all places as a toddler earlier than ultimately touchdown in Amarillo, Texas, the place he sang in church on Sundays. The remainder of the week, he listened to George Strait, Waylon Jennings and no matter nation music he might discover on the radio. He realized to play guitar when his mother and father break up up, had his first brushes with punk and was completely remodeled by Steve Earle’s Copperhead Street.
After some arduous battles with ingesting and medicines, Roberts sobered up and obtained severe about music. He caught the eye of fellow Texas artist Dalton Domino, which led to his signing with New West. All of 25, Roberts has lived sufficient (and fought sufficient) to fill the sneakers of somebody twice his age—and it sounds prefer it on his debut, Insurgent Rose, obtainable tomorrow.
Right here’s a sneak preview.
—Hobart Rowland
1) “Bellmarie”
“That is the opener we needed for this file. It’s rowdy, huge and loud. We threw a bunch of baritone on it, and it was superior. The tune is about delusion and relationships.”
2) “Ink Ain’t Dry”
“I didn’t wish to write this tune or file it, however (producer) Dalton Domino pushed me to complete it out. It’s prime three for me on the file now—simply high-energy rock ’n’ roll. It looks like leaping off a bridge into river rapids.”
3) “Kudzu”
“That is my favourite tune on the file. It’s in regards to the woman I used to be seeing after I dropped out of West Texas A&M. I took the concept from the kudzu vines that form of crept over every thing the place I grew up in Knoxville, Tenn. It’s a candy observe with a ton of cool sounds.”
4) “Insurgent Rose”
“A tune about stunning issues with tough edges. If this file wanted a fast thesis, this says every thing I meant to say. It’s the proper thermometer between the extremes.”
5) “Arapahoe”
“That is the one observe on the file I didn’t have a hand in writing. Rhett Uhland wrote it, and he’s one among my favourite songwriters. It’s the country-est tune on the file—and it looks like our dwelling within the Texas Panhandle.”
6) “Minefields”
“This tune is drop-D insanity. I’m a punk and pop/punk man at coronary heart. It wasn’t presupposed to be on this file once we walked in, but it surely was on it once we walked out. It wins the ‘most enjoyable stay’ award.”
6) “Hereford Blues”
“I used to promote band devices and equipment out of the again of a van at Tarpley Music. I cherished the job, however there was one practice that may all the time maintain me caught for about an hour—and there was a sheriff who’d catch you should you tried to hurry previous it. I used to be mad sufficient to write down a tune about it, and Ray Wylie Hubbard helped me end it in Spanish. That’s super-duper cool.”
7) “All My Pals”
“I wrote this tune after I obtained sober and misplaced a few the buddies I had in remedy. I miss them dearly.”
8) “Faux Magnolias”
“This tune is about my spouse and her flower allergy symptoms. It’s the proper ending to this file, however, humorous sufficient, it’s not my spouse’s favourite. It’s a Southern-rock love tune. I hope it leaves you wanting one other one.”
See Travis Roberts stay.
