{"id":2343890,"date":"2026-03-24T18:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2343890"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:06:03","slug":"best-new-music-thomas-dollbaums-dozen-roses-is-a-poetic-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-new-music-thomas-dollbaums-dozen-roses-is-a-poetic-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Best new music: Thomas Dollbaum\u2019s \u2018Dozen Roses\u2019 is a poetic gift"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every week, 88Nine music director Erin Wolf shares a sonic gem she found using her nearly 20 years of new-music exploration experience. You can hear all her discoveries live on 88Nine at 10 p.m. every Monday on <\/i>What\u2019s All This: Adventures in New Music<\/u><\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

Roots and blues inform the grit-ified rock \u2018n\u2019 roll of singer-songwriter Thomas Dollbaum, who makes music out of New Orleans, including this episode\u2019s featured track: \u201cDozen Roses\u201d from his forthcoming full-length, Birds of Paradise<\/i>.<\/p>\n

The lead single\u2019s visceral quality feels electrified and present, even though it seems to be calling from the depths of some unknown space. There\u2019s a genuineness and raw poetry to \u201cDozen Roses\u201d that captures the listener from the very first tones and bends of Dollbaum\u2019s guitar. Throughout, one can hear elements of Greg Freeman, Jason Molina and MJ Lenderman. There\u2019s a good reason for that last one, as Lenderman, himself, sits in on drums.<\/p>\n

Dollbaum, a graduate student of poetry, is a carpenter by trade and allows both arenas to influence his words and work ethic. He shared that \u201cDozen Roses\u201d speaks to the idea of \u201cmagical thinking\u201d and is rooted in the natural world and the magic it brings.<\/p>\n

Birds of Paradise<\/i> comes out May 22 courtesy of Dear Life Records, and \u201cDozen Roses\u201d is part of this episode of What\u2019s All This<\/i>, which is waiting for you in the player at the top of the page. And don\u2019t forget that another new batch of fresh tunes waits for you at 10 p.m. every Monday on 88Nine.<\/p>\n

Best new indie music this week<\/h2>\n
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  • Fever Ray, \u201cThe Lake\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Mute Swan, \u201cLike a Chump\u201d<\/li>\n
  • GOON, \u201cAtrium\u201d<\/li>\n
  • villagerrr, \u201cLocket\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Aldous Harding, \u201cOne Stop\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Greg Mendez, \u201cI Wanna Feel Pretty\u201d<\/li>\n
  • cootie catcher, \u201cLoiter for the love of it\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Motorists, \u201cThe Damage\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Osees, \u201cJoro\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Telehealth, \u201cCool Job\u201d<\/li>\n
  • Marlon Magn\u00e9e, \u201cPlus fort que toi\u201d<\/li>\n
  • MEMORIALS, \u201cDropped Down The Well\u201d<\/li>\n
  • GUM, \u201cIn Life\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n