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Rose is an artist known for their wit and satirical storytelling, but for the first time, with \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Forgetting\u003c\/i\u003e, Roseʼs music   teems with raw, intense emotion. With no guard up this time, they present the type of confessional honesty weʼve only previously caught glimpses of in their work. Of course, Roseʼs impish humor does pop up unexpectedly amidst themes of regret and grief, loss and change, shame and the inevitability of pain. Aer a series of heartbreaking events, Rose had no desire to make a statement, let alone make a new album. It was a time of contemplation and transformation. What transpired was what Rose considers a gradual union of reconnection and growth. Prompted by a difficult breakup, Rose began a deep-dive inward, unknowingly digging up long-buried childhood experiences. 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She began recording basic layers in her home studio, and “from there it was about a year of experimenting with those recordings both at home and in a couple other studios––chopping them up into loops and smears, creating modular percussion, and ultimately building any additional parts around them,” says Rose. Layers of vocal arrangements from Balkan-influenced yawps to Gregorian autotune choirs, acoustic instrumentation chopped and mangled like a glitching memory, and dreamlike synths push and pull to create a hugely dynamic soundscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New West Records","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Green | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":50424831443275,"sku":"2007702","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Clear LPx2","offer_id":50424833212747,"sku":"2007747","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green LPx2","offer_id":50424833802571,"sku":"2007751","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50424832000331,"sku":"2007744","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4Ji-H2yg_5949f73c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726783273"},{"product_id":"loner-7","title":"Loner","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe songs and narrative’s on \u003ci\u003eLoner\u003c\/i\u003e reflect my life over the last couple years––I joined Tinder, I got my first apartment and painted it teal, I went to par¬ties, I discussed politics, I had a girlfriend, we traveled the country, we broke up. I learned, for better or worse, how to be a member of the modern world. Turns out the modern world is terrifying. Tired of the bottomless pit of sad songs, I decided to put a spin on my greatest songwriting inspirations––misogyny, unplanned pregnancy, Capitalism, anxiety, loneliness and death––and wrap such depressing subject matter in a sprightly, angsty pop burrito…Because it’s hard being serious all the time and sometimes sad songs just need a cocktail. Loner reflects the styles of music I love––pop, folk, punk, electronic, and surf music––all thrown into a blender with a ladle full of cheeky satire. I call it Schizodrift. It sounds like Blondie drunk on mai tais. Loner was co-produced by myself and the wonderful Paul Butler (Deven¬dra Banhart, Michael Kiwanuka, St. Paul \u0026amp; The Broken Bones) and recorded in freezing Northern California, in addition to my parent’s attic and my last apart¬ment. 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The album’s first track finds its protagonist the recipient of an accidental call from Hollywood’s glamorous Chateau Marmont hotel, which they take as a sign to leave everything behind and pursue their star-studded destiny. What ensues is an indulgent, glistening sonic wonderland located at the crash site of innate personal aspiration and a bloated, absurd and fickle collective definition of success, fame and the artist in the era of late-capitalism. 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