Rosie Darling - Golden Age (2022) Hi Res

Boston-born, LA-based artist Rosie Darling shares her sophomore EP Golden Age, along with her new single “What A Convincing Illusion” via Nettwerk. Quietly confident, exuberantly passionate, and creatively inclined, Rosie is the kind of anomaly who pushes pop music forward by uncompromisingly embracing her artistic impulses and following them to unprecedented heights.

Chronicling her journey as an individual striving for connection in crowded Los Angeles, Rosie Darling’s second project keeps her emotions at the forefront as she navigates the isolation of a two-year pandemic. The Golden Age EP finds Darling exploring the longing of partiality, the regret of wasted time, and the prospects of what could’ve been during a time where connection and loneliness converge more than ever before.

“This EP means so much to me as it is another collection of songs that I have been working on over the last few years, especially during a global pandemic,” says Rosie Darling. “Finding an outlet for all my fears, dreams, hopes, and heartbreaks was necessary during such a time of uncertainty. Creating this project allowed me to find flashes of my youth and ‘Golden Age’ within the chaos of everything else that is constantly changing around me.”

New single “What A Convincing Illusion” is a tender slice of subdued indie-pop. The track is driven by unapologetic lyricism and a true sense of authenticity that Rosie brings to every track. Thematically, “What A Convincing Illusion” deals with the lessons we learn from past relationships and trying to avoid those same mistakes on our next go around.

On her latest single, Rosie expresses: “‘What A Convincing Illusion’ is a song looking back on a failed relationship and seeing it with clarity now that it’s over. It can be hard to take off the rose-colored glasses and examine the truths of a relationship while it’s still happening, but when you look back, you see everything as it truly was, especially if that’s not in a positive light.”

The EP also features the singles “Always Almost,” “Fucked Up Summer,” and “Golden Age,” which were all were accompanied by music videos directed by Laura Lynn Patrick. “Always Almost” is an achingly gentle effort made by a hopeless romantic for hopeless romantics. While “Fucked Up Summer” is a glitchy, anthemic bop about falling out of love and the pain behind young heartbreak. The EP’s title track, “Golden Age,” is an unfeigned, emphatic pop endeavor as Rosie broods over wasted youth.

For the Golden Age EP, Rosie worked with writers Matt Rad (Niall Horan, James Arthur, Little Mix), Justin Gamella (FINNEAS, Bella Poarch, Lennon Stella, Ashe, Aoki, Kaskade), Cooper Holtzsman (Zachary Knowles, Dixie) and Grammy Award-winning mixer Michael Brauer (Coldplay, John Mayer, Tony Bennett).