Conventional wisdom says that singer-songwriters need a mythology. We can't supply you with any Lanegan- or Earle-style tales of past drug abuse or Adams-ish anecdotes of stupidity and arrogance in telling the story of Rocky Votolato. But here's what we know: Rocky is a soft-spoken, very sweet, very hard-working 28-year-old father of two, born in rural Texas and raised in the Pacific Northwest indie scene (where he fronted the acclaimed but emo-stigmatized Waxwing). He has matured over the course of three increasingly accomplished solo albums, and writes songs that seem to have been scratched into a boxcar wall by a worn-out and lonesome ghost.

Look for Rocky's debut Barsuk release, makers, under license from long-time home Second Nature Recordings, on January 24, 2006.

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Village Jammers	9/13/2008 10:34:24 PM Hey Rocky, nice work here, man. Congrats on your big 50 climb.
low earth orbiter	7/18/2007 11:51:58 AM Hi Rocky... please say good morning to everyone at barsuk and espeacially Brandy...please tell her I've been able to keep my hair free of the toxic shock..... I hope your career is where you want it to be.... trying to support the whole community and collectives.. Dan
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