Rose Elinor Dougall left girl group The Pipettes in 2008. Since then she has quietly been recasting herself as a psychedelic-folk chanteuse parexcel lance. Two limited singles have demonstrated a breadth of inspiration, from the timeless, melancholy of Sandy Denny, through the leftfield melodicism of Smiths-era Morrissey to the primitive-futurism of Broadcast.
Rose Elinor Dougall spent most of 2008 isolated in her bedroom with just a casio-tone for company writing a bunch of songs that she hoped “could convey that the music and lyrics were vital but allowed you to engage with the songs on your own terms”.
Rose Elinor Dougall’s debut 7”, ‘Another Version Of Pop Song’, the title, a reference to her '60s bubblegum pop girl-group past and the song itself a declaration of breaking these ties, received praise from many quarters. Second single, ‘Start/Stop/Synchro’ raised the ante further with publications such as the NME, Pitchfork, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and Under The Radar. An album, ‘Without Why’, is released on August 26th.
Rose will play Barfly Camden on August 26th as part of Barfly & XFM Xposure Live Presents.
Supporting will be Dan Michaelson, Patch Willam and The Crookes.
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