London singer-songwriter Bianca Rose has unveiled her hotly anticipated sophomore album ‘If You Knew, Would You Care?’.
Dropping in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Week, the album is an extensive, 14-track release is an LP that was created in the heart of lockdown, with Bianca finding solace in music-making and using it as an escape from the anxieties of the real world.
Talking on the inspiration behind focus-track ‘Edge Of A Fickle Flame’, Bianca explains, “Isolation has been crippling for many in my own circle, and this song is for them, and for me. I want it to be a sonic hand to hold for someone who feels on the edge, and feels no strength to continue on. I’d love it to be a reminder that there can be more life on the other side of whatever we’re facing.”
Underpinned by themes of introspection and self-reflection, things open with the spellbinding, piano notes of ‘Respite I’, a spiritual, emotionally vulnerable ballad that sees Bianca trade pitch-perfect vocals with fellow London artist Hannah Barnett.
Next up is recent single ‘Monsters’ a powerful, affecting track, with lyrics fuelled by her emotions surrounding the murder of Ahmaud Arbery last year, and the Black Lives Matter protests that followed.
Also present is ‘Skin’, another recent single alongside regular collaborator Jake Isaac, who also produced the track. Brimming with acoustic energy and raw emotion, it’s a candid love song that sees the duo showcase soulful vocals and rich harmonies against a backdrop of delicate, sombre guitar strings.
