“So Mature”: The new single from Rose Fatale
The second single from the Belfast punkers
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Great art holds a mirror up to the world; exposing its many flaws, highlighting its beauty and screams back the question we are all too afraid to ask. It’s this dichotomy that Rose Fatale bring to their new single ‘So Mature’, a riotous, three and a half minute punker inspired by 90’s riot grrrl queens Bikini Kill, Hole and Babes In Toyland.
Amidst the cranked guitars, vocalist Anna wraps her sardonic tongue around the normalisation of grooming by those in a position of influence in the music scene - a situation which, regrettably, happens all to often. The band aren’t afraid to cast their eye over the world around them and set their sights on its shortcomings, and their attention to the beauty of self-expression juxtaposed with the rage that fuels it, means they leave the mirror fractured and broken.
The band’s existence is an opposition to behaviours that no one should be forced to endure, after member Anna furiously wrote lyrics in a bathroom stall following an unsolicited encounter in a club. This became the impetus for her writing the band’s debut single ‘Psycho Bitch’, though the acoustic guitar she wrote the song on wasn’t able to express the attitude and emotion of the song. Soon drafting in her brother Liam (guitar), former mates Cleo (bass) and Josh (drums) from a previous band, and finally Jenny (guitar), the additional instrumentation and volume lent itself to the intent behind the song and the band. With a strong socio-political message at their core, Rose Fatale became the vehicle for the members to express their disdain.
The scream that begins the single was captured during the recording process as a christening party raged below the recording studio, making it a rather apt addition given the subject matter. Lyrically, Anna adopts a Trojan Horse approach, wrapping a serious message up in sarcasm with a knowing elbow to the ribs - a deft way to handle both an emotive and sensitive subject. A screaming solo, and some dying distortion drives the song to it’s halfway point, before a tone change pulls the band back in before their final charge.
To capture their raw emotion and energy, the band turned to Jonny Woods at his 1980 Something Studios, a studio now synonymous with the Norther Irish music scene. The band also employed James Foy of Wynona Bleach to help produce the song, with final touches added by Jon Moorehead (mastering) of Moosetronix. The band decided upon a performance video to help give a taste of the energy of a Rose Fatale live show, shot and edited by Eoin Bannon.
Uncompromising in delivering what they believe cannot go unchecked and aiming to instigate change for the better, the band’s sound may be based in the likes of riot grrrl, but they pivot from a wider range of influences and use a contemporary perspective to craft their own singular voice and sound.
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