Chuck Roth
Brooklyn guitarist improvising emo-leaning songs
Based in Brooklyn, United States
Clean electric guitar lines, looping arpeggios, and nimble rhythmic figures sit under delicate melody and spoken-close vocals. The set should move between songs and open guitar passages, with the emphasis on touch, pacing, and small harmonic shifts rather than volume.
More about Chuck Roth
Chuck Roth is a New York-based guitarist who writes under his own name and as watergh0st, active in the Brooklyn improvisation and indie guitar orbit. His records sit on Palilalia, including watergh0st songs, which frames his work as a snapshot rather than a fixed product.
A story
He has written songs under the name watergh0st since 2015.
Playing
- 2026-11-06 2026-11-06T20:45:00 · Chuck Roth · TivoliVredenburg
- 2026-11-07 2026-11-07T18:15:00 · Chuck Roth · EKKO
Labels
Start here
- watergh0st songs (2025) · Palilalia
Best entry point to the guitar language. - Texture Songs (2026) · Palilalia
Freshest release in this lane. - Asphalt Island (2024) · Palilalia
Short dose of the melodic side.
For fans of
Bill Orcutt, Marisa Anderson, Jefre Cantu-LedesmaOfficial links
Plan Le Guess Who? 2026 with Songpot · Ask about Chuck Roth in ChatGPT or Claude