One of those artists, (Billy Nomates and Arlo Parks also come to mind), who put out a significant record, just as the world was closing down in 2021. In American songwriter Caroline Roses' case a brilliant New Pop record called Superstar ,(her fourth), which operated somewhere between the world's of Billy Eilish, Sharon Van Etten, Lorde and St.Vincent.
Rather than licking her wounds, or feeling sorry for herself at the hand fate dealt her, Rose is back with a new record, The Art of Forgetting and if anything it's an even stronger record than Superstar.
This is a record that it's difficult to pigeonhole, if that's what you're looking to do. I was reminded of many of Rose's female contemporaries and antecedents, most pleasingly the whisper of early Kate Bush records.
It's all highly emotive, but also cleverly crafted, First and foremost a Pop Record that explores the full territory that wonderful format provides. I hope it will make Rose a lot more friends. It deserves to.
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