Well, ok, it looks like this is going to be roots rock week – who knew? This latest single from Mac Leaphart is the third taken from the new album ‘Motel Breakfast‘ which is set for release in a couple of days from today. Now, it might sound like an ode to a lady called Rosey – but that is not, Mac Leaphart has explained, actually the case: “I started writing this one at the height of the pandemic when my son wasn’t in school. I was just sort of following him around the house with my guitar. The melody came first, and I decided to literally write a song about a rose that was making this person happy. Obviously, I think most people will hear it and think Rosey is a woman, but it’s actually about a flower.” Hmm…ok.
The loose and almost honky-tonking feel of the song is no accident – it was the kind of presence that Mac Leaphart was aiming for although it was approached very ,uch on the level: “I took a few months off, didn’t play any shows, and I just wrote like it was my job,” he reveals with the aim of creating “upbeat and intelligent songwriting, à la Jerry Jeff Walker, Dr. Hook & Doug Sahm.”
