Rose Elinor Dougall - Stellular (Deluxe Edition) (2017)

Stellular is the title-track of a shockingly confident new album, 11 tracks of classic songwriting, all defiantly modern, glowing with clarity and purpose. It is, in Rose’s own words ”something bolder, less apologetic, more decisive… a sophisticated pop record” It is an album rooted in the London lives that shaped its lyrics, the lives and experiences of Rose's friends as their 20s slipped by in a haze of late nights, broken hearts and struggles in an increasingly unforgiving capital. "The last decade in this country has been a really fucking weird time to be young. There's a theme of promises that are falling apart, and negotiating the wreckage of choices you might make that actually start to become less flippant and do have long-standing effects on your future.” Working with producer and friend Oli Bayston, AKA producer Boxed In, the pair started by crafting small ideas, a simple rhythm, drum noises, or a sound on a Korg Delta, exploring the "essential" part of Rose’s songwriting. The plan was to make the record from a limited sonic palette, to give everything a defined aesthetic. This philosophy stretches back to Rose’s days in The Pipettes - a band built on a manifesto for the perfect pop group by the KLF's Bill Drummond.