Under Cold Blue Stars

Under Cold Blue Stars is the third album by indie folk musician Josh Rouse. It was released in 2002 and was his last album for Slow River Records.

Under Cold Blue Stars
Studio album by Josh Rouse
Released	2002
Genre	folk music/indie rock
Label	Slow River Records
Josh Rouse chronology
Bedroom Classics, Vol. 1 (2001) Under Cold Blue Stars (2002) 1972 (2003)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 link
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	6.4/10 link
Rolling Stone	favorable link

Track listing

1. "Twilight" (Josh Rouse) — 0:28
2. "Nothing Gives Me Pleasure" (Rouse) — 3:16
3. "Miracle" (Rouse) — 3:58
4. "Christmas With Jesus" (Rouse) — 4:14
5. "Under Cold Blue Stars" (Rouse, Pat Sansone) — 4:26
6. "Ugly Stories" (Rouse) — 5:26
7. "Feeling No Pain" (Curt Perkins, Rouse) — 4:19
8. "Ears to the Ground" (Jason M. Phelan) — 2:51
9. "Summer Kitchen Ballad" (Rouse) — 2:59
10. "Women and Men" (Rouse) — 5:06
11. "The Whole Night Through" (Rouse) — 2:34

Personnel

• Josh Rouse - guitars, vocals
• Pat Sansone - bass, keyboards, vibes, guitars, percussion
• Dennis Cronin - trumpet
• David Henry - cello
• Roger Moutenot - guitars, keyboards
• Curt Perkins - loops
• Darren Jessee - drums on 2, 3, 5, 6, 10
• David Gerhke - drums on 4, 11
• Marc Pisapia - drums on 7
• Tony Miracle, Kip Kubin - programming on 5, 8
• Mike Grimes - bass on 4, 11