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The Happiness Waltz

Josh Rouse

The Happiness Waltz

Album number ten from the Nebraska-born alt-country singer songwriter now living in Spain

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6.6

Label
Yep Roc
UK Release date
18/03/2013
US Release date
19/03/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    He’s found a way to encapsulate all the dichotomies of life and make them work within the confines of a three-minute pop song
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  2. 8.0 |   Blurt

    His easy, breezy songs offer a gentle lilt and an unassuming charm that make them memorable after barely one listen
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  3. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    The sounds here hark back to the mellow 70s grooves Rouse explored on albums such as 1972 and Nashville
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  4. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Understated maturity and charm. Print edition only

  5. 6.0 |   Q

    Charming if sometimes sugar-sweet and a little too inoffensive. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   All Music

    A little more passion in the vocals and songs that are actually about something would have made The Happiness Waltz a triumphant return, instead it feels like backtracking
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  7. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Melodic, likeable, if lyrically a little schmaltzy. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    What’s twee and cloying to one set of ears could well sound cosy and heart-warming to the next. If you’re a fan, you’re unlikely to be disappointed
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