Andrew Rinehart is the nom de tune of singer-songwriter and producer Andrew Sellers, who over the past decade has worked in various bands under various different guises. He is as beholden to genre as a puppy is to long soliloquoys, which is to say he goes where his active mind takes him.
As a musician, he’s gone from the hardcore scene in his native Louisville, Ky., to DIY circles in New York City and now to Los Angeles, where he has been releasing a string of singles to follow up his 2015 opus, “Nothing/Everything.” Kindred spirits might seem to be Sufjan Stevens, Daniel Johnston or Bill Callahan, but his often-quirky music has an Ariel Pink streak, not to mention the easy melodic sense (through not the prolificity) of Robert Pollard.
His recent exploits have included “Interdimensional Nonconversational Inconsequential Love,” which is as wild a ride as the title suggests, and “They Say,” a nine-minute “eulogy” (his term) for a relationship. For the latter, he even made a video with his ex-girlfriend to ensure closure, so Rinehart is nothing if not sensible.
The affecting new single “Rose Gold” finds Rinehart coming out on the other side, positively bursting with positivity, not to mention an easy-schmeezy melody and heart-on-the-sleeve folk couplets. “‘Rose Gold’ was one of those rare songs that came in a flash — the entire song all at once, verses, choruses, lyrics, everything, all in one dizzying vision,” he says. “I had just reconnected with someone I was totally in love with, so in that moment I was high out of my mind on life and literally anything and everything seemed possible. Basically I was in a headspace of 100% pure optimistic glee. I don’t experience that perspective very often, so I leaned into it hard and, waddya know, out came this song.”
The video, directed by Joseph Kenneth, Frankie Latina and Rinehart, takes Rinehart and pal Paige Elkington out to the desert for a day of cavorting around Salvation Mountain. “Hopefully,” Rinehart says, “its Technicolor swirl broadcasts the same kind of mega-joy I felt when the song showed up like some stupid happy dog psyched to take off running.”
Indeed, one scarcely needs the video to detect his Current Mood: giddy.
||| Watch: The video for “Rose Gold” — Kevin Bronson for Bzzbands.LA
[ALBUM LISTENING PARTY] Divine C.U.T.S. Album Listening Party at Virtue the Venue
[VIDEO SHOOT] Divine C.U.T.S. "I Like My Bourbon" Video Shoot
[FREE EVENT] Hal & Ben's Bike-In at Shelby Park on Saturday, June 15th.
The first Hal & Ben's Bike-In kicks off this Saturday at Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy's Shelby Park, Louisville! Join Ben Sollee and friends for a very special, and very FREE, event under the stars, complete with music, food, beverages, games, and a lot more. We'll see y'all there!
[NEW MUSIC] Roy Ruiz Clayton's "Sanctified Soldiers for the Transfiguration of Light Now Available
We're thrilled to release the latest effort from visual/performing artist, Roy Ruiz Clayton. Recommended if you like Van Morrison (Official), The Blasters, and "Exile on Main Street" era Rolling Stones, this captivating new album also features Jason Yates from Ben Harper's Innocent Criminals, Macy Gray, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rickie Lee Jones, G. Love, and Michael Franti! Stream it now ---> https://sl.onerpm.com/3309193279
