NYC-based ethereal singer, poet, and musician Stella Rose (daughter of Depeche Mode‘s Dave Gahan) is embarking on her own musical career, and has just shared her second single, “Angel” — a follow-up to this fall’s experimentally abrasive “Muddled Man,” “Angel” introduces a softer side to Stella Rose, layering Amy Winehouse-esque vocal chops with distorted, almost folky acoustic instrumentation. Paired with a beautiful music video by Primordialfreaks, in which Stella can be seen adorning a classically elegant Angel get-up as she twirls around an empty stage, the track is a great introduction to her musical range and artistic vision.
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NYC-based singer, poet, and musician Stella Rose returns with her second single, “Angel,” alongside an accompanying music video. As remarked by PAPER contributor Jade Gomez, the track induces “auditory whiplash,” slowing things down and introducing a “folkier” and “impassioned” side of Stella Rose’s haunting siren-esque vocality.
Speaking on the track’s music video, director Primordialfreaks wrote: “The inspiration was mainly the song itself, the dark but also light quality. I think we set out to capture the heartbreak of Angel. It’s a sad but also triumphant song, like a celebration of loss and loneliness and how the most difficult things can make life more pure in a strange sort of way.”
Earlier this fall, Stella Rose made her official debut with an electrifying, yet haunting single entitled “Muddled Man,” released alongside a theatrical accompanying video. The track was produced by Yves Rothman (Yves Tumor, Girlpool, Blondshell) and received acclaim from publications such as Rolling Stone UK, Clash, Brooklyn Vegan, Northern Transmissions, CREEM, and NME.
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