Hi Meadow, welcome to VENTS! How have you been?

Feeling really excited and grateful about my single release I’m very happy to be sharing my music with everyone.

So your new single “Heartbreaker” explores the painful experience of pushing someone away because you feel they deserve better, even when you genuinely love them. What was it about this personal experience that made you want to turn it into a song?

I feel so many emotions all the time some good and some bad, they can feel overwhelming so I write about them. I was hit heavy with this thought of not feeling good enough for this guy, he felt perfect and maybe too good for me, so I was scared to ruin things out of insecurity because I had genuine feelings. I’m sure I’m not the only person who has felt like this.

The song touches on insecurity, vulnerability, and the fear of ending up alone. Was writing “Heartbreaker” a way of processing those feelings, or did you find that putting them into music gave you a different perspective on the experience?

I think creatively as an artist I’m drawn to emotions and vulnerable songs and so drawing influences to create a story gave me a different perspective of an outcome. I didn’t feel worthy of the guy I loved because I felt too complicated for him. Despite my love for him I had the thought of ending up in vulnerable situation where things end, to protect both of us from getting hurt.

There’s an interesting emotional contradiction at the heart of “Heartbreaker”: wanting to be loved while simultaneously feeling unworthy of that love. How did you approach capturing that tension through the lyrics and the song’s melody?

Lyrically the song is a warning of a girls complicated ways which vocally I approach softly at the start. I almost beg the lyrics “Come on and hold me” it gives you a moment of me not wanting him to let me go because I do want to be loved despite insecurities. Its shows my vulnerability of what’s unfolding.

The track has a beautifully haunting, almost cinematic atmosphere, built around ethereal strings and keys. What was the sonic vision for “Heartbreaker,” and how did you arrive at this particular arrangement?

Thank you, I love the cinematic sound that keys and strings can give. These were always going to be the main instruments with an emphasis on strings to add drama and a deeper connection of emotion with the lyrics. Once we had a demo, we layered areas of the song to get the haunting sounds in the correct arrangement.

Your vocals are one of the song’s defining elements, moving between delicate vulnerability and to this truly powerful emotional sort of expression. How did you approach the vocal performance, and did you have a particular feeling or image in mind when recording it?

I had no expectation of what I wanted my voice to sound like as this was my first ever recording in the studio. I knew the chorus needed to sound more powerful than the verses. I really listen to the lyrics and wanted to connect vocally with what I felt worked for the song and its story.

“Heartbreaker” is the introduction to your upcoming six-track EP. Does the song establish the emotional and musical direction of the entire project, or will listeners discover different sides of you as they move through the remaining tracks?

As a new artist I am trying different things with my music and voice while keeping true to myself with a dark, moody, melancholic vibe I have as an artist.

Since the EP is rooted in raw and emotive storytelling, how personal does songwriting tend to get for you? Do you find it easier to write about experiences while you’re going through them, or do you need some distance before turning them into music?

I keep a notes app of things I experience, and I always go back and reflect on this. I find this more helpful when starting a song and deciding which story I want to tell.

As an 18-year-old artist beginning to introduce your music to the world, what has the experience of developing your own sound and artistic identity been like? Have your influences or creative ambitions changed along the way?

It’s been a lot of work but really fun, I love music and being in the studio so it’s worth it. I have kept totally true to myself, I have a great team around me who gets my style, vibe and sound and so it’s been relatively straightforward.

With six tracks on the upcoming EP, was there a particular song that challenged you the most emotionally or creatively? Without giving too much away, is there another track you’re especially excited for listeners to discover?

Yes, there is a song on the EP that felt challenging because its more upbeat and I wanted to have variation of sounds on the ep, so it pushed me out of my comfort zone which was difficult at times but despite that I really enjoyed the process of the song. I do have a favourite song on the EP and I am very excited for listeners to hear that!

When listeners reach the end of the EP, what do you hope they understand about you as an artist and storyteller? Is there a particular emotion or message you hope stays with them?

I would love for people to understand my style and get a little insight into why I feel the way I do at times, but I don’t feel like people need to fully understand my story to connect with it. I want them to be able to take each song and interpret it in their own way, relating it to their own experiences. Most importantly I want listeners to feel connected to my music and come on this journey with me.

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Stream Meadow Rose ‘Heartbreaker’ here – https://rulistening.lnk.to/Heartbreaker

INTERVIEW: Meadow Rose

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