Rosie Carney shares “Black Star” & “Just”, from her lockdown rendition of Radiohead’s seminal album The Bends
The Bends is out on Color Study on 11th December
Rosie Carney shares”Black Star“ and “Just” in advance of releasing her ambitious quarantine project covering Radiohead’s seminal mental health album The Bends in its entirety.
The tracks follow her stunning interpretation of “Bones” which found strong support at Stereogum, SPIN, The Line of Best Fit, NME, Consequence of Sound, BPM and much more.
As with “Bones”, “Black Star” is shared as a home-made video shot in Carney’s beautiful rural home-county of Donegal, Ireland.
“One of my favourite things about this song is the non-sugar coated realness of it”, she explains.
“It’s very bleak and sad when you start to realise a relationship is on its way out. I feel like everyone has been in that situation where you just kind of aimlessly fill your day with crap to distract yourself from thinking about someone (even though you are the whole time). Throughout the record I tried to keep as many songs in their original key as possible, but when I started learning Black Star, I wanted it to feel like I was almost talking in the verses, so I purposely lowered it to the point it was nearly uncomfortable for me to sing. The words are so direct and bleak and honest I didn’t want to risk them going unheard.”
Pure perfection! Yet again Rosie Carney has released this truly stunning rendition – a wonderful new rework and the audience gets pulled into the calming tones and delicate harmonies carefully captured in this recording.
Tackling a ground-breaking stretch of pop history requires tact and dedication to make it your own. Rosie Carney’s personal connection to the music brings to bear her stunning take of The Bends. Read more about the project in her interview with NME.
“She transformed the whole album into ghostly, Carrie & Lowell-esque folk music” proclaims Stereogum. Co-produced by Rosie and JMAC (Luz, Haux), the project is a poetic example of things coming full circle – it’s not the first time Carney’s battles have dovetailed with her love of Radiohead. She recalls going to see them as a teenager and having an anxiety attack in the arena. She blacked out and woke up in the first aid room and covering the band has acted a a form of therapy, as, like so many others this year, her original career plans and mental health were derailed by the pandemic.
Rosie Carney’s version of The Bends is due for release on December 11th via Color Study and “Bones” is out now. You can pre-order the album here.
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