Quick-rising singer/songwriter Sydney Rose opens up about beginning over, the therapeutic energy of honesty, and the quiet energy behind her soul-stirring EP ‘I Know What I Need’ – a stripped-back, intimate assortment that captures each a private reckoning and an inventive rebirth.
Stream: ‘I Know What I Need’ – Sydney Rose
I wish to attempt to be as actual and as weak as potential. It’s the one method I can actually really feel linked to my very own music. I believe the extra sincere I’m with my music, the extra folks relate to it.
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In an age of overproduced heartbreak anthems and shout-it-from-the-rooftop self-discovery songs, Sydney Rose does one thing a lot more durable: She whispers.
Her new EP I Know What I Need is a delicate however agency declaration – not simply of who she is as an artist, however of what issues when the whole lot else falls away. Identified for her stripped-back preparations, weak lyrics, and the type of voice that appears like a late-night telephone name, Rose invitations us into her world with open palms and a quiet type of braveness.
After being dropped by her earlier label, she may’ve simply stepped again from the highlight. As an alternative, she leaned in – to stillness, to honesty, to herself. Out now, I Know What I Need isn’t only a sonic evolution; it’s an emotional one. With over 40 million streams on the viral hit “We Hug Now,” and a brand new dwelling at Mercury Data, Sydney Rose proves that there’s energy in softness – and energy in staying true to your voice.
Typically I fall asleep
And I’m nonetheless 17
You continue to stay down my road
You’re not mad at me
And in that dream,
I’ll say the whole lot I wished
That day by day after Could,
I haven’t discovered what I wanted
Nobody has come near you
And I don’t suppose anybody will
– “We Hug Now,” Sydney Rose
We caught up with Sydney Rose to speak about beginning over, the tales behind her songs, and the fantastic thing about one-take recording periods within the Catskills.
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Stream: “We Hug Now” – Sydney Rose
A CONVERSATION WITH SYDNEY ROSE
Atwood Journal: Your EP I Know What I Need appears like a mirror – not only for you, however for anybody listening. What moments in your life sparked these songs, and did writing them provide help to higher perceive your self?
Sydney Rose: I moved from Georgia to Nashville nearly two years in the past and it was the scariest factor I ever did, but it surely was additionally the very best determination I ever made! I wrote numerous I Know What I Need over the primary yr of being in Nashville. Typically songwriting is the one method I can course of by means of issues. So normally after writing a music I’ll be like, “oh!!!! that’s how I felt!”
The title alone appears like a declaration. Was there a selected turning level the place you realized you “knew what you wished,” or was it extra of a sluggish realization by means of writing and performing these tracks?
Sydney Rose: The primary music I wrote for the EP was “Canine I Cross On The Avenue.” It was additionally sarcastically written on the primary day I moved to Nashville. The thought for the EP title got here from that lyric as a result of I moved to Nashville as a result of I knew what I wished to do with my life.
Your songs usually seize common emotions – heartbreak, longing, self-discovery – however they really feel extremely private. How do you stability writing for your self versus writing for others to see themselves in your music?
Sydney Rose: I attempt to write principally for myself as a result of I do know there are folks on the market who’re feeling the identical method as I do. I wish to attempt to be as actual and as weak as potential. It’s the one method I can actually really feel linked to my very own music. I believe the extra sincere I’m with my music, the extra folks relate to it.
Your sound blends heat indie folks textures with tender pop melodies, creating one thing intimate however immediately accessible. How did you discover that stability whereas shaping this EP?
Sydney Rose: With this EP, I wished to return to my roots. I began with solely releasing uncooked voice memos. I beloved the way in which it sounded and I’ve at all times been drawn to that type of stripped-back sound. I wished to go for a Massive Thief sound, and that’s how I began working with Sam Evian on this challenge!
What did your songwriting course of seem like for I Know What I Need? Did these songs come collectively in a single chapter of your life, or have been they collected from totally different moments?
Sydney Rose: They have been written over the primary yr of me shifting to Nashville. All of them got here from totally different moments, however all from the identical emotions. I didn’t rush the method. I let it come naturally.
In case you needed to choose one music from the EP that feels essentially the most like “you,” which one wouldn’t it be – and why?
Sydney Rose: Most likely “Canine I Cross On The Avenue.” I really feel prefer it’s the general feeling of the EP. It’s type of melancholy however in the end hopeful. I prefer to be hopeful.
So many listeners describe your music as comforting – prefer it offers them house to breathe and really feel. What do you hope I Know What I Need affords to somebody who’s listening to your music for the primary time?
Sydney Rose: I hope it affords some type of relatability. I need folks to listen to my songs and suppose “oh, that’s precisely how I really feel.”
How do you keep grounded and linked to your artwork whereas sharing a lot of your self with the world? Is there a ritual or mindset that helps you retain that stability?
Sydney Rose: I’ve been writing for thus lengthy and each time I’ve been totally sincere. That’s what has gotten me this far. I like my music as a result of I really feel prefer it’s part of me. I wouldn’t like my music if I used to be faking all of it.
Your music usually appears like a quiet dialog, as when you’re singing instantly to 1 individual. Is that intimacy intentional, or simply how your songs naturally take form?
Sydney Rose: I like music that’s stripped and easy and I believe that’s what I’ve at all times been drawn to. Even with my very own favourite artists. I adore it when it’s very intimate and weak. It’s what makes me really feel linked to the music.
Who’re some artists, previous or current, which have formed your sound or your strategy to storytelling?
Sydney Rose: I take numerous inspiration from songwriters like Phoebe Bridgers, Lizzy McAlpine, and Gracie Abrams. I like the way in which they construction their sound. And I like the lyrics that simply reduce proper by means of the guts.
What’s one thing about I Know What I Need which may shock folks – both in the way it was made, or what it means to you?
Sydney Rose: Each single music was a one take! (Other than “We Hug Now.”) I’ve by no means performed one thing like that. Working with Sam Evian was a dream. I felt very fortunate to stick with him at his studio within the Catskills. I wasn’t distracted by something at dwelling. And I felt very at peace.
Wanting forward, what’s subsequent for you after this EP? Are there stay reveals, new tasks, or dream collaborations in your horizon?
Sydney Rose: So many stay reveals developing! Within the meantime, I’m working in the direction of new songs and thrilling collabs!
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