Kevin Bronson on January 20th, 2011

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You don’t have to be sagging under the weight of the digital age to embrace the notion behind “Simple Time,” a new song from Haroula Rose. “Simple time, simple time / Come find me again,” the L.A.-via-Chicago songstress pleads in the song off her new album “These Open Roads.” Her finger-picked guitar gets a deft production touch on the album thanks to Athens, Ga.-based Andy Lemaster, who’s not only worked with the likes of R.E.M., Bright Eyes and Azure Ray but helmed L.A. quartet Mezzanine Owls’ 2006 album “Slingshot Echoes.” Rose’s album features contributions from Drive By Truckers’ John Neff, Azure Ray’s Orenda Fink and L.A. sonic whiz Zac Rae, among others, as well as a cover of Mason Jennings’ “Duluth.” Acoustic balladry can be a tenuous proposition; “These Open Roads” makes it sound … well, simple.

||| Live: Haroula Rose celebrates the release of her album with a show Feb. 1 at the Hotel Cafe.