‘I couldn’t even spit my toothpaste out’: Lucy Rose on returning to music after agonising maternal osteoporosis
The singer-songwriter discusses the pain and isolation after breaking eight vertebrae – and having her self-esteem restored by Paul Weller
June 2019
Best albums of 2019 so far
Ariana Grande delivered swaggering pop, there was state-of-the-nation rap from Slowthai, Dave and Sleaford Mods, Billie Eilish shouted out for the teens, and Angélique Kidjo blended Africa with Cuba
March 2019
Lucy Rose: No Words Left review – her starkest, most striking album yet
Rose’s stripped-back songs convey bleakness and beauty in equal measure – they are her strongest artistic statement yet
September 2016
Billie Marten: Writing of Blues and Yellows review – muted wistfulness
(Chess Club)
July 2015
Lucy Rose: Work It Out review – indie hooks fail to take hold
Lucy Rose struggles to make an impact with a poppier sound
March 2015
Lucy Rose review – a little less polite conversation, a little more grit please
The former Bombay Bicycle Club vocalist stays true to gracious form, but her spotless set suffers from loveliness fatigue
April 2013
This week's new tracks
Tomorrow's World; Lucy Rose; Tyler, The Creator: this week's new tracks
Tomorrow's World | Lucy Rose | Tyler, The Creator | The Ramona Flowers | Haim | Tom Odell
September 2012
Lucy Rose: Like I Used To – review
In its unassertive way, the Warwickshire-bred vocalist's debut album is a trove of small pleasures, writes Caroline Sullivan
Lucy Rose: Like I Used To – review
Lucy Rose's folky inflections put her firmly in Laura Marling territory, writes Ally Carnwath
The Guardian's Music Podcast
Music Weekly podcast: Erol Alkan, Duran Duran's John Taylor, and Lucy Rose
Erol Alkan reviews the singles, John Taylor reveals his Duran Duran secrets, and Lucy Rose explains her debt to Joni Mitchell
April 2012
New talent at the Great Escape: Lucy Rose
Edgy folk singer Lucy Rose, performing at the Great Escape in May, is strangely unknown, despite almost a million YouTube hits, writes Tom Lamont
