For The Yearners: Baby Rose Interviewed

Baby Rose, the North Carolina-born singer-songwriter known for her haunting soul and R&B voice, has spoken to Clash Magazine ahead of the release of her third studio album, 'YEARNALISM'. The record is described as an exploration of desire and longing, drawing on classic R&B, soul, jazz and gospel to encourage listeners to confront their own emotional guardedness. Rose frames the album's arrival as timely, positioning it as a deliberately human, analogue counterpoint to the growing presence of AI in creative spaces.

In the interview, Rose discusses how she defines pleasure, distinguishing it from healthier forms of joy, comfort and safety, while acknowledging it can also serve as an unhealthy anaesthetic. She places herself within a wider movement of soul artists including Olivia Dean, Leon Thomas, Elmiene, Thee Sacred Souls and Cleo Sol, whom she sees as part of a broader return to authenticity in music. The conversation also touches on her experience touring with Olivia Dean and how her sound and perspective have evolved since earlier releases such as 'Through and Through'.