Four Cantos by John Roseboro
A reprise record following John Roseboro's Johnny (April, 2023), the Four Cantos EP shows a subtler side of the artists' one of one voice and vision, exploring the existential in a way that makes the difficult feel delicate and the weighty themes, light.
Each song from Four Cantos gives itself to meditation, doing exactly what it says it will do: How To Pray, a song about not knowing how to pray that is, in itself, a prayer, to How To Go To Heaven whose lush string and woodwind arrangements keep their promise to transcend.
The record also hosts a choir of familiar faces and fan favorites including Brad Stank, Juliana Chahayed, sign crushes motorist and a co-write and performance from Mei Semones on the closing track “How To Cope”.
The defiantly tender record is being released alongside a book, eponymously titled “Four Cantos,” a self help primer, exploring the same themes. Available November 1, 2023.
Tracklist
| 1. | How To Pray | 3:11 |
| 2. | How To Love Right | 2:06 |
| 3. | How To Go To Heaven | 3:16 |
| 4. | How To Cope | 3:29 |
Credits
Four Cantos by John Roseboro
All songs written, performed and produced by John Roseboro
"How To Cope" cowritten and performed by Mei Semones
Engineering and co-production by Luke Jr
Assistant Engineering by Reid Walter Devereaux
Recorded at home in Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY.
Drums and Percussion (2,4) by Luke Jr
Bass (2) by Reid Walter Devereaux
Bass (4) by Michael Barnes
Flute and Tenor Saxophone (3,4) by Daniel Robinson
Violin (3) by Claudius Agrippa
Clarinet (3) by Regina Regina
Guitar and Vocal (4) by Mei Semones
Choir (1): Audrey Cibel, Mei Semones, Michael and Katherine Barnes, Brad Stank, signdrushesmotorist, Yamp, Nico Violet, Luke Jr
Choir 2 (3): Lizzy and the Palm, Kid Hastings, Juliana Chahayed, Luke Jr
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