This article provides an in-depth interview with up-and-coming singer Delilah Rose. It discusses her background growing up in rural Dorset and overcoming family hardships. Rose cites her grandmother and artists like Etta James and Adele as inspirations. She hopes to bring more meaningful songs to the top of the charts with her debut album Hold On. The interview covers Rose's school life, friends, musical influences, and ambitions to tour North America. She expresses a passion for music and desire to stay grounded as her star rises.

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ISSUE NO. 1
FEATURES
REGULARS
67
ON TOUR WITH
DELILAH ROSE
140
SOUNDS OF THE MONTH
WE GIVE YOU OUR FAVOURITE 20
SINGLES THAT HAVE BEEN IN OUR
PLAYLIST THIS MONTH
LIVE WITH
12
WE INTRODUCE SOME ARTISTS THAT
WILL BE HITTING IT BIG IN THE UP AND
COMING MONTHS
46
WE’VE FOUND OUR FAVOURITE MUSIC
VIDEOS FROM THE MONTH OF
DECEMBER
TWITTER TALKS
29
HAVE YOUR SAY AND TELL US WHAT
YOU THINK OF OUR SOUND INTRO OF
THE MONTH
82
THE KILLERS
03
FIND OUT WHERE AND WHEN YOUR
FAVOURITE ARTISTS WILL BE
PERFORMING
VIDEOS OF THE MONTH
FESTIVAL GUIDE
14
SEEING AS ITS CHRISTMAS - WE
THOUGHT WE MUST REVEAL OUR
FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS SONGS
SOUND HAS A CHAT WITH OUR BAND
OF THE MONTH
52
THE SOUND INTRO
A-Z ALBUMS
CHRISTMAS SONGS
WE REVIEW THIS MONTHS FAVOURITE
SONGS AND ALBUMS
25
91
OUR A-Z FEATURES ARTISTS SUCH AS
THE ARCTIC MONKEYS TO BON JOVI,
AND THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR
FAVOURITE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME!
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ARTISTS ARTWORK
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GETTING OUR TIPS IN EARLY - WE GIVE
YOU THE DO’S AND DONT’S OF WHAT
TO DO AND EXPECT AT A FESTIVAL
WE REVEAL WHAT WE THINK OF SOME
ALBUM ARTWORK THAT HAS RECENTLY
BEEN RELEASED
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INDIE V. ALTERNATIVE
137
74
MUSIC MUST HAVES
109
WE HEARD IT FIRST
WE’VE BEEN ASKED TO LISTEN TO A
FEW SONGS BY UNSIGNED ARTISTS
AND THIS IS WHAT WE THOUGHT OF
THEM
GUESS WHO
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THIS IS OUR SOUND INTRO OF THE
MONTH - DELILAH ROSE. FIND OUT
ABOUT HER MUSIC, LIFE AND MUCH
MORE.
WE FOLLOW SINGER ELLIE GOULDING
AROUND ON HER HIT UK TOUR
SOUND REVIEWS
LOOK AT THESE BABY PHOTOS AND
TRY AND GUESS WHICH BILBOARD
HITTING ARTIST THEY ARE
THE INDIE ALTERNATIVE BATTLE HAS
RETURNED AND WE TELL ALL ON OUR
FAVOURITE INDIE AND ALTERNATIVE
ARTISTS
AS THIS IS OUR FIRST ISSUE WE
THOUGHT WE WOULD GIVE YOU OUR
ALL TIME FAVOURITES - THEY’LL
PROBABLY FEATURE A LOT!
MONTHLY REVIEW
17 year old has come on leaps
and bounds - recently being
signed by the record label Sony
Music who is well known for
their worldwide music success.
Sound Rating:
This months review features
up and coming band Aria as
she takes the music world by
a storm. Since uploading her
first cover at the age of 13, this
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ARTIST
INDEX
London Grammar 09
Adele 10
Jake Bugg 56
Florence & The Machine 21
Kasabian 10
Arctic Monkeys 15
James Arthur 13
Lorde 40
Lily Allen 96
OneRepublic 78
Mumford & Sons 17
Imagine Dragons 22
The 1975 63
Fall Out Boy 33
Bastille 31
The Lumineers 18
Lana Del Rey 23
Of Monster and Men 11
Kodaline 108
Passenger 44
Gabrielle Aplin 22
Tom Odell 66
Ed Sheeran 88
Ben Howard 70
Daughter 75
Nina Nesbitt 85
The Vaccines 91
Kings of Leon 89
Coldplay 132
CHVRCHES 77
The Script 55
Bombay Bicycle Club 65
The Killers 99
Paramore 119
The White Stripes 131
Vampire Weekend 78
You Me At Six 63
Linkin Park 81
Evanescence 145
My Chemical Romance11
The Pretty Reckless 52
Lawson 54
U2 07
Oasis 58
Madness 69
Haim 09
Two Door Cinema Club 10
All Time Low 65
The Goo Goo Dolls 54
The Fray 94
Bon Jovi 55
Guns ‘n’Roses 66
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HEY THERE
DELILAH
A
s we are sat around
waiting out the back
of her London based
recording studio, Delilah Rose is running late,
yet again. Well known
for her not so punctual punctuality, the nation’s sweetheart still has
everyone waiting around for her. After what seems like hours, the fresh
faced solo artist comes running
through the door – Starbucks in hand
– apologising profusely because of
the so called “bad traffic”. This down
to earth Brit Award winner really
doesn’t know what’s about to hit her.
Born and bred in rural Dorset, London
is a completely new experience for
this not so typical country girl. With
her ‘I’m so relaxed I might as well
be lying down’ attitude, she really
knows how to make you feel at ease
when you are in her presence. When
saying that she has “never wanted
to be one of those uptight, bitchy celebrities who has everyone running
around after her” we can see why
the UK and the rest of the world has
fallen head over heels in love with
this level-headed singer songwriter.
One thing that stands out against the
rest is her passion and love for music – telling us about one of her most
prominent memories of when she
used to visit her Nana every Sunday.
She would sit on her knee listening
to all the old records whilst her Nana
would tell her about her life experiences. “The one Sunday that stood
out against the rest for me was when
I was about 5 or 6, and the rest of the
family were out of the room, and I
remember her telling me one thing,
and that was no matter how many
problems you face, music will always
be the rock you can cling to that
helps you stay anchored to reality.”
Carrying on our conversation about
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what family life was like for her as
a child and in her teens, we get a
deep and meaningful understanding of the hurdles that she had to
overcome to get to the place she is
today. When asking about her parents she tells us“whenever I get onto
that topic it always ends in tears so
please bear with me.” She takes a
couple of minutes to contain her
emotions and then starts to relay to
us the story which is obviously something which is extremely difficult for
her to talk about. “My mother tragically passed away when I was a
young girl, and sadly I know very little about her. Her death led to my father being a bit of a recluse, which I
think is the reason why I am so close
to my Nana –I definitely would not
be the strong and independent girl I
am today if it wasn’t for her.” We can
see that Family is something that has
instilled some strong morals in this
easy–going singer after hearing
about some of the tough times she
has had to go through.“Sometimes I
feel like I am on a rollercoaster at one
of the world’s biggest theme parks,
and for me music is always there to
alleviate the pain. You find people
visiting psychiatrists and counsellors to deal with their problems, but
I like to write mine down and share
them with the world through song.”
After talking about this we decided
that we wanted to talk about something a little bit more light-hearted,
which Delilah is more than happy
with as she laughs and tells us that
“serious is too mainstream for me,
music is supposed to be something
enjoyable – not something that
makes me want to cry 24/7.” So
we thought we would get on to the
topic of musical inspirations. “Artists
inspire you for many different reasons- from the type of music you
produce to the clothes you wear.”
We can tell that this girl has a wise
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4. head set on those shoulders with all
of these inspirational quotes that she
has been throwing at us! “It might
seem strange but one person, who
when looking at me you wouldn’t
think I would listen to, is Etta James.
The music that woman produces is
just legendary. The soulful and raspy
tone to her voice just sends shiver
down my spine every time I hear her
sing one of her sensational songs.”
For those of you who don’t know
Etta James was a singer-songwriter
whose style spanned from Jazz and
Blues to R&B and Rock and Roll and
in 2003, she won the Grammy’s lifetime achievement award which is
an accolade any artist would want
to achieve. “I also aspire to be like
artists such as Adele – she is such
a strong and independent woman,
and I admire the amount of emotion that is portrayed through her
songs. One performance that really stands out to me is when she
performed someone like you at
the Brit Awards 2011. The amount of
passion that was behind her performance was sensational, and I hope
that one day I will be as high class
of a performer as she is today.”
After talking about who inspires her,
Delilah starts to tell us about what
life at school was like for this talented young star. ”School for me was
pretty basic. I never had the privileges of attending one of those high
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costing performing art schools –
even though it was a passion of mine
– because of how bloody expensive
they are! I attended a normal secondary school – Shaftesbury School
– and I never was one of those ‘popular girls’ but I wasn’t someone who
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didn’t have any friends either. I had
a good group of friends who supported me and who I could talk to.”
Do your friends still support you now,
even though you are always in the
limelight? “The majority of my friends
treat me exactly the same, some
ditched me at the word go because
apparently the thought that I was going to turn into one of those conceited, supercilious celebrities” – well
you definitely aren’t one of them!
“haha, thanks, but any way, I can
see why they might have thought
that would happen but I think they
should have given me a chance
first. They have always known that
this is the one dream that I wished
to follow, right from the very start,
and I supported them when they
were telling me that they wanted to
become doctors or teachers –they
just couldn’t be bothered to stick
around and support me. I do thank
them in some ways now though,
because even though I find it harder to trust people, I find it easier to
work out who my true friends really
are.” You come across as someone
who thinks quite logically, especially when it comes to life and those
around you. “Well I think it’s important because otherwise, you would
just become one of those celebrities who goes off the rails and becomes uncontrollable – I definitely
don’t want that to happen with me.”
Her debut album is called Hold
On, filled with 13 emotional and
meaningful ballads which Delilah
has written herself, it is expected
to head straight to the top of the
charts when it is released on the 1st
December, just in time for Christmas. At the mention of the album
a glowing aura illuminates Delilah
which really confirms the fact that
music is what this girl is meant to
be doing. “This album holds a lot of
meaning for me,” says Delilah, “the
album was named after one of my
tracks ‘Hold On’ which relates back
to the saying that my Nana always
used to tell me when I was finding
something difficult – It’s the one that
I mentioned at the beginning of this
interview.” She tells us that the album was completed about a month
and a half ago, and after attending
the listening party last Thursday
evening we can see that there is a
new generation of music on its way.
“The songs that are currently hitting
the top of the charts feel to me as if
there is not a lot of meaning behind
them, I wanted to change that,
produce songs that people would
be able to relate to. The world
has listened to enough cliché
love songs, it’s time for something
different and that is what I plan on
bringing.” Delilah wrote the album
herself, with the input from people
such as Tom Fletcher who stated
that “this girl has talent – she definitely will go far,” and Greg Kurstin
who helped the likes of P!nk and
Kelly Clarkson. With talented people like these helping and guiding
her along the way – this will definitely be a hit. “I loved working
with all these talented song writers
and producers –they were amazing. Since working with them, my
writing and song producing has
come on leaps and bounds. I
really can’t wait to start producing
my next album – I haven’t even
had my first one out yet!” she says
whilst laughing.
Talking about what’s up next for
this vivacious young star – we
can see that there is a lot coming
her way. With invites to perform
at multiple venues and festivals
in 2014, she also plans to head
over to America, which we are
sure she’d be able to crack after
her debut single Helpless was
released their two months ago
and went to number 2 in the billboard charts. “I did a couple of
promotional tours for a couple of
weeks at the end of summer this
year when I went to your generic
Florida, New York, and LA. But I
would love to go over there for a
good couple of months and travel
through the whole of North America with my team – I’d like to take
my Dad and Nana too!” she says
with a little giggle at the end. We
just wish Delilah the best of luck
with this album, and that America
sees as much in her as we do. At
the end of the interview, we ask
her to finish off with a few words
on what advice she would give
someone who was starting out just
like she was 18 months ago – “Just
stay true to yourself and don’t
forget where you come from. We
see artists whose fame just goes
to their heads and that’s just not
cool. My nana has always told me
to stay grounded, and that is what
I’m going to tell you.”
Delilah
Rose
on Adele
We asked new star Delilah
Rose on what she thought of
singing sensation Adele and
here is what she had to say:
“Anyone who says that Adele
does not posess the art of singing is
crazy - there is nobody more
talented than her. If I could just do
a tenth of what that woman has
done I would be more than happy
with how my musical career would
have transpired.”
Sound Rating:
Written by Zoe Ramsdale-Clark
Delilah Rose’s new single ‘Fire’ will
be released on 01 February 2014
Tour
Dates
04 June Echo Arena
05 June Echo Arena
06 June Phones 4u Arena
07 June Phones 4u Arena
12 June Nottingham, Capital FM Arena
13 June Nottingham, Capital FM Arena
17 June Dublin, The O2
18 June Dublin, The O2
23 June Belfast Odyssey Arena
24 June Belfast Odyssey Arena
28 June BIC
29 June BIC
01 July Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
02 July Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
10 July London O2 Arena
11 July London O2 Arena
12 July London O2 Arena
13 July London O2 Arena
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OUR READERS GIVE US THERE OPINION ON NEW ARTIST
DELILAH ROSE
@maryloucelle11 New favourite
album of the year!!!!
@tommcfly I helped writing this album
and I’m really proud with how far she has
come
@vanessawanner the new album is
amazing, can’t stop listening to this!!!
@GregKurstin Great to see how this new
artist has come so far in such a short
amount of time
@chelslautnerTW Can’t wait to hear what
she has next after hearing this!
@caspar_lee I’ve decided that this is my
favourite album. ever.
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@edsheeran she is a talented writer,
interested in what will be coming up
next.
@chrissiecb_ Can’t get this album off
repeat #addicted