Stella Rose released her debut full length album Eyes of Glass LP on May 19 via Yves Rothman’s KRO Records. The daughter of a famous pop star, Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode fame, Stella Rose might have been given a pass for following in his footsteps as a songwriter and musician herself and resting on those laurels but even a superficial listen to the album and its early singles made obvious that Rose has forged her own creative identity beyond any advantages she may have had growing up. There is a thorny grit to the songs and a dark moodiness and intensity that has to come from self-cultivation. Visually this aesthetic has been given dramatic form in the three music videos for the singles from the album thus far in the treatments for “Angel,” “Muddled Man” and “Jane.” Rose has been performing live shows over the past couple of years and the footage has revealed an artist who has quickly established an individual musical vision that has continued to evolve even beyond the recording of the album. It is perhaps facile to compare to her to the likes of PJ Harvey but a bit of that raw energy and poetic sensibility (she got her start songwriting through her poetry and other writing) is part of Rose’s appeal as is her facility with combining the aesthetics of rock instrumentation and the electronic and though not obvious her instinct toward exploring more experimental newer artists Jenny Hval (as we discuss in the interview) is reflected in the creative directions each song takes.
Listen to our interview with Rose on Bandcamp and follow the songwriter at the links below.
Stella Rose and the Dead Language LinkTree
Queen City Sounds and Art 
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