Rule 62

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Rule 62 is Roses second release of 2017, and sees the songwriters increased output matched by increased distinction. With so much touring now under the tires, its no surprise that Roses best work yet often explores her journeywomans experience. Meet Me in Wyoming and Truckers Funeral are emblematic of Roses clever study of the musician-as- trucker analogy. Truckers Funeral, a Dolly-caliber yarn with a stranger-than-fiction twist, is in fact a true story: I had a meeting at Bank of America here in Austin last year and when the meeting was over the teller told me about going to his grandfathers funeral here in Texas, Rose recounts. He found out he had a full second family on the West Coast. His grandfather was a trucker and always on the road, so neither family had any idea. As he was telling me this story, I was jotting down lyrics on my banking papers because it was just too intriguing an experience not be made into a song.