Interview: Rose Wallace Goldaline Releases New Single 'don't take all this for granted'

For anyone coming to Rose Wallace Goldaline for the first time, how would you

describe the project in your own words?

I would say it’s Lo-Fi folk with some pop sensibilities.

The project name comes from a Neutral Milk Hotel reference. How did you land on it,

and why did it feel right? 

A lot of the decisions for this project were made purely based on what felt right. I tend to overthink when it comes to music and I’ve been trying to learn to trust my intuition. Both, the decision to make a new project, and the name, were decided quickly. I’ve loved Neutral Milk Hotel for a long time, however I hadn’t heard the story of Rose Wallace Goldaline until I had named the project. When I looked into it I learnt that she was a Siamese twin who died and the other twin had to carry the grief around in a quite literal way. Although quite a gruesome, if not excessively so, metaphor, I found it quite fitting for the themes of the debut EP.

Your debut EP dealt with grief and regret. 'Don't Take All This For Granted' feels like a

shift in mood. Was that a conscious decision?

This definitely wasn’t a conscious decision, no matter what I try my music is always just a reflection or snapshot of the present moment for me.

You record and produce everything yourself. What does that process look like for you, and how does it shape the sound?

It changes with every song but usually it’s quite a quick process. I like to get the majority of the song out as quickly as possible so I don’t lose it. I think the limitations that come with recording at home almost force me to be more creative with it. I don’t like when I have too many options. I think maybe if you reduce the total decisions you have to make then there’s less room for error overall.

You also perform as Isidore. How do you think about the two projects, and does having that separation give you creative freedom?

I always describe it as Isidore is Indie/Alt-Pop and rose wallace goldaline as Folk. The separation definitely helps with creative freedom, it’s such a strange psychological trick but for some reason it removes any pressure that gets in the way of writing.

What does the rest of the year look like for Rose Wallace Goldaline?

At the moment I’m just writing as much as I can, and I have some exciting gig announcements coming up soon.