Oh, Rose and the glowing ascensions / unlocked orchestrated folk heart of "For Art"

 

"At first it feels so foreign / To be / In love I guess It’s true / I was thinking about you / I was thinking about you..."

The glowing ascensions / unlocked orchestrated folk heart of "For Art" by Olympia, WA / Portland based Oh, Rose and the title track of their new EP, runs with open arms through what feels like a spinning amalgam of indie folk rock, baroque pop and Western pop noir spaces. The angelic opening that feels like a bright light for front-woman Olivia Rose's vocal countenance, open, vulnerable and emotionally giving, gives way to twangy guitar slides, lovely bass pushes and mellow but anchoring drums all washed in what feels like string swell or mellotron-esque ones. The sensory feeling is at once kind of surreal while feeling as real and raw like Rose's vocals that are as natural as if she was telling you how she feels in your living room. Oh, Rose leaves the reverb wash to the backing vox and I like this aesthetic.

LINER NOTES (excerpted / bracketed):

[The title track from For Art, the new EP from long-running Olympia/Portland group Oh, Rose. The six-song album serves as a perfect distillation of what makes the band so special. A year out from the release of their 2024 masterwork, Dorothy, finds the group's members getting married, starting families, and contemplating the family-like bond that's held the band together for over a decade.

Exploring themes of long-term commitment and partnership—both in romantic and platonic relationships, as well as to artistic practice itself—the six tracks on For Art navigate the complexities of closeness. Wading through feelings of disillusionment, the album is ultimately a hopeful work, one of recommitment and perseverance.]

"Oh, Rose", in the end, is the kind of song that wraps around you like a hidden indie flick you feel like only you found and floods you with emotions even creating goosebumps that skate around your skin on a cold morning.

"At first it feels so foreign'

To be
In love I guess It’s true
I was thinking about you
I was thinking about you
Could have invested all my time I was thinking about you
First
First
First I feel
So nervous
To be
This vulnerable It’s true
That I was thinking about you
I was thinking about you
Could have invested all my pride I was thinking about you
I was thinking about you
Could have invested all my time I was thinking about you
First
First"

"For Art", the EP, just dropped yesterday 8/15/2025.

-Robb Donker Curtius

THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3k7ErvhO8cmFVOTrAVtuKe

https://www.instagram.com/ohroseh

https://www.facebook.com/ohrosemusic

https://linktr.ee/ohroseh



The Olympia, WA based Oh, Rose has solidified their place in the PNW music scene through powerful, upbeat performances showcasing the emotive and unfiltered voice of front-woman Olivia Rose. Their catalog is both intimate and explosive; since forming in 2014, the band has released two albums and an EP, amassing a catalog that ranges from soft, synth-tinted love songs to full-on, painfully screamed ballads.

In 2024, the band celebrates 10 years with their reissue of their first EP, That Do Now See, alongside their new album “Dorothy,” which is set to release September 5th via Antiquated Future.



Oh Rose, Olympia Washington, Portland, band centered around singer songwriter Olivia Rose, folk, indie rock, indie folk, dream pop, baroque pop, indie rock, balladic, diaristic, new EP "For Art", unfiltered raw lyrics, poetic, dreamy,