Rose Cousins Natural Conclusion LP

There are many turns along the journey of a heart breaking, mending and thriving again. Moments of sorrow, bareness, determination, courage, risk, restraint and resilience. When acceptance finally appears, we arrive at what is and always would be a Natural Conclusion.

For her fourth album, Rose Cousins took a deliberate break from her active touring schedule and traveled to create. Toronto. Los Angeles. Boston. Nashville. Ireland. Her goal was to connect with artists, writers and producers to make songs in new ways, new sounds with new people, not knowing where they would go and not needing to. Her catalogue and perspective expanded, and her new album was conceived.

On Natural Conclusion Rose Cousins steps boldly forward, a fully mature writer/artist in her next great stride.

intimate, acoustic and beautiful

Joe Henry produced this album by the Halifax-based singer Rose Cousins, whose lovely folk songs, such as 'Freedom', are reminiscent of the acclaimed debut by Patty Griffin many years ago. The simplicity of these songs is deceiving; as sparse as they feel, her voice draws you in until you realize you are at the heart of the storm.

What a pure and invigorating group of songs they turned out to be. Somewhat reminiscent (to these ears at least) of the great Patty Griffin, her voice ebbs and soars with great magnetism... Cousins and Henry have created an emotional landscape full of beauty and conquest. It is formidable.

Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Rose Cousins delivered an exquisite album, 'Natural Conclusion,' that's easily one of the most distinguished Americana releases of 2017... With great aplomb, both as a writer and a vocalist, she examines fundamental aspects of human experience: loneliness, freedom, yearning for connection, the expectations we hold for ourselves, and hopes we maintain for others. Her collaboration with producer Joe Henry brought considerable dimension to those themes, which she provided with achingly beautiful melodies and her assured singing, which traverses a gamut from vulnerability to steely strength. 'Natural Conclusions' generated a single Grammy Award nomination - a nod as best engineered non-classical album, recognizing Ryan Freeland and Joao Carvalho's stunning technical work, but Cousins (and Henry) are every bit as worthy of kudos from their peers, and music aficionados, for so deeply moving a work as this.