EMMROSE EXPOSES HER BATTLE WITH PANIC ATTACKS IN THE NEW INDIE-POP SINGLE “FALLING AGAIN”
Listen to “Falling Again”
NEW YORK, NY | April 28, 2023 Indie Artist Emmrose releases her new Indie-Pop single “Falling Again”, which she wrote while trying to lift herself out of a panic attack. The disproportionately high rate of mental illness among musicians is well documented and Emmrose knows she is not alone. She has suffered from panic and anxiety disorder since she was 13 years old, coincidentally the same year she started writing and recording her original music. Pop music often deals with themes of love, loss, and human conflict, providing a way for listeners to express and process their own emotions, and Emmrose has always provided her listeners with intensely relatable lyrics and haunting melodies.
Currently studying psychology and marketing in her second year of college, Emmrose knows that listening to pop music can be a form of relaxation and stress relief, and can help lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol leading to greater feelings of calm and relaxation. Her writing “Falling Again” during a panic attack, was in fact, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, just Emmrose style.
Long time Producer and collaborator Mike Abiuso used unconventional production techniques which support the lyrics and the idea of Emmrose’s mental struggle while writing the song. His recording of vowels and splitting and layering them under the vocal melody brings the listener right into the artist’s head as she deals with her ability to stay calm and focused. As with most of Emmrose’s catalog, “Falling Again” was recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Mike Abiuso at Behind the Curtains Media in Brooklyn.
Emmrose adds,
“I wrote Falling Again in the middle of a panic attack, which looking back, probably wasn’t a good idea. The lyrics were my literal symptoms. I remember sitting down at the piano, playing a few random chords, and a melody popped in my head. This is really so dark to talk about, but I remember only managing to hum the melody, I had such a hard time breathing. The panic attack really came out of nowhere, I can’t even remember what triggered it. Thankfully, I haven’t had one of these random attacks since, and honestly I think this song really helped. Taking care of your mental health is incredibly important. Panic attacks are extremely debilitating, and it’s something that should be treated by a medical professional. I want to spread awareness with my music for all sorts of mental health struggles, as you really aren’t alone. Things are never hopeless. I got help and want to urge other people who struggle to get help too”
ABOUT: Emmrose, 19, is a native New Yorker, Groover Obsessions Artist , and signed to Secret Road Music for sync licensing. Her debut EP Hopeless Romantics was released one week before New York City entered the covid lockdown of 2020, and with all of her shows cancelled, she decided to perform weekly live streams from her home where she connected with thousands of kids in the world who took refuge with her music. Two years later, she has released 18 singles and her Album Hopeless Romantics won Best Pop Album in the 2020 WAM Awards. In May of 2020 her single “The Grass Was Greener” was placed on two Spotify Editorial playlists, a surprising event due to the fact that the entire recording and production had been done remotely during the COVID lockdown in NYC, with Emmrose in her Manhattan bedroom and her producer Mike Abiuso working in his Brooklyn apartment. The song “Five Months” is sync’d to the opening scene of the indie film “Searching for the Wave” and the single “Waitlisted” aired on MTV’s Teen Mom in November of 2021.
WHAT THE PRESS SAYS:
Clout Magazine March 3, 2023: Review of “17 Inside”
“the track has this gorgeous, ethereal quality that belies its sadness, stunning, layered vocals create this feeling of charming optimism while the artist sings about broken friendships that she is slowly losing the chance to mend. Themes like forgiveness, isolation and letting go are explored on the track, and Emmrose’s thoughtful and immersive writing style makes for a personable listening experience that evokes our own struggles that we had during such a weird and unprecedented time.”
SwitchBitch Noise March 3, 2023: Review of “17 Inside”
“In a post-lockdown world where the likes of musicians like Bo Burnham, Phoebe Bridgers, and, of course, Emmrose (among many others) are still coming to terms with the toll of isolation, this style of lyric will be the norm, at least for a while. Things have changed, and the “new normal” very much involves the sustained discussion of young voices coming into their own despite the pain. We should all do our best to listen and reflect upon our own “17 Inside” as well”
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