{"id":1541,"date":"2017-02-02T05:30:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T10:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2017-02-02T00:21:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T05:21:35","slug":"coming-up-rosie-carney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2017\/02\/02\/coming-up-rosie-carney\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Up: Rosie Carney&#8217;s &#8220;Awake Me&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosiecarney.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rosie Carney<\/a> writes haunting music, watery soundscapes with delicate vocals that fit the introspection of the lyrics. She has yet to release a full-length album, but she currently has <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/rosiecarney\" target=\"_blank\">two songs up on SoundCloud<\/a> that promise something good lies ahead. Carney is a Hampshire, England native currently living in Donegal, Ireland. At 19, she\u2019s already played SXSW, a strange experience she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosiecarney.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\">described in her blog last year<\/a>. I got in touch for a quick e-mail interview to ask about \u201cAwake Me,\u201d he latest single, and her plans for the near future.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Who are you singing to in \u201cAwake Me?\u201d Is it safe to say you are the narrator?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a song of self help, but I am singing to anyone who needs it. I wrote \u201cAwake Me\u201d when I so desperately needed to confront and deal with things I had kept buried deep within myself for what seemed like a lifetime. I wrote a song I needed to hear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you sing, \u201cI\u2019ve been a fool for more than half my live\/I\u2019ve tried to hide,\u201d it feels like there\u2019s a specific story behind the line. Can you say what that line means to you? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The line was written about realizing that, from such a young age, I\u2019d been so unsure of who I was and wanted to be. I didn\u2019t have the right people around me. I was so easily mislead and so easily hurt. I spent such a long time beating myself up based on other people\u2019s insecurities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/304098610&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>There\u2019s an almost Biblical feel to the last verse, \u201cAnd oh the birds are falling to the ground\/All the trees are growing up so down\/We\u2019re all holding on to something\/Holding on to someone else\u2019s hand.\u201d Again, it\u2019s evocative, like there\u2019s a specific story the listener will fill in based on their own experience. Is that part of your philosophy as a writer? Meeting the listener halfway with your imagery to create a story that means something to them? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I want people to take from my music their own experiences. To have their own interpretation of what is being said. Although the obvious stands tall in my lyrics, people, including myself, are always looking for their own truths in music and art. We\u2019re always looking for something honest we can relate too and hold close. I can provide my own take of imagery in the lyrics, but we will all see and gather from it our own distorted worlds. That\u2019s what makes it so personal. It\u2019s self-reflective.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The press release for the single mentioned you suffer from depression and anorexia, and that music helps you through it. How so? What does it give you that helps?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>It gives me truth. It allows me to self-heal and remain very much in the moment. It\u2019s like a form of mindfulness. It has a very therapeutic effect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you come to play at SXSW last year?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>I actually applied the day before the applications closed. I thought \u201cWhy not\u201d thinking I wouldn&#8217;t hear back, then 2 weeks later I received an email from SXSW asking if I\u2019d come and showcase!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sounds like it was a surreal experience \u2013 playing in a circus-themed bar, at a soup kitchen, and for industry. What sticks in your mind about those performances? What are the details that have stayed with you? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think the gig that stuck with me the most has to be the first one I did when I arrived out there in the soup kitchen. It was a gig for the homeless whilst they ate their lunch. I felt such an overwhelming sense of love. We were all lost in our own ways, and it connected us. It was soul nurturing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/269021309&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you working on a full-length album? If so, is there a rough timeline for when you might release it?  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My focus is just releasing some EPs before I jump into an album. 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