"The last time I saw Esther Rose was in the spring, when she and I met up at an Austin hotel to talk shop. She was mid-rollout for her fifth album, playing a couple of gigs in Texas before getting back out on the road with Twain. The plan was to keep a low profile-our rooftop couch, under a garland of fake plants and a talkative nearby street, did the trick."
"It's good to be in Esther's company again now, her edible-induced smile offering nice respite from the surrounding dim of an unusual Los Angeles rainstorm. It's because she sets up towers in every place she goes, even just briefly, whether it's Detroit, New Orleans, Nashville, or now Santa Fe. Her transmissions are generous and contagious always, and her songs are even more so."
"They were written a long time ago, but when exactly is anyone's guess. Hers is "2023, about when Safe to Run comes out." There was an effort to put both of them on Want; Esther's A&R man, New West's George Fontaine, was advocating for "That's My DJ" to close the album, but she couldn't end it anywhere but "Want Pt. 2," with the couplet "Your heart will keep breaking / Until it stays open""
Esther Rose was mid-rollout for her fifth album while playing gigs in Texas and preparing to tour with Twain. She prefers low-profile settings, often meeting on rooftop couches under fake plants. Her presence offers relief, and she creates resonant connections across cities such as Detroit, New Orleans, Nashville, and Santa Fe. After touring Safe to Run in 2023, she experienced a mental-health crisis, wanted to quit music, quit drinking, and recorded Want, considered her best record. She released two older songs, "That's My DJ" and "Heather", which reflect life and community in Santa Fe. "Heather" was written for a barkeep at the El Rey Court.
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