6 November 2026 – Current Joys Release ROSEBUD and Replace Intimate Indie Rock With an Adventurous Musical Collage

American musician Nick Rattigan has released ROSEBUD, a new album under his Current Joys recording identity, through his own label They Are Evil. The project represents a significant change of direction for an artist whose earlier recordings frequently relied on intimate songwriting, atmospheric guitars and deliberately restrained production.

Rattigan initially developed the album from a collection of slowcore compositions before beginning a collaboration with producer Danny Dwyer, also known as never goodbye. Together, they reconstructed the material using additional distortion, electronic production and influences drawn from alternative rap, emo, power pop and darkwave. The resulting ten-track album includes "HOLE", "WILDFIRE", "CHAOS", "SUFFERER", "KNIGHT OF SWORDS", "STAY" and "HALLOWEEN".

Recent single "WILDFIRE" reflects a period of personal upheaval, with its accompanying video presenting an image of destruction that also suggests the possibility of escape. ROSEBUD follows Rattigan's previous work on Secretly Canadian and establishes another chapter in his relationship with independent record distribution. In a recent interview, he explained that the album's development became more exciting after collaboration encouraged him to revisit songs he had originally considered finished. Visual material has also been developed alongside the recording process, maintaining a direct relationship between the music and its accompanying videos.

ROSEBUD demonstrates how changing collaborators can transform familiar songwriting into something substantially different. Apparently a completed album is not necessarily finished until somebody suggests adding more distortion, stranger electronics and a completely unexpected musical direction. Discover darker atmospheric sounds in our indie rock hub and keep reading our music news.