Rosali shares the title track from her new album Bite Down, out March 22nd on Merge Records. Following “instantly timeless” (Brooklyn Vegan) lead single “Rewind” and album opener “On Tonight,” “Bite Down” is about tenacity and resolve in the face of despair: “Help me love, I can’t seem to / Walk through water / I can’t seem to bring myself ashore / Put aside your foolish pride / To move beyond the rising tide.” It is accompanied with a self-directed video that finds Rosali wandering the forest.
Rosali explains: “I had a string of conversations with close friends and family during the first year of the pandemic and a lot of talk that would circle around to everything feeling pointless. ‘Bite Down’ is about perseverance over the drowning depression with a prayer to come up for air, to keep living. In our isolation, finding community and support is necessary. We can find freedom when we find humility and compassion for others and are able to receive the same. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, everything has a price — energetically speaking — we are responsible for each other and for all living things.”
Listen to “Bite Down” wherever you stream music, and grab a copy of Bite Down on CD, LP, or limited-edition clear pink Peak Vinyl in the Merge Store. Rosali kicks off a massive tour of North America, including supporting dates for Merge labelmate Mary Timony, in March! See below for dates!
Rosali on tour:
Mar 19 Denver, CO – Globe Hall
Mar 20 Salt Lake City, UT – Atelier Mill
Mar 21 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest
Mar 23 Seattle, WA – Clock-Out Lounge*
Mar 24 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios*
Mar 25 Chixo, CA – Naked Lounge
Mar 26 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop*
Mar 27 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst Atrium*
Mar 28 Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room*
Mar 29 San Diego, CA – The Casbah*
Mar 30 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room*
Mar 31 Phoenix, AZ – The Dirty Drummer
Apr 01 Marfa, TX – The Pony
Apr 02 Austin, TX – Hotel Vegas
Apr 03 New Orleans, LA – Siberia
Apr 04 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Apr 05 Asheville, NC – Eulogy
Apr 06 Durham, NC – The Pinhook
Apr 09 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
Apr 10 Kingston, NY – Tubby’s
Apr 11 Boston, MA – The Rockwell
Apr 12 New York, NY – Knitting Factory at Baker Falls
Apr 13 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Apr 15 Toronto, ON – Monarch Tavern
Apr 16 Cleveland, OH – Little Rose
Apr 17 Detroit, MI – Lager House
Apr 18 Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle
Apr 19 Davenport, IA – The Racoon Motel
Apr 20 Omaha, NE – O’Leaver’s
Jul 24-27 Carrboro, NC – Merge 35
*w/ Mary Timony
