Rose Elinor Dougall - Stellular (Rough Trade Edition) (2017)

Stellular is the title-track of a shockingly confident new album, 11 tracks of classic songwriting, all defiantly modern, glowing with clarity and purpose. It is, in Rose’s own words ”something bolder, less apologetic, more decisive… a sophisticated pop record” It is an album rooted in the London lives that shaped its lyrics, the lives and experiences of Rose's friends as their 20s slipped by in a haze of late nights, broken hearts and struggles in an increasingly unforgiving capital. "The last decade in this country has been a really fucking weird time to be young. There's a theme of promises that are falling apart, and negotiating the wreckage of choices you might make that actually start to become less flippant and do have long-standing effects on your future.” Working with producer and friend Oli Bayston, AKA producer Boxed In, the pair started by crafting small ideas, a simple rhythm, drum noises, or a sound on a Korg Delta, exploring the "essential" part of Rose’s songwriting. The plan was to make the record from a limited sonic palette, to give everything a defined aesthetic. This philosophy stretches back to Rose’s days in The Pipettes - a band built on a manifesto for the perfect pop group by the KLF's Bill Drummond.

Tracklist

CD 1 (12 / 47:58)

01. Colour of Water
02. Strange Warnings
03. Stellular
04. Closer
05. Take Yourself with You
06. All at Once
07. Answer Me
08. Dive
09. Poison Ivy
10. Hell and Back
11. Space to Be
12. Wanderer

CD 2 (4 / 23:04)

01. All at Once (Tom Furse Extrapolation)
02. Before We're Strangers (Demo Version)
03. Suspended (Demo Version)
04. All at Once (Martin Dubka Remix)