et aliae
“Sober” (f. D∆WN)
Rose (out 03.04 on Cascine)
The London via Singapore producer first appeared on my radar screen last year, courtesy of a pair of delicious Rita Ora and Aaliyah flips. Since then, she has continued her journey from Soundcloud producer to artist, and we are now just a couple of weeks away from her first long-form statement. “Sober” — the third of five songs we’ve heard from Rose — is her most ambitious, streamlined single yet and features warm vocals from the inimitable Dawn Richard. While she’s obviously worked with chopped vocals before, we’ve never really heard her build such a defined pop song around a voice before, and her restrained, piano-driven arrangement frames Richard with the touch of a seasoned pop producer. More than just a beautiful, emotional song, “Sober” is an exciting indication of how far et aliae can go as an artist and how well she works with live vocals.
