Roseblood

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Roseblood is the solo labour of love of Portland, OR based musician, Kathy Foster (The Thermals, All Girl Summer Fun Band, Hurry Up, Slang, to name a few). Though she’s mostly been known as a collaborator and a prominent rhythm section player in the underground rock community, she’s quietly been writing and home-recording her own songs for a long time - under various aliases - never sharing too much except a few DIY releases over the years. When Kathy's beloved indie punk band, and main gig, The Thermals, called it quits in 2018, she decided it was the right time to start a new solo project. And Roseblood was born. Roseblood's debut album is out February 28, 2025. In Roseblood, Kathy’s focused on creating a cohesive sound that channels influences of 60’s girl groups, garage & soul, alternative rock, and post-punk, and she brazenly embraces themes of love, loss, heartbreak and isolation on her debut. “This record is a break-up record,” she says. “I was heavy with a painful broken heart and working on these songs was the only thing that helped. I couldn’t pretend I was ok, I couldn’t drink the pain away, all I could do was cry and pour my heart out." The album was recorded mostly by Kathy throughout the pandemic and features the superstar drumming of Janet Weiss (Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, Slang) on all but two songs. Distorted guitars are layered with moody yet catchy leads and dreamy vocal harmonies. It’s dream pop meets dark Americana with a hint of goth dance floor.

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