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Mary Lucia and The Current's music assistant Jesse Wiza talk about the genre of rosewave.
Mary Lucia and The Current's music assistant Jesse Wiza talk about the genre of rosewave.Luke Taylor | MPR

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by Mary Lucia

July 24, 2018

I'm not a big fan of putting music into categories, and even when I hear the term "yacht rock," I think people have an idea of what that is, but it seems to have a negative connotation. Maybe becuase it feels like music that either you had to listen to in your parents' station wagon or it's dentist's office music. Maybe "yacht rock" has more of an ironic appreciation.

But this week, I'm joined by The Current's Jesse Wiza to talk about a genre our friends at NPR Music are calling "roséwave." Jesse and I try to define roséwave and we also talk about some of the artists we were sort of thinking about that would fit this genre.

Who would be in your roséwave playlist? Share your picks in the comments section below.

Roséwave: 75 Songs To Kick Off A Faux-Luxe Summer, NPR Music, June 2017

Roséwave Returns: 101 Songs To Shade Your Summer Pink, NPR Music, June 2018