Caroline Rose has announced a new album, Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall, out October 23rd via their newly launched label, SUCK records. For its latest preview, the singer and instrumentalist has shared a new single titled “Chow Mein” as they gear up to hit the road with Modest Mouse next month. Stream it below.
Produced with John Congleton, the new album finds Rose pushing their knack for identifying the surreal within ordinary American life into increasingly strange territory. Its memoiristic songwriting is paired with expansive guitar textures, touches of surf-rock, spaghetti Western flourishes, and a darker current of suburban unease.
That sensibility carries into the quirky “Chow Mein,” which turns an awkward night out into a collision of menace and slapstick with lyrics like, “A bouncer at the door/ He asks for the password/ I’m already drunk cause I / Can’t afford a cocktail/ I pause before I throw up all over his tailored suit.”
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“I relate to characters who are a little strange, who are outsiders, who seem to fuck up a lot or find themselves in awkward situations,” Rose explained about their latest release. “Most of these stories are just pulled directly from scenes in my own life, so the character is basically always some version of myself. This is a story about trying too hard to be cool and act normal, but everything is going wrong.”
“Chow Mein” follows the previously released “Yip Yip Yow,” which went live in May and will also appear on Rose’s seventh studio album. Pre-orders for Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall are now live.
This fall, Rose will support Modest Mouse on a run of dates across the United States and Canada before heading overseas for a series of in-store performances and signings. Check out the full itinerary below, and look for deals and tickets to sold-out shows at Vivid Seats, where fans can save $20 on their first order of $200 or more with promo code CONSEQUENCE20 at checkout.
Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall Artwork:
Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall Tracklist:
01. Yip Yip Yow
02. Chow Mein
03. Valery (please don’t be mad at me)
04. Cement Head
05. Goddamn Train
06. Notes to Teenage Self
07. Conversation with Shiv (AKA liquid k song)
08. Hello Again, Jim
09. Calm
10. RIDE (!!!)
11. Everything in its Right Place
Caroline Rose 2026 Tour Dates:
09/29 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee *
09/30 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion *
10/01 – Cincinnati, OH @ MegaCorp Pavilion Outdoor *
10/02 – Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe *
10/04 – Ottawa, ON @ HISTORY Ottawa *
10/05 – Toronto, ON @ Meridian Hall *
10/07 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner *
10/08 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 *
10/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion *
10/10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Citizens Live at The Wylie *
10/12 – Memphis, TN @ Satellite Music Hall *
10/13 – New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans *
10/15 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater *
10/16 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory *
10/17 – San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center at Tech Port *
10/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Financial Theatre *
10/20 – Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium *
10/22 – Avila Beach, CA @ Avila Beach Golf Resort *
10/23 – Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24 *
10/26 – New York, NY @ Rough Trade +
10/28 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East +
10/30 – Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade Bristol +
11/01 – Nottingham, UK @ Rough Trade Nottingham +
11/02 – Liverpool, UK @ Rough Trade Liverpool +
11/04 – Glasgow, UK @ Assai +
11/05 – Dublin, IE @ Spindizzy +
11/09 – Berlin, DE @ Rough Trade Berlin +
11/12 – Paris, FR @ Balades Sonores +
* = w/ Modest Mouse
+ = in-store signing/performance
