with vocals recorded by Pete Grossman and Andy Nelson at Bricktop Recordings and additional instrumentation recorded by Craig Woods at the band’s Kildare Studios practice space

Recorded with producer Will Yip at Studio 4 in Conshohocken

but it also has a palpable edge

which backed greats like Tlahoun Gesesse and Mahmoud Ahmed

’ a personalized shove of a record

ROSE CITY BAND - Earth Trip CD DC soul with vocals recorded by PeteRose City Band is celebrated guitarist Ripley Johnson. A prolific songwriter, Johnson started Rose City Band as an outlet nimble enough to match the pace of his writing as well as to explore songwriting styles apart from Wooden Shjips and Moon Duo. Rose City Band allows him to follow his musical muses as they greet him and not be bound by the schedules of bandmates and demands of a touring group. On Earth Trip, Johnson colors songs with a country rock