Interview: Rosen Bridge talk latest single

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North Wales Metalcore Quintet Rosen Bridge have recently released the video for lead single Dreamcatcher. The band consists of Antony Jonesy, Eddie Edwards and Marcus Williams on Guitar, Rowan Jack on Drums and William Roberts on Bass duties. For Dreamcatcher, the follow-up to debut Entropy, the band set out to create a record that would make people feel great. Laying down the release with John Mitchell at Outhouse Studios, the members slept in one van and commuted to the studio each day, ready to work hard. Rosen Bridge self-release Dreamcatcher on 12th May and you can check out the lead single below!

We managed to catch up with the band as they talk about the release of Dreamcatcher and more!

So how has the release of ‘Dreamcatcher’ gone so far?

The response to the single and music video has been really great; it really has made a lot of long time effort worthwhile. I feel we’ve really took things to the next level now and things can only get better from here on out.

So the EP is also coming out next month, how pumped are you for this?

Extremely pumped! We’re very excited to just get the other songs out and show people how we’ve developed since our last endeavor. The release date is not long before we head out on tour so I think it will be interesting to see how many people have enjoyed the songs!

Can you tell us anything about the release?

The release date is May 12th, which gives us just over a week to show everyone what we’ve recorded before we begin our UK tour; it’s been so difficult having to wait up to this point to show everyone our work because we’re so happy with what we’ve done with this release. The artwork for the EP, designed by Victory Over All Design, is something we’ve been psyched about since we first saw it. The artwork captures the feel of the music perfectly and it was a pleasure working with the company. Music-wise, we’ve kept a lot of the heavy elements from our previous EP ‘Entropy’, but the new release is definitely much more varied and includes a lot more of our influences; from Prog-metal, to rock, to punk, to metalcore and so on. That’s partly why we’re so happy with the ‘Dreamcatcher’ EP, because we went into the studio with and open-mind and we loved the results.

What is your favorite song from the EP?

Eddie: It’s actually quite hard to say as all the songs create a fairly different atmosphere to one another. Though I do enjoy “Brand New” because it’s super fun to play live.

Ant:  I’d have to choose “Hold On” because of how important to me the message of the track is, especially the bridge part of the song. I remember after we had received the master track back from the studio, we had spontaneously ended up at “Truck festival” in Oxford that night. Towards the early hours of the morning we had a great night, laughing and joking and just buzzing overall from the completion of our new EP.  After partying out watching “Big Narstie” earlier on in the night, we ended up in Rowan’s car listening to the EP in its entirety on repeat. I remember hearing the bridge for “Hold on” and just really feeling the lyrics from my own experiences within adversity; It’s a song I can really put all my emotion into.

Before Rosen Bridge got together, I had given up on the idea that I could be in a band doing what I loved the most, for a good 5 years and it destroyed me for so long. But somehow I managed to hold on to a miniscule part of my passion for music whilst growing up and it lead me to this band forming. It’s brought much peace and purpose to my life, even just getting to this point we stand now. I will always encourage anyone to do what makes them happy in life, not what you’re told by your teachers or your parents, because it’s you who will live with the rewards or consequence of your efforts. The world inside your head is the only world you will ever know, so keep nourishing it with whatever makes you feel good, not what other people think is good for you.

If you could work with any band on a new song, who would it be and why?

Eddie: Difficult question, but I’d love a feature with a female vocalist, like Kimbra or Elena Tonra from Daughter. I think it would bring such a new dimension to our material

Ant: I’m mostly interested in working with female vocalist/producer Aria Sappho, her choice of melody, lyrics along with such a soothing voice resonates with me to the core. I think we could really get on some unique vibes if we were all to be put in a room together.  Also, obviously completely unrealistic but I’d love to hangout and jam with Pearl Jam. I love Eddie Vedder’s style and would find hearing his voice over some heavier music fused with their grungy rock expertise to be a sound that would interest me.

What were your first ever gigs you went to?

Eddie: Mine was Linkin Park many years ago. Well, technically it was Lost Prophets as they were supporting but that’s definitely awkward now.

Ant: A local grunge band that I idolized as a young teen called “Anubis” was my first experience witnessing live music, in a small village hall in Llanllyfni, North Wales. Being an odd ball in rural North Wales, it wasn’t easy to find people in my age group at the time that was into this kind of thing. These little shows managed to bring out all the rockers of the area to one place and I remember just having so much fun meeting all these new people and hanging out with the band every now and again because they were cool like that. They even got me up on stage not long after I had started playing guitar to play a track with them, and that moment definitely sparked up this passion for music. I will never forget those times.

What do you get up to while not in the band?

Eddie: In my own time, I like to skateboard and just write more music really! With the boys, we tend to have really intense games of Uno.

Ant: I spend a lot of my recreational time wandering the awesome landscapes that surround me. I’m very fond of the lakes here that are tucked away from all the drama of life. The mountains, forests and beaches of course. I enjoy light meditation within these kind of environments, and like to hone in on the lives of the animals and insects going about their day, I try to imagine the reality that they are experiencing during their time here on this earth.  I love campfires and stargazing. I’m just a nature dude y’know.

What was your funniest moment while recording the EP?

Eddie: I think generally the whole situation of recording was a good laugh, because we were staying in Rowan’s Dad’s campervan for the week, which was a constantly hilarious experience. Our mate Dani from Neck Deep hooked us up VIP tickets to Truck Festival on our last day of recording as well, which we just weren’t really expecting, so we sealed off the week with a crazy good time there where we ended up commandeering a yurt that we definitely weren’t supposed to be staying in.

Ant: Spending an entire evening after finishing up at the studio, putting on the most ridiculous Scottish accent’s to anyone we came in contact with. To the point where the barmaid asked one of us “why is there so many Scottish people here?” We laughed a lot that night.

Will there be a tour with the upcoming release?

Sure will be! Tour starts on the 18th of May, the week after the release! We literally can’t wait! There’s still a couple more dates to be announced but so far it’s as follows !

Thu, 18th May – Aatma, Manchester

Fri, 19th May – Foxy’s Lomax, Liverpool

Sat, 20th May – The Saddle, Chester

Mon, 22nd May – Trillian’s Rock Bar, Newcastle

Tue, 23rd May – Subside, Birmingham

Wed, 24th May – Mulberry Tavern, Sheffield

Thu, 25th May – The Bird’s Nest, Deptford

Fri, 26th May – The Harp Restrung, Folkestone

Sun, 28th May – 8 Bit, Swansea

Mon, 29th May – Venue TBC, Cardiff

Tue, 30th May – Venue TBC, Bangor