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ROSE KEMP - Unholy Majesty

“Her Voice possesses the same combination of sensual rapture and existential dread.”  The Independent 

“The kind of tracks that stop you dead in your tracks…sheer swooping grace in Kemp’s voice.”  The Fly

“Prolific collaborator, signing with 3 Bristol bands whilst steering her own solo career” The Guardian

“The authority she yields using vocals alone is truly mesmerising. Addictive listening.” Rocksound

Unholy Majesty has been mixed by Chris Sheldon (Foo Fighters/Amplifier/Biffy Clyro)  The new album follows the success of 2007’s A Hand full of Hurricanes and the stomping, haunting single, Violence.

Rose’s unique powerful vocal is sometimes operatic, sometimes fierce but equally haunting, her musical style is extremely difficult to categorize. Woven together with multi hook harmonies and quality instrumentation, this album slowly buries itself under your skin. Lyrically the songs are compelling and their content somewhat mysterious, however accompanied with heavy rock guitar, oversized drums and old Synths and organs, they are infectious and thought provoking. Rose’s influences are numerous but include the classic rock of Black Sabbath and stoner rock legends Melvins, Drone artists such as Earth and Om. She is also influenced by classic Black Metal, Doom and 70’s prog right through to timeless songwriters including Kate Bush and Tom Waits.

Part of folk-rock heritage, Rose is the daughter of Maddy Prior and Rick Kemp from seminal, Pioneering British Folk-Rock band Steeleye Span.  Now, based in Bristol, Rose comes from a burgeoning Bristol underground DIY scene. Originally the province of American anti-folk acts such as Kimya Dawson and Jeffrey Lewis– DIY touring reached the UK shores last year, with artists increasingly spreading the word through the internet, and keeping costs down with the help of enthusiastic fans prepared to promote gigs themselves and give accommodation to touring artists.  Rose has been working on many killer collaborations and various side projects, and has played supports such as Oceansize and Amplifier.

ROSE KEMP - Unholy Majesty is available through One Little Indian and distributed by Creative Vibes

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