FROM ACCLAIMED SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM VIA THE ROCKING MAGPIE
CR: Michelle Shiers
“Rosie”: WATCH
LOS ANGELES, CA - Today Los Angeles based band Calling Cadence have released the lushly cinematic music video for their hit single “Rosie,” originally released on the band’s critically-acclaimed 2022 self-titled debut via hi-res records. Premiering on The Rocking Magpie and directed by Aaron Eisenberg of Sound + Video Co, the video finds Calling Cadence’s Oscar Bugarin and Rae Cole traversing the desert countryside in a pickup truck, complete with picturesque shots of Yucca Valley, CA. The song is about trying to stick it out and work through the difficulties of a relationship, as well as a free-spirited woman who can’t be tied down. The group’s harmonies find inspiration from the timeless American Soul and Americana spirit that shined throughout the group’s self-titled debut.
“Cause all that we got / Is just fight or flight” sings Calling Cadence’s Oscar Bugarin, whose guitar “Rosie” served as the inspiration behind the song’s title. Sleek harmonies and gorgeous keys harken back to the classic heart-on-your sleeve confessionalism of classic American soul and Americana songwriting. “I love my strong-willed, free-spirited ladies. This song goes out to them, may they fly away from whatever doesn’t serve them,” says Calling Cadence’s Rae Cole. Ultimately, free spirits can’t be contained, and the narrator is left to put the pieces together.
“Rosie” has earned early support from numerous radio stations and outlets including Amazing Radio UK/US and Nashville’s WMOT who featured the band on their Finally Friday sessions and their Wired In Live Series. The release of the music video coincides with a special Record Store Day discount on the group’s 2022 self-titled debut album. Through the end of April fans can purchase a 23% discounted vinyl record from the group's website using the CCRSD23 discount code at checkout.
Calling Cadence, the band's self-titled debut album, showcases a group whose songs nod to the past while resolutely pushing forward. It's a classic-sounding record (recorded, mixed and mastered straight to analog tape) for the contemporary world. Computers were only employed for streaming prep and CD replication. Produced by David Swartz and Matt Linesch, the album was released on their own label, hi-res records. The producers and the band thought long and hard about diving into the all-analog domain but came to the conclusion that the final product would benefit in a way that digital would not allow. The 15 songs shine a light on Calling Cadence's strength as a live act, blending Oscar and Rae's entwined voices with vintage keyboards, guitar heroics, and plenty of percussive and low-end stomp. The supporting musicians on this record include Josh Adams (Norah Jones, Beck, Fruit Bats) on drums, Elijah Thomson (Father John Misty, Nathaniel Rateliff) on bass, and Mitchell Yoshida (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros) on keyboards.
For Calling Cadence, whose name pays tribute to Oscar's time in the Army (documented in Americana Highways), recording to analog tape wasn't just a production choice; it was a way of maintaining honesty with themselves and their audience. Like the classic albums that inspired Calling Cadence's layered vocal arrangements and warm, guitar-driven sound, the record is a genuine snapshot of a band on the rise. And, once again, it all comes back to harmony.
The band will be performing at Sam's Place in Ojai, CA on April 27th, Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA on May 19th, and Topanga Days Music Festival on May 29th in Topanga, CA.
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