Slow Rosary is a recording project by Rene Duplantier (‘I’ going forward).
I am an architect from New Orleans, Louisiana, currently located in Seattle, Washington.

affirmations:
songwriting, experimentation, the album format, folk singers before the internet, having a reason to keep going, pool (eight ball), the first take, the last take, figurative and literal speech, getting to the venue on time, a late load-in time, an early end to the show, love, experimentation (2), technical skill on a table saw or welding table, old and new band members (all of them), this story I’ve been thinking about about me and my dad, my own music in the ‘20’s

rejections:
my own music in the ‘10’s, bad people who make music, people who make bad music, good people who make no music, amplification (figurative rejection), technical skill on a musical instrument and formal music training (I took 1 year of drum lessons), most record labels, most people who are at the venue but not for the express purpose of hearing Slow Rosary, most media from over five years ago

a few pull quotes:

Refinery captures the spirit of [Duplantier’s] early days, seeped in stark, stripped landscapes, thunderous industry, and Catholic surrealism. Together the band recasts Duplantier’s intimate existential reflections into ambitious soundscapes. - Under the Radar

This is musical escapism at its finest; it’s hand-crafted folk opus after opus, built to transport you somewhere entirely magical. - Austin Town Hall

The songs on “Free WiFi” are lush and captivating, with a bed of sounds lifting up Duplantier’s folk-like lyricism. The album’s lo-fi, home-recorded quality gives it the impression of stepping into a small, pretty church during the music portion of Sunday service — as the band plays songs about so-called Christian presidents calling for waterboarding. - Gambit / NOLA.com

More information is available here. Thank you for listening. - Rene