November 27, 2018
Las Rosas share new video for “Tax Man”
I’m so stoked to bring you the brand new Las Rosas video for Tax Man! Dive into their world and enjoy….
“I think this was the last one I wrote for the album. It starts out about being broke, but it’s more about what it takes to make art in this current moment in history. Basically, creative autonomy and support from society, specifically in terms of money. You go to Europe and the arts in general are supported and well-funded, even venues and bands themselves. It’s different here.
I question the assumption we all are supposed to be struggling to make art and music. We’re lucky that our day jobs let us be creative in certain trades, but the time and energy left to create art and music winds up being pretty limited. I know tons of artists whose work deserves way more of their time.
It’s a legitimate complaint, but sometimes I still feel like a brat about it. In the studio, the music was the first thing that was born. It sounded almost whiny to us, which called to mind the whole money thing, and the question of whether it’s bougey to expect it. Sure, we eat Whole Foods almost every day on tour, but we deserve it; we work hard and our music runs on organic vegetables!” – Jose Boyer (Las Rosas)
