Rosalee Motor Revival

Sean Moeller of the Quad City Times wrote this about Rosalee: "THE SONGS ARE FULL OF DUSTY DETAILS AND CHARMING QUIRKS, PLUS AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF MELODY THAT WATKINS CHAPERONES WITH A VERSATILE VOICE THAT TRAVELS FROM ROYSTON LANGDON OF SPACEHOG TO GARY OLSON OF LADYBUG TRANSISTOR AND STOMPS AROUND IN GRAVEYARDS AND CITY PARKS IT PASSES IN BETWEEN". Mr Culley Smith of the River Cities Reader gushed this: "CHARMING BRAND OF INDIE FOLK...A WELCOME RELEASE FOR LOCAL MUSIC FANS EAGER FOR SMART POP" And last but not least Kent Williams of the Little Village in Iowa City flattered Rosalee with this: "SINGER JOHN WATKINS HAS THE SORT OF DELICATE TENOR AND TENTATIVE DELIVERY THAT BRINGS NICK DRAKE OR SYD BARRETT TO MIND...SINGING ABOUT AIDS AND CRYSTAL METH IN THAT PRECIOUS VOICE, BACKED BY FLUTE AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR? THERE'S SOME ARTFUL BAIT-AND-SWITCH GOING ON IN THIS MUSIC...ROSALEE MOTOR REVIVAL REFLECTS AN EXTRAVAGENT TALENT CONTENT TO SPIN ALONG ON IT'S OWN TERMS...TABLESPOON IS A FULLY REALIZED ALBUM WORTH END TO END LISTENING." The band makes their music from the small Mississippi River town, Muscatine, Iowa.VIDEOs BY DEAN WELLMAN OF EXPLORATION IOWA