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 Rose Cousins (from the album Waiting on You available on Outside Music)
Missing connections is the centerpoint for Bravado, the recent release from Rose Cousins. Loneliness is the target when Bravado sings for both those who feel the burden of being alone and fellow humans needing more solo time in their lives. As a backdrop for creating the songs on Bravado, Rose Cousins shared ‘I think about how we’re so disconnected. I get sucked into my phone and forget to go for a walk because of this sense of obligation I have that convinces me to get as much work done as possible. We are missing what’s actually happening. I’ve been thinking about how we must be getting close to a breaking point’. Kicking things off with a DIY guide for making your own table for one is provided with step-by-step instructions from Rose Cousins in “The Benefits of Being Alone”. The cut begins the song cycle for Bravado, its theme continued on the album, each track listed as chapters, “The Agreement” setting boundaries for its characters while “The Swimmer (To Be an Old Man)” addresses the fear of losing a partner as “The Time Being (Impending Mortality Appreciation Society)” faces death head on. Offering an explanation for the title track, Rose Cousins speaks of her stamina in “The Expert” as Bravado looks to matters of the heart for “The Return (Love Comes Back)”, airs hopes and fears with “The Fraud”, and makes promises on the studied marching rhythm of “The Benediction (A Good Woman)”. Throughout the song cycle on Bravado, a non-stop inner-committee juggles the myriad of emotions that course through our minds, Bravado repetitively making a mantra to get through “The Din”. The album exits as the repeated message tries to be heard amid chaotic sonics while Rose Cousins wearily repeats the verse/chorus of her album’s opening cut, quietly reminiscing within her own words against a piano reverie in “The Reprise (The Benefits of Being Alone)”. Listen and buy the music of Rose Cousins from AMAZON Visit the Rose Cousins website for more information
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