On Thursday the 26th of September, emerging alt-pop artist Leah Rose will release her new single ‘The Sting Of Rain’.
Following on from a string of singles the independent artist released this year comes the cinematic new track ‘The Sting Of Rain’. Lyrically the song unfolds like a stream of consciousness, delivered in the singer’s melancholic vocal style. The tension steadily builds in the first half of the track and momentarily breaks in the atmospheric bridge section before leading into an explosive electropop finale.
“I had a lot of disjointed thoughts swirling around my head one morning and in a moment of quiet, I sat and wrote them out. I’m singing about a lot of different things in this song but when I put it all together the words flowed into each other in a way that made a lot of sense to me”
Inspired by artists such as The Weeknd and Charli XCX, ‘The Sting Of Rain’ was written and recorded in London with frequent collaborator Edward O’Mahony and mastered by Fergal Davis.
Leah released her debut single ‘Goodnight’ in May 2021, the first release from the EP ‘The Sun, The Moon, The Stars’, featuring follow-up singles ‘Dangerous Pink’ and ‘Everything’. Continuing to showcase her all-encompassing approach to music Leah released her Arts Council-funded music video for the single ‘Everything’. In June 2024, the independent artist returned with the ethereal synth-pop single ‘Forest Wine’, followed by ‘Emeralds’ for which a live music video (filmed in D-Light Studios), was also released.
These releases saw Leah Rose gain support from Hotpress, The Last Mixed Tape, Golden Plec, TILT with John Barker, Today FM, 2XM, Red FM, WLR and KCLR.
“‘Dangerous Pink’, the sophomore single from Leah Rose has a widescreen dark cinematic sound that sprawls out of the speakers and expands into a truly compelling sound” The Last Mixed Tape
“Leah Rose has dropped yet another ethereal single ‘Forest Wine’…. The perfect track to blast on your summer late-night drives” Hotpress
“Emeralds is the sonic equivalent of a cheeky drunk cig – delectable and dark” Hotpress
Leah Rose is a Cork-born artist based in Dublin. Having been a songwriter and performer for some years in the Dublin music scene, Leah took time to hone her craft and harness her own distinct dark and dreamy pop sound.
Leah finds inspiration in lyricists such as Alex Turner and Lana Del Rey and enjoys approaching her songwriting through a cinematic lens, allowing the use of strong imagery and colour to play a major role in the music she writes. Leah strives to create art not only through music but through her artwork, photography and overall visual aesthetic.
“I see my songwriting style as atmospheric and somewhat abstract. I love being able to use music as a tool to materialise the things I see in my mind. So when I write a song I try to place the listener right in the centre of my memories and daydreams”.
