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Esther Rose

Esther Rose

Wanton Way of Loving

Detroit-born, New Orleans-honed, Santa Fe-settled: Esther Rose writes classic country with a diaristic, millennial ache.

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Wanton Way of Loving

Esther Rose

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MOODS · reflective · yearning · classic country · emotionally raw · storytelling

BIOGRAPHY

Esther Rose was born in Detroit, Michigan, and moved to New Orleans' French Quarter on New Year's Day 2010, where she spent a decade developing her songwriting after starting to write songs at age 27. She began her career collaborating with musician Luke Winslow-King before stepping out on her own. Her catalogue includes This Time Last Night (2017), You Made It This Far (2019, Father/Daughter Records), How Many Times (2021), Safe to Run (2023, New West Records), and Want (2025). She is now based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, having built a relationship with the city over time before relocating there.

WHY THEY'RE COOL

Rose's sound is steeped in classic country tradition while remaining distinctly her own, a quality that has earned her opening slots for Nick Lowe and an invitation to sing on a Jack White album. Critics single out her voice as the emotional core of her music, capable of conveying longing, anger, yearning, and acceptance within a single record. Her most recent album, Want, drew strong marks from outlets like Mojo (four stars) and Uncut (seven out of ten), with AllMusic praising her warm, empowered storytelling and playfully poetic lyricism. Reviewers have credited her with capturing millennial existential questions in achingly beautiful songwriting.

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