Released 22nd March 2024

Bite Down, the Merge Records debut of Rosali, finds acclaimed songwriter and guitarist Rosali Middleman in the midst of transition. Written after moving to North Carolina from her longtime home of Philadelphia, Bite Down is a searching, hungry record by an artist who is resolved to bite down on life, in all its horror and joy.

She is joined here by Mowed Sound David Nance (bass, guitar), James Schroeder (guitar, synth), Kevin Donahue (drums, percussion) and in studio by Destroyer collaborator Ted Bois (keys). Bite Down is Rosalis second album working with Mowed Sound, and there is urgency and ambition in their collaboration a band pushing each other not just to expand on what theyve already done together, but to break through into altogether new territory.

Among those joining Rosali and her band there is Dan Bejar of Destroyer, who waxes poetically on where shes been, where shes going, and how thrilling Bi