Watch the new ‘Consent’ music video releasing now on Youtube
The Glastonbury and London based singer/songwriter has already had many achievements in her 23 years. Having previously played support for Lawson, being interviewed live on ‘London Live’, performing at Glastonbury Festival this year, and now performing support for Scouting For Girls. Click here to view the London Live TV appearance.
Rosie’s songwriting abilities developed early in childhood with multiple of her recent releases having been written when she was in her early teens. She doesn’t stop at singing and writing, Rosie is also an aspiring actress. This multi-talented creative has a lot in store for 2023 so make sure to stay updated!
‘Consent’ Inspiration
Inspiration for this vulnerable song came from “a variety of experiences such as my own experiences, my friends experiences and also Jodie Comer’s one woman show Prima Facie”. The artist said the performance left her both “in a state of numbness” and feeling “overcome with emotion”. It having discussed themes that struck a personal note with Rosie and events that happen too often in modern day society. She started writing and finishing the song immediately whilst travelling back from watching the show. Rosie views ‘Consent’ as “an important and personal song for me and I’m sure many others will feel the same too, but especially women.”
The ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ singer hopes this song can act as an ice breaker to open up the conversation on sexual and domestic assaults on women. As well as the implications it can have in future relationships. “I never want to tell people how to think or what to believe in but I truly hope this song gets people talking and asking the necessary questions to evoke the change it needs in order for a real shift to happen in society.”
This song represents a different direction for Rosie, with heavy lyrics such as “Was it you or was it my fault even though I said stop now” paired with haunting, synth-heavy music. The change in maturity is evident in her newer songs, as she unapologetically writes about flaws in our society.
‘Consent’ Music Video Inspiration
Rosie’s goal was to “encapsulate the then and now to highlight that there hasn’t been an awful lot of change”. She included important historical events such as the story of Joan of Arc to illustrate the parallels between modern day society and standards with how it was in historical times. The music video includes purposefully disturbing visuals, with the scene of hands crawling up the bed and over Rosie leaving viewers physically uncomfortable. In another scene Rosie chose to wear a hospital gown in part of the video to symbolize how some people automatically assume that women are lying when they choose to come forward and call them crazy.
“In writing this song my aim is not to preach to the masses about what’s not being done but to get people to become aware and engage with this topic of conversation to afflict change to make women feel safer in the world today.”
