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BROOKLYN, NY | JULY 22, 2022 – Emmrose releases her new single “The Feeling’s Mutual” today, her response to the ending of a toxic friendship and inspiration for this new pop anthem. The NYC-based teenage indie-pop artist continues to make a name for herself by consistently delivering music that resonates with listeners who love her beautiful melodies and intensely relatable lyrics. Her new single may be her best and most relatable single yet. A song born from an actual event, Emmrose puts on her best pop vocal performance while taking on the subject of toxic friendships, and whether you have experienced one recently or not, it will have you cheering Emmrose for her strength to stand up and say “enough”
Here is the backstory from Emmrose about the inspiration behind The Feeling’s Mutual:
I wrote my new single, “The Feelings Mutual” about what I like to call a “friendship breakup”. A little over a year ago, I was going through a really big rough patch with a close friend of mine, until I realized that she was only making my life worse and that I didn’t want us to be friends anymore. All she would ever do was criticize me and tell me that I was a bad person, like she made me out like some evil villain.
I wrote the “The Feelings Mutual” shortly after the friendship had ended. I was at the recording studio building rooftop, and my friend just started sending me rude messages about my music. At that point, I had had enough. She wasn’t a true friend. It was a toxic friendship in so many ways, and it feels really good to have written a song about it and to finally let go. I was done feeling insecure about my music, and I wanted all my friends to be supportive of what I was passionate about. – Emmrose
“The Feelings Mutual” wasn’t a difficult song to write, I remember really getting the whole thing down in a couple of days. Recording the song with Mike, my producer, was really cool because it was in a pop ballad style that we hadn’t done before. I loved belting the last few choruses and the bridge. – E
ABOUT: Emmrose is a Groover Obsessions Artist and signed to Secret Road Music for sync licensing. She records her music exclusively with Mike Abiuso at Behind the Curtains Media in Brooklyn, NY. 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 15 singles and her EP 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 May 25, 2022 Premiere for “The Gallows”
“Emmrose is no stranger to tugging on heartstrings with her affecting and emotionally rousing sound, but her latest single ‘The Gallows’ may just be one of her most potent and resonating to date, with the artist exploring her feelings of loneliness when living in one of the busiest places in the world.”
Music For the Misfits Oct. 10, 2021 Premiere for “Thorns”
“Her beautifully sharp vocals lead us through this ballad-like single, a slow paced and pensive track with a simple soundscape that subtly dresses Emmrose’s lyrics. Her voice in combination with her prolific songwriting are what make her stand out. “Where thorns grow now grow roses” is a line we simple won’t get out of our head.”
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