Interview With The Rosewood Thieves

Over the past month you may have noticed that I reviewed three Rosewood Thieves albums, all of which were phenomenal. I was lucky enough to get in contact with these guys and asked them a few questions about their music, career, and inspiration.

Which bands/artists would you cite as your strongest influences?

RT: We love T-Rex, and all the 60s stax stuff, anything that has soul...

On Lonesome I seem to hear a strong influence from Dylan, specifically the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, what Dylan albums if any are amongst your favorites?

RT: Nashville Skyline is my favorite, I can go back to that one at any given time and it always makes me smile.

From the Decker House had a more upbeat sound while Lonesome was slower and a bit more folky, what led to the different sounds?

RT: I think it was the atmosphere we were in. We were snowed in, so everyone was relaxing around the fireplace singing songs. when we went to record that seemed to carry through to the recordings.

Your music has a strong resemblance to that of the 60s, would you say that this is just natural based on your influences or are you trying to replicate that period in time?

RT: We listen to so much stuff from the 60s and 70s, that it finds its way into our sound. Everything comes full circle, maybe we are on the next cycle.

Since your music has such a strong correlation with music of the 60s, what do you think of music today? Also, what modern bands have you been listening to the most?

RT: Lots of bands, we love Lemon Sun and the Growlers from LA and David Vandervelde too.

Have you noticed an increase in the number of fans since "Heavy Eyes" was featured on Grey's Anatomy?

RT: I'm not sure, I'd like to hope some people found our music through that. We just want as many people as possible to get a chance to hear what we are doing.

Lastly, if you were stranded on an island, what five albums would you bring?

RT: Nashville Skyline

Rubber Soul

Electric Warrior

After the Goldrush

Solomon Burke's Greatest Hits.....It’s a double disc but give me a break