Musician and songwriter on the rise, Blake Rose returns with the release of his debut EP, ‘A World Gone By,’ via AWAL Recordings. The 7-track collection of songs features previously released tracks, “Casanova,” “Movie” and “Ordinary People,” as well as the current EP focus track “Rollerblades.” Listen to “A World Gone By,” the debut EP from Blake Rose here at https://blakerose.ffm.to/aworldgoneby Speaking about the new EP, Blake reveals, “My debut EP ‘A World Gone By’ is a coming of age project for me. It touches on my experiences so far with childhood, love, truma and growing up in the age of social media. I put my heart and soul into it and I hope you enjoy!” ‘A World Gone By’ arrives alongside an official music video for “Rollerblades,” which was directed by Brent Campanelli and filmed on location in Venice, CA. Talking about the new video, Blake explains “Rollerblades is about how our current digestion of social media can cause us to have warped, negative perception of reality that we can’t avoid.” Watch the official music video for “Rollerblades” here at https://youtu.be/YwV-9dLYARM
Blake Rose Unveils Debut EP, ‘A World Gone By’ Out Now (AWAL Recordings) RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “ROLLERBLADES” Listen To “A WORLD GONE BY” EP @ https://blakerose.ffm.to/aworldgoneby Watch “ROLLERBLADES” @ https://youtu.be/VKY6R5_IbcA 52
Rock and Blues International
• November 2021
This past summer, Blake teased the new EP with a new single, “Casanova” ( https://youtu.be/kkQwCol5PP8 ), which was praised by V Magazine for bringing a “tried-and-tested recipe for power, pump, and grit” and Billboard, who proclaimed “Blake Rose may very well take off soon,” hailing “Rose’s crisp vocal” and calling it “a pure pop single about playing the game of love.” This was followed with another stellar cut, “Movie”, alongside an official music video ( https://youtu.be/4xx4ncXUQto ), directed by Sean Hollihan (who previously worked with Blake on the “Casanova” video). Speaking about “Movie,” Blake revealed, “Movie is about putting your life into perspective and questioning your current situation by imagining yourself on your deathbed. For me, it’s about trying to show someone you care about that the relationship they’re in is toxic,” he explained. “Sometimes we tend to wallow in familiarity even if it’s hurtful. It feels too scary to venture outside of that because it’s uncomfortable but ironically that’s exactly what we’re trying to escape. You don’t have to settle for the life you think you deserve, you deserve so much more.” The EP follows a series of official remixes for his hit single “Lost” ( https://youtu.be/0cHxa4wfp80 ) , including fresh takes on the track from Lucian, Sarcastic Soundsand NASAYA. The original version of “Lost” has accrued more than 60 million combined global streams to date. continued on next page
