Esther Rose New Release & Tour

Esther Rose will release Want tomorrow via New West Records. The 11-track set was produced by Ross Farbe (of Video Age) and recorded live-to-tape at the Bomb Shelter in Nashville, TN.

Met with critical acclaim, MOJO said in their 4 Star review, “Caution be damned – Want merits unreserved attention” while No Depression said “Rose’s confidence as a writer and performer has been steadily growing, and it is some kind of miracle to see her stepping so fully into the light where she belongs.” Glide Magazine also called it “A wildly satisfying record… she has completely conquered any preconceived notions of what to expect from an Esther Rose album.”

Want features appearances by the singer songwriter Dean Johnson as well as members of Video Age, The Deslondes, and Silver Synthetic. Following the wide-open serenity of her previous album Safe to Run, Rose now leans toward confrontational arrangements full of distortion and full-band spontaneity, never sacrificing a classicist’s gift for melody that makes each song instantly memorable. “For me, these songs felt like revelations,” she explains, comparing the record to a memoir, alive with kinetic storytelling and personal insight. Ranging from stark solo performances to grungy blowouts, the album maintains a steady focus while never staying too long in one place. Vivid and bracing, she has made the most adventurous, hardest-hitting record of her career.

Paste Magazine premiered Want in its entirety alongside a feature with Rose. Hear the album in full, a day ahead of its official release, HERE.

To reach the new level of confidence presented on Want, the Santa Fe-based Rose had to recalibrate her entire relationship with music. When she concluded the tour for Safe to Run, she considered quitting music altogether, feeling exhausted and depleted, seeing no way to continue at her relentless pace. After quitting drinking and finding new momentum in therapy, she devoted herself to the new material, letting ideas flow without worrying about the final product. She considered making an electro-pop album; a self-titled acoustic record. Eventually, she began categorizing her disparate ideas under the working title The Therapy LP. “There are things that I have tiptoed around in my writing — and in my life — that I wasn’t ready to look at,” she reflects, “and now I’m going for it.” The results are breakthroughs that tether her tightly structured melodies to narratives that bring distressing subject matter down to earth.

“Want” is the overarching theme to the new album. There are 77 mentions of the word throughout (Rose counted them). She says “This record is introspective and internal. In these songs, I examine my thoughts and behavior patterns,” adding, “there are other themes, fear being a big one. I write when I’m scared, and I was scared a lot, sometimes by external situations but mostly by deep-diving into my subconscious. Another theme is accountability. I’m still learning about this one. I believe in the power of music to reveal and heal.” Want is the widest-reaching album of Esther Rose’s career and a panorama of emotions. Describing the euphoria of sharing these intimate stories among trusted collaborators, she says, “Making this album was the most beautiful experience of my life.”

Esther Rose has announced a special in-store performance at Rough Trade in Manhattan this Sunday, May 4th prior to launching support dates with Andrew Combs in the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Her own headline dates will then begin on May 19 in Glasgow. Please see tour dates (with more to be announced) below.

Want will be available across digital platforms, compact disc, and standard black vinyl. A limited yellow vinyl edition and limited compact disc both signed by Esther Rose will be available at Independent Retailers. A limited to 200 white vinyl edition autographed by Rose and featuring a yellow flexidisc of the unreleased track “Heather” will be available via Rough Trade. An extremely limited to 250 “Smoke” color vinyl edition as well as a limited compact disc edition both autographed by Rose is available for pre-order NOW via NEW WEST RECORDS.

Esther Rose Want Track Listing:

1. Want
2. tailspin (ft. Video Age)
3. Had To
4. Ketamine
5. Rescue You
6. Scars (ft. Dean Johnson)
7. Messenger
8. New Bad
9. The Clown
10. Color Wheel
11. Want Pt. 2

Esther Rose On Tour:

May 4, 2025 – New York, NY – Rough Trade NYC In-store Performance
May 7, 2025 – Den Haag, NL – Paard ~
May 8, 2025 – Groningen, NL – Lutherse Kerk ~
May 9, 2025 – Amen, NL – Café De Amer ~
May 10, 2025 – Breda, NL – Mezz ~
May 11, 2025 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg ~
May 13, 2025 – Kristiansand, NO – Vaktbua ~
May 14, 2025 – Oslo, NO – Kampen Bistro ~
May 15, 2025 – Trondheim, NO – Bar Moskus ~
May 16, 2025 – Östersund, SE – Jazzköket ~
May 19, 2025 – Glasgow, UK – Glad Cafe +
May 20, 2025 – Manchester, UK – The Deaf Institute +
May 21, 2025 – London, UK – The Lexington +
May 22, 2025 – Gothenburg, SE – Nefertiti +
May 24, 2025 – Stockholm, SE – Echo Three Fest +
May 26, 2025 – Copenhagen, DK – Ideal Bar +
May 27, 2025 – Odense C, DK – Musikhuset Dexter +
May 28, 2025 – Hamburg, DE – Nochtwache +
May 30, 2025 – Burghausen, DE – Jazzkeller +

Jun 2, 2025 – Paris, FR – Supersonic Records +
Jun 18, 2025 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia +
Jun 19, 2025 – Birmingham, AL – Woodlawn Theatre +
Jun 20, 2025 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Hall Row One +
Jun 21, 2025 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival (full band)
Jun 23, 2025 – St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill +
Jun 24, 2025 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck +
Jun 27, 2025 – Albuquerque, NM – Winrock Park (free show)
Jun 28, 2025 – Sante Fe, NM – Tumbleroot Brewery +

Aug 28, 2025 – Weston, CO – Caveman Music Festival

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