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Va Va Voom (Public Confession Art House)
Add date: 10.6.2026
Release date: 10.2.2026
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About Va Va Voom:
John Roseboro is becoming the most true and tender voice to rise from New York City's new guard. With three celebrated albums and a wider catalog of charming serenades, John presents his most arousing work to date. Va Va Voom focuses on romance, religion, and regrets. The album will be Roseboro’s first release outside of his own label Public Confession Art House. Playing to his stylistic strengths, personal and poetic songwriting, wide references and euphemisms, Va Va Voom is full of jokes and callbacks proving the versatility of his pen. The album opener “This One” begins with a lush call-and-response between the rhythm and horn sections, setting the mood, before John conversationally proposes something more intimate. The single “Bonanza” hosts the best example of the artist’s “post-bossa” style: juxtaposing robust arrangements and upbeat performances against real poetry. Outstanding performances on “Touché”, “Players Bawl”, and “A Song”. It’s hard to believe these recordings were tracked in a small apartment in Flatbush, until you hear the unmistakable symphony of the city. This record is for lovers and for loners, grooving without a metronome. Comfortable in counterculture, bold in composition; modern arrangements and ancient rhythms, John is passionate about keeping the music human and heart-forward. “Philosophically, I’m opposed to inorganic sounds. I want to make eternal music: songs that touch universal themes and can be performed anywhere… computers making music for computers disgusts me and I’m suspicious of synths. This record is the first time I’m playing electric guitar and that is a clemency. Opting for natural sounds is very much intentional and very much a protest.” Va Va Voom will ultimately prove to be a timely record and John Roseboro a timeless artist.
About John Roseboro:
Known for his buttery voice and distinct strumming, singer-songwriter and bandleader John Roseboro has been making a name for himself in the Brooklyn indie scene, redefining and innovating the genre with Brazilian jazz and mysticism. Building off of the likes of João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim, Roseboro’s post-bossa style carries other similarities to the greats in that his music focuses on personal and social justice, undertaking major concepts such as human rights, love, and religion, being described as "probably the music that will heal the world... impossible to be indifferent, in voice and soul.” John cites his upbringing, particularly living with the Amish and years as a mortician, as informing his playing and perspective. The new artist has received praise from indie giants Men I Trust, Frankie Cosmos, Field Medic, and Thee Sacred Souls, drawing comparisons to King Krule, Steve Lacy, Burt Bacharach, and Elliott Smith.
Apple Music
Bandcamp
Official Website
Spotify
Tidal
TikTok
YouTube
About Va Va Voom:
John Roseboro is becoming the most true and tender voice to rise from New York City's new guard. With three celebrated albums and a wider catalog of charming serenades, John presents his most arousing work to date. Va Va Voom focuses on romance, religion, and regrets. The album will be Roseboro’s first release outside of his own label Public Confession Art House. Playing to his stylistic strengths, personal and poetic songwriting, wide references and euphemisms, Va Va Voom is full of jokes and callbacks proving the versatility of his pen. The album opener “This One” begins with a lush call-and-response between the rhythm and horn sections, setting the mood, before John conversationally proposes something more intimate. The single “Bonanza” hosts the best example of the artist’s “post-bossa” style: juxtaposing robust arrangements and upbeat performances against real poetry. Outstanding performances on “Touché”, “Players Bawl”, and “A Song”. It’s hard to believe these recordings were tracked in a small apartment in Flatbush, until you hear the unmistakable symphony of the city. This record is for lovers and for loners, grooving without a metronome. Comfortable in counterculture, bold in composition; modern arrangements and ancient rhythms, John is passionate about keeping the music human and heart-forward. “Philosophically, I’m opposed to inorganic sounds. I want to make eternal music: songs that touch universal themes and can be performed anywhere… computers making music for computers disgusts me and I’m suspicious of synths. This record is the first time I’m playing electric guitar and that is a clemency. Opting for natural sounds is very much intentional and very much a protest.” Va Va Voom will ultimately prove to be a timely record and John Roseboro a timeless artist.
About John Roseboro:
Known for his buttery voice and distinct strumming, singer-songwriter and bandleader John Roseboro has been making a name for himself in the Brooklyn indie scene, redefining and innovating the genre with Brazilian jazz and mysticism. Building off of the likes of João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim, Roseboro’s post-bossa style carries other similarities to the greats in that his music focuses on personal and social justice, undertaking major concepts such as human rights, love, and religion, being described as "probably the music that will heal the world... impossible to be indifferent, in voice and soul.” John cites his upbringing, particularly living with the Amish and years as a mortician, as informing his playing and perspective. The new artist has received praise from indie giants Men I Trust, Frankie Cosmos, Field Medic, and Thee Sacred Souls, drawing comparisons to King Krule, Steve Lacy, Burt Bacharach, and Elliott Smith.
Photo Credit: Max Kütz