Rosali: Old Testament Flow States // New single on Merge
“[‘Rewind’ is] replayable and rewarding, and as a lead single, it should have fans counting the days until the release of Bite Down.” — Consequence
Rosali, “one of indie’s brightest rising stars” (UPROXX), shares the single “On Tonight” from her new album Bite Down, out March 22nd on Merge Records. Following “instantly timeless” (Brooklyn Vegan) lead single “Rewind,” album opener “On Tonight” is a song about transformation and rebirth. Rosali explains: “Being ‘on' is something akin to being in a flow state, where you’re zinging with divine inspiration, full of fire, and open to possibilities. I kind of wrote the song from the P.O.V. of Eve seducing the snake and the narrative began to unfold as a lust for life: looking to know more and that in experiencing things, good and bad, that that knowledge will open your eyes revealing deeper understandings and meanings. So that your future can be lived in a bigger, more complete way through your own choices.”
Bite Down, Rosali’s Merge Records debut, captures her in the midst of a transition. “I started writing the majority of Bite Down after moving to North Carolina in the fall of 2021. The album traces two cross-country moves, including saying goodbye to my longtime home of Philadelphia,” Rosali comments. “I resolved to bite down on the proverbial bullet; sink my teeth into the flesh and bone of being in the world, devouring the obstacles in my path and gloriously savoring all that is on offer.”
The album is elevated further by Omaha’s finest: David Nance (bass, guitar), James Schroeder (guitar, synth), Kevin Donahue (drums, percussion) — the same band she enlisted for her beloved 2021 album No Medium — and Destroyer collaborator Ted Bois (keys). Bite Down showcases the band’s urgency and ambition, pushing each other not just to expand on what they’ve already done together, but to break through into altogether new territory. Dan Bejar of Destroyer describes the band’s alchemy as “a strange telepathic brew.”
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