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LISTEN: The Roseline, “Hot Dice”

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Artist: The Roseline
Hometown: Lawrence, Kansas
Song: “Hot Dice”
Release Date: November 4, 2022

In Their Words: “‘Hot Dice’ is a self-deprecating exploration of my tendency to ruin otherwise joyful moments with polarizing political conversation pieces or fatalistic and rambling soliloquies. By the end of the song, I learn to be slightly less of a vibe killer and just tell ‘a gross joke instead.’ Musically, it’s jangly heartland folk-rock that’s been elevated with super chorus-y guitar, great multiple harmony bgvs, and an altered arrangement toward the end of the song that really makes it shine. That drum fill is pretty sick, too. Obviously I’m biased.” — Colin Halliburton, The Roseline

The Roseline · Hot Dice by The Roseline

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LISTEN: The Roseline, “Better to the Bone”

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Artist: The Roseline
Hometown: Lawrence, Kansas
Song: “Better to the Bone”
Album: GOOD / GRIEF
Release Date: April 3, 2020

In Their Words: “There’s an old songwriting adage about not putting the word ‘ring’ in a song because it might alienate listeners who are not married or coupled up. I decided to write a whole song about a ring and the decision to offer said ring to a person who truly enhances you and your life exponentially. It’s an ooey, gooey, sticky, sweet love song. A true rarity in our catalogue. Apologies if it alienates anyone.” — Colin Halliburton, The Roseline

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3×3: The Roseline on Cat Cafés, Ice Cream Cones, and Conor Oberst

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Artist: Colin Halliburton (of the Roseline)
Hometown: Lawrence, KS
Latest Album: Blood
Personal Nickname: Coony (short for Countach — the model of Lamborghini I most embody)

Felt good to play the jams with the boys again! Thanks @knuckleheadskc for having us!

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If you had to live the life of a character in a song, which song would you choose?

Bonita Applebum, so I can live as a thick woman coveted by Q-Tip.

Where would you most like to live or visit that you haven’t?

Tokyo, for the cat cafés.

What was the last thing that made you really mad?

God, where do I start with the Cheeto-dusted shit-goblin of a president? Every day there’s something that he does or says that makes me livid.

Kansas

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If you had to get a tattoo of someone’s face, whose would it be?

Easy — I’d get Gucci Mane eating an ice cream cone tattooed on my face.

Whose career do you admire the most?

Musician — Conor Oberst, because he doesn’t seem careerist in the least, and almost always writes pure heat. Person — my sister, who is a midwife in the Bronx.

Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Is this for my OK Cupid profile? I dunno. I little of both, I guess. I’m equally capable of being the life of the party, as I am desperately wanting to leave the party.

If you don’t know who this is you can’t wear Thrasher™

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What’s your favorite culinary spice?

Szechuan peppercorns because they make your tongue trip balls.

What are you reading right now?

The Girls by Emma Cline

What was your favorite childhood toy?

A pre-war mandolin. Just kidding: I’m pandering to your readership. Probably the original Nintendo Entertainment System.