Live Reviews

"At Leeís on Friday, [Hey Rosetta!'s] passionate rock songs ñ fuelled by emotion and poetry ñ grew and swelled, retreated and quieted down, and expanded again in just the right doses to make the sold-out crowd completely ecstatic. " - NOW Magazine

"This band deserves all the press they've been getting lately. They are wonderful... You just watch in amazement as the band brings it, song after song. Please go see this band" ñ BlogTO.com

"The last notes of each of their epic songs was met with thunderous appreciation. It was a career-making performance from a very special Canadian band." ñ Grant Lawrence, CBC3 NxNE '08

Album Reviews

"...a joyride of a record...****" - Eye Weekly

"[Into Your Lungs is] an energetic fusion of contemplative, bedsit lyricism and good old-fashioned Canadian rock, gilded with horns, strings, and Baker's gorgeous voice..." - Georgia Straight

"the record is anchored throughout by faultless melody lines, often carried by the surging guitar. It's the tunefulness that will take Hey Rosetta! where they're going. Look out, world." - THE COAST

"...it's an album that you absolutely need to hear if you're in the mood for being absolutely floored by something epic" - i(heart)music.net

Biography

Since it was formed by Tim Baker after returning home to St. John’s in 2005, Hey Rosetta! has quickly grown from a travelers suitcase full of lyrics and string parts to a critically acclaimed band hailed for their intelligent songs, powerful recordings, energized and evoking live shows. The band has created a layered sound by incorporating piano, violin and cello with traditional rock instrumentation with Tim’s soaring vocals. They have toured extensively in Canada as well as in Australia, France, UK, and the US.

Hey Rosetta! won three East Coast Music Awards in 2009, as well as the CMW Indie Award for Best Album, XM’s Verge Award for Best Album, and was shortlisted for the renowned Polaris Music Prize for their album “Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood)”.

Recorded in the dead of winter in two East Coast harbour towns with producer and singer-songwriter Hawksley Workman, Into Your Lungs began with a beautiful naivety and confidence. An "off the stage" feel and vigor reminiscent of the bands powerful live performances rooted the recording sessions.

Late 2009 saw the release of the Red Songs 7” and a digital EP as well as the inclusion of another new song (“Old Crow Black Night Stand Still”) on the CBC Radio 2 Great Song Quest compilation.

For more information visit www.heyrosetta.com