Selena Rosanbalm

Selena Rosanbalm stepped away from music for a few years, taking time to process and grieve a traumatic loss. Now, her perspective has broadened and changed, and her songs are more open and honest than ever. "Patriot," the first single from her self-titled album, premiered with the Austin Chronicle. “Patriot” is about the death of the American Dream; sonically, it offers feel-good hit of the summer vibes while shining a light on the absurdity of politics today. “‘Patriot’ plays out as a different kind of song for Selena Rosanbalm...the singer now ventures much more personal, political – powerful,” the Austin Chronicle said, noting how Rosanbalm’s “searing, ironic bite cuts with co-writer’s Cat Clemons lead guitar.” Within the ten tracks on her upcoming self-titled album, Rosanbalm deals with grief — the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, shifts in relationships between adult children and their parents. She introduces listeners to more of who she is, showcasing heartbreaking candor and a different edginess than her previous work. Throughout, she’s not afraid to approach difficult subject matter.“Making this record was really cathartic for me,” Rosanbalm says. “It had been too long since I’d had a significant musical project to focus on, and it was so fun to be back in the studio again. Exploring some new sounds was so freeing, and such a great reminder that the point of all this isn’t to be someone’s expectation, the point is to be me, in whatever iteration.”