ROSE BETTS RELEASES SOPHOMORE ALBUM ‘THERE IS NO SHIP’

London-born, LA-based, rising singer-songwriter and multi-hyphenate talent Rose Betts, known for her previous hit “Irish Eyes,” unveils her highly anticipated sophomore album, There Is No Ship. Encapsulating the record, Rose has shared the video for the album’s opener and lead single, “Six,” released today with a cinematic video directed by Zebulon Griffen.

Inspired by films and directors known for blending the surreal with the real, the “Six” video reflects the song’s deeply personal yet somewhat abstract world. Rose adds, “I’ve never wanted to pin this song down to one thing or story. It is a song about my family and I think, in the way that all families are so complex, the song doesn’t bear being cornered into a neat package. I wanted the video to add some emotional weight to how much the song means to me but never to explain it. I hope it opens the song up to even more interpretation and gives the listener even more space to find themselves inside it.”

Drawing from her Irish heritage, the English-born, LA-based singer/songwriter re-imagines traditional Celtic melodies and rhythms, capturing an unbridled spirit while layering in artful and tasteful alt-pop tones. She is the sole writer on the project and takes on co-production, further solidifying her role as a dynamic force. Listen to There Is No Ship here.

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “SIX” HERE

Recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville, Rose tapped producers Sean Cook (Shaboozey) and Mark Siegel to help hone the sound of There Is No Ship, whose title references J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings. “There’s a line that the elven character Arwen says when she’s made the decision to stay behind, renounce her immortality, and live a human life so that she can be with the man she loves,” Rose says.

“It’s a simple line: ‘There is no ship that can bear me hence.’ The way I chose to interpret the line for this project is that there are some things that you cannot be taken away from. There are some things about yourself that you can never change. Where you grew up, the bones of the city that formed you, your country, and your heritage. For me, the power of these things has come into sharp focus since moving away from them. England will always be my homeland, my heart will always belong there,” says Rose.

There Is No Ship Tracklist:

1. Six

2. Take This Body Home

3. Running

4. Alderidge Creek

5. Save Me a Seat

6. Doodles

7. Come Away

8. You Never Looked Back

9. I Am An Island

10. My Funeral Song

11. There Is No Ship