Praised by the likes of NME, the Guardian, the Sunday Times and GQ magazine and played on the radio by DJs such as Huw Stephens and Annie Mac, it is clear that Rosie Lowe possesses the right stuff before she even releases her debut album.

The Deptford-based singer’s hypnotic vocals and a sound that defies classification are winning admiration from everyone that comes into contact with her, it seems.

And with her first LP Control out on February 19, that’s set to be a whole lot more people.

The album, which follows her debut EP Right Thing, has been a year-and-a-half making though her unique sound has been a long time in development.

Rosie grew up in remote Devon as the youngest of six siblings in a house with no TV and an acclaimed jazz saxophonist for a father. She played six instruments as a child but it wasn’t until she came to study at Goldsmiths uni in New Cross – whose alumni include Blur and Katy B - that she found her sound.

She told us: “One of the assignments was a composition assignment.

“You had to give yourself some limitations. I chose to not use anything but my voice.

“I got Logic on my computer and I learnt how to record myself and produce, which was an incredible process for me.

“It felt really freeing. It was the first time I didn’t need to rely on anyone else. For me, it was a really important moment.

“I have always written and always loved it but from sitting at the piano my consciousness comes in quite quickly.

“I found that when I wasn’t in front of the piano or something I relied upon, I found it technically freeing. I was relying on my ears and my ears are very well trained because I have listened to a lot of music.

“It was a very natural process. I didn’t really know what it sounded like. The response I got from university was amazing and everyone was really excited about it. The tutors really liked it.

“I was like ‘okay, I don’t really know what this is but let’s continue with it’. I try to keep that at the route of my songwriting still.”

As an example of how heavily Rosie’s sound is built around her vocals, the single Who’s That Girl? has more than 100 vocals tracks. The song Sinking Sand is entirely vocals but manipulated to the point where they sound more like instruments.

After leaving Goldsmiths, Rosie felt compelled to pursue her music.

She said: “I moved to Forest Hill after I left university. I slept in the corridor and the room I was renting I made into a studio and soundproofed it.

“I spent all of my time doing music when I left. The response I got from the stuff I was doing made me passionate about writing.”

She had little notion that it could bring her fame and fortune but before long labels began to take an interest.

She said: “I have been really lucky. It is all about what you are striving for really. I have only wanted to continue playing music, in whatever capacity that is in. If I can sustain myself and continue to do that then I’m really happy.

“If you’re wanting fame or just to sign a record deal then you are never really going to be satisfied.”

Similarly Rosie’s songs are incredibly personal, so much so they come out subconsciously.

She said: “Rather than knowing how I’m feeling right away, I usually work that out through writing.

“Because I write so much, I don’t think about it too much. If my feeling for something is strong then I know I want to get down at the piano and in the studio.

“It usually comes through that. I write lots of stuff that doesn’t work and is quite difficult to work but the songs that mean something are quick.”

She added: “For me, I don’t really have much interest in singing about stuff that isn’t personal to me. You have to sing it over and over and over again and for me it has to mean something and I have to be able to relate to it.

“I think honesty is very important. I think audiences can tell when you’re being honest and when you are being dishonest.”

Rosie Lowe’s album Control is out February 19. She plays Oslo in Hackney on February 25. Go to rosielowe.com

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