{"product_id":"frankie-rose-hila","title":"Frankie Rose - Hila","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"45\" data-end=\"244\"\u003eNew \u003cstrong data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"65\"\u003eFrankie Rose\u003c\/strong\u003e album sees her channelling the nuanced darkness of later \u003cstrong data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"131\"\u003eCoil\u003c\/strong\u003e, at times the pounding EBM production of \u003cstrong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"189\"\u003eSkinny Puppy\u003c\/strong\u003e and the near-spiritual alienness of \u003cstrong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"243\"\u003eCocteau Twins\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"990\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"804\"\u003eHila\u003c\/em\u003e. A record about loss. What persists beyond the range of ordinary perception? The place mourning keeps returning to—not quite transcendence, not quite doubt. The edge of what we can see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"992\" data-end=\"1484\"\u003eFrankie Rose has spent fifteen years building one of the most quietly distinctive bodies of work in American independent music. Bursting out of the shackles of her legacy on 2024’s \u003cem data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1193\"\u003eLove As Projection\u003c\/em\u003e, 2026’s \u003cem data-start=\"1202\" data-end=\"1208\"\u003eHila\u003c\/em\u003e builds on the muscular, dance-ready songwriting and transcendent melodies to result in Rose’s most exploratory and affecting record of her career. Imbued with yearning melodies and brooding post-punk dynamics, \u003cem data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1425\"\u003eHila\u003c\/em\u003e is Frankie Rose at her most impressionistic and expansive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1859\"\u003eSelf-produced at her home studio and featuring collaborations with drummer \u003cstrong data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1577\"\u003eJustin Welch\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1591\"\u003eElastica\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1601\"\u003eLush\u003c\/strong\u003e), \u003cem data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1610\"\u003eHila\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded following extensive touring with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1685\"\u003eThe Jesus and Mary Chain\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1706\"\u003eSwervedriver\u003c\/strong\u003e. The result is the most confident, searching music Rose has produced; muscular in its production yet emotionally vulnerable in its diffracted neon glow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"2258\"\u003eA record informed by loss and the way grief mutates our senses, it’s fitting that Rose channels the nuanced darkness of later Coil, at times the pounding EBM production of Skinny Puppy and the near-spiritual alienness of Cocteau Twins. On \u003cem data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2106\"\u003eHila\u003c\/em\u003e, the doors of perception are constantly melting, revealing the porous nature of the seen and unseen. The result is a synesthesia that flips the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2260\" data-end=\"2571\"\u003eIf \u003cem data-start=\"2263\" data-end=\"2283\"\u003eLove As Projection\u003c\/em\u003e was an outward-looking record embracing the world, \u003cem data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2341\"\u003eHila\u003c\/em\u003e brings the dark cosmos into inner space. Rose’s love for '80s production and soaring melodies remain—they’re cornerstones of her craft after all—but there’s something more assured and gothic underneath the massive waves of sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"3081\"\u003eOpener \u003cem data-start=\"2580\" data-end=\"2587\"\u003e“Olo”\u003c\/em\u003e shimmers into a pulsating, cinematic brooder, Rose’s vocal transcending and swan-diving between registers in the chorus breakdowns. First single \u003cem data-start=\"2733\" data-end=\"2751\"\u003e“Can’t Be Wrong”\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a transition from the optimistic pop of Rose’s previous album, introducing a thumping '80s funk rhythm track beneath the soaring vocal performance. The ebullient \u003cem data-start=\"2924\" data-end=\"2939\"\u003e“Shadow Twin”\u003c\/em\u003e is that song’s sibling, recalling major label-era \u003cstrong data-start=\"2990\" data-end=\"3016\"\u003eStrawberry Switchblade\u003c\/strong\u003e melancholy mixed with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3039\" data-end=\"3056\"\u003eRobin Guthrie\u003c\/strong\u003e’s twinkling guitar work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3083\" data-end=\"3766\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"3083\" data-end=\"3089\"\u003eHila\u003c\/em\u003e blossoms darkly from here, expanding into a glacial, widescreen sonic landscape. On \u003cem data-start=\"3174\" data-end=\"3185\"\u003e“Rainman”\u003c\/em\u003e and the title track, the listener is transported to a rain-soaked nocturnal cityscape filled with desire, moonlight cutting through blinds, intoxicating chasms without bounds. Rose’s use of saxophone and digital synthesis recalls the night music of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3435\" data-end=\"3452\"\u003eThe Blue Nile\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem data-start=\"3455\" data-end=\"3461\"\u003eHats\u003c\/em\u003e or the more ambient end of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3489\" data-end=\"3501\"\u003eEmeralds\u003c\/strong\u003e’ catalogue. Indeed, in the towering synthetic cello sounds that climb into the mind on \u003cem data-start=\"3589\" data-end=\"3595\"\u003eHila\u003c\/em\u003e, there’s a distinct flavour of the instrumentals on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3648\" data-end=\"3663\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem data-start=\"3666\" data-end=\"3671\"\u003eLow\u003c\/em\u003e. This is music to play in the dark, to light the way a little—just enough to trick the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3768\" data-end=\"4151\"\u003eLeading into the strobe-filled haze, single \u003cem data-start=\"3812\" data-end=\"3824\"\u003e“Manifest”\u003c\/em\u003e pounds forward with a massive industrial 4\/4 beat and post-punk\/goth musicality, an exercise in unlit ecstasy. For \u003cem data-start=\"3940\" data-end=\"3957\"\u003e“Best Of Times”\u003c\/em\u003e, the liberal saxophone passages feel like a suppressed \u003cstrong data-start=\"4013\" data-end=\"4029\"\u003eMichael Mann\u003c\/strong\u003e soundtrack from the '80s, with Frankie Rose’s effortless, melodic vocal performance probing and searching for connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4153\" data-end=\"4451\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eNavigating through the dry, iced landscape into a rising sun, closer \u003cem data-start=\"4222\" data-end=\"4240\"\u003e“Velvet Refrain”\u003c\/em\u003e flips the melancholy of the preceding passages. With a massive sound dripping with harmony, the clanging guitar and vocal duet feel like they’re soundtracking an unexpected happy ending after bouts of darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"463\"\u003e\"Her sound remains vast and yearning, with gut-punch drums pushing through explosions of colored powder; her voice is a chrome-plated sigh, and her agile melodies soar effortlessly.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"444\"\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"462\"\u003eBest New Music\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"528\"\u003e\"She achieves some serious cinematic grandeur.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"528\"\u003eStereogum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NIGHT SCHOOL RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Yellow\/Clear Colour-in-Colour Vinyl LP","offer_id":58397587112281,"sku":"SDZ-47783","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/image_6ff8f9c5-b600-41dd-8d68-04a24113351c.jpg?v=1782378858","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/frankie-rose-hila","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}