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Canadian singer-songwriter Nova Rose is a classically trained vocalist and violinist who has effortlessly pulled in a fanbase by getting radio airplay and accumulating over half a million streams on multiple platforms.

Recently, Nova Rose has rediscovered her passion for the violin and shared her journey on Tik Tok where she has gained over 1 million views on her songwriting and violin content. She now incorporates her songwriting and singing with her recently discovered passion for the violin. 

Nova Rose returns with the release of her highly anticipated sophomore self-titled EP. Filled with heartfelt lyrics and enchanting melodies, this mesmerizing collection of songs effortlessly combines elements of violin and dark pop sounds to transport listeners into a realm of captivating soundscapes.

The EP’s focus track, a heart-wrenching breakup single, ‘we used to’ sees Nova Rose combining strong storytelling with a unique sound. Written and produced with Mark Vesprini and Kayla Diamond (The Strumbellas, Billboard Top 10 Artist), ‘we used to’ begins with an atmospheric indie-pop soundscape drenched in heartbreak where you could hear a pin drop. Nova Rose captivates listeners with glimpses of violin throughout the track, pulling on their heartstrings, with a delicate and creative take on pain and suffering.

Driven by creativity and exploring new sounds aiming to connect with her audience on a deeper level, Nova Rose displays the vulnerability and truth behind her lyrics with each release. The sorrowful instrumentation is paired with Nova Rose’s alluring vocals to create a passionate experience for the listener.

On the song, Nova comments, “It’s about how much it hurts when someone you’re still in love with pulls away when you don’t have anger or hatred to lean on and distract you from the sadness. When it feels like you’re not just losing a person but a whole life that you’ve been envisioning for yourself. It’s about the last dying breaths of a relationship where all you want to do is hold on and make them last forever because the idea of being alive beyond them and facing the unknown on your own is terrifying.”

The self-titled EP represents every stage of breakup grief, from denial to acceptance. Through emotional melodies and vulnerable lyrics, Nova Rose brings listeners on a rollercoaster of emotions. She shares her own experiences of heartache and healing. From the initial shock to finding hope again, each song captures a different part of the journey.

On the EP, Nova Rose comments, “This EP stays authentic to who I am as an artist. I hope it speaks to listeners and helps them feel understood during tough times.”

Nova Rose has gained support from FACTOR, a private non-profit organization dedicated to providing assistance toward the growth and development of the Canadian music industry.

Accumulating press coverage across Radio Canada, Sweety High, Canadian Beats, Buzz Music, Lefuturewave, OcchiMagazine, and PM Studio, Nova Rose has presented herself as an exciting musical talent with a lot of promise for the future.

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Acclaimed US singer-songwriter Juliet Lloyd to tour the UK for the first time this summer.

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Shortly after releasing her sophomore album in 2007, US-based singer-songwriter Juliet Lloyd walked away from music completely for more than 10 years, feeling burned out and unhappy with her career progression like so many other independent artists. After going through a divorce in 2019 and in the midst of a global pandemic, she found herself pulled back toward the siren call of songwriting and again making the leap to pursue it full time. Her latest album ‘Carnival’, released in 2024, is in many ways the culmination of those decisions, and the reintroduction of an artist who now has the wisdom of experience.

There’s an unmistakable urgency you can feel when a song is written and performed from a place of complete honesty. That feeling permeates ‘Carnival’. “I’ve always been envious of writers who say they write songs because they have to, because they had these things they just had to get out of themselves,” Juliet says. “I had never really felt that way until this album. I’ve become someone who writes because they have to.”

Stylistically, ‘Carnival’ draws on a range of influences from Laurel Canyon-era singer/songwriters, to Lilith Fair rockers, to confessional country/folk balladeers, to indie pop. The central theme of the record and that of its title track is not being too precious about any one experience or decision. Take them for what they are, live in the moment, and move on when they’re done. It acknowledges also that memory can be subjective, and ambiguous—was an experience ultimately a good thing or a bad thing? And whose memory can you rely on to determine the answer to that question?

‘Carnival’ doesn’t just deal with the complexities of ending relationships, it also deals with all the feelings that come with moving on. The album’snine songs feature evocative storytelling that reveals a simple truth: when the carnival inevitably leaves town, you’re left with an empty parking lot. And how you remember, it is a choice. As Juliet sings in the title track, “If only there was a way you could bottle up that feeling / and you’d drink it in / when the days are short and you long.”

Across her 20+ year career, Juliet has been admittedly stylistically non-monogamous. Her first full-length album, ‘All Dressed Up’, was released in 2005 and was heavily jazz-influenced- a label that she rejected at the time. “I am a piano player and a woman, so I was immediately compared to Norah Jones—and I bristled at that,” Juliet says. “Listening back now, I can totally see that it was true, and it of course wasn’t a bad thing.” Her follow-up release ‘Leave the Light On,’ came out two years later and featured a slick piano-pop production that led to five of its songs being placed on reality TV shows on MTV and VH1. Coming back after her 10-year break from writing and recording, Juliet released ‘High Road’, a collection of five Americana/soul-tinged songs produced by Jim Ebert (Meredith Brooks, Shai) that earned her widespread recognition and songwriting awards both in her home region of DC as well as nationally.

Now with her first ever UK tour scheduled for July 2025, Juliet has also dropped a completely brand-new single ‘Wild Again’, which like ‘Carnival’, was written with and produced by Todd Wright (Lucy Woodward, Butch Walker, Toby Lightman). ‘Wild Again’, however, charts yet another new step in Juliet’s journey.

Carnival’, is full of deeply personal songs that are drawn from my real-life experiences and relationships. Coming out of that album cycle, I was feeling a little exhausted by my own navel-gazing and I was craving inspiration elsewhere. So, a lot of the songs I’m writing now are an evolution of sorts – focused more on external stimuli and finding the personal stories and humanity in that. Wild Again is a perfect example of this,” she explains.

The idea for ‘Wild Again’ was born out of a NY Times podcast Juliet listened to about the real-life efforts to return the whale that played Willy in the iconic movie ‘Free Willy’ back into the wild.

“It’s an insane, heartbreaking story that asks all kinds of thorny questions about human responsibility and humility and what’s the “right” thing to do and is that the same as the “kind” thing to do. There was a line that one of the trainers said in the podcast, explaining that they were trying to “train him to be wild again.” The complete absurdity of that statement hit me in the moment, and I immediately started jotting down lyrical ideas”, Juliet says.

Catch Juliet Lloyd on her UK tour this July:

1st July: The Folklore Rooms / Brighton
2nd July: The Hyde Tavern / Winchester
3rd July: Hen and Chicken / Bristol (CRH Music promotions)
4th July: Artisan Tap Hartshill / Stoke-on-Trent

5th July: Waggon & Horses, Nottingham

6th July: Cafe#9 / Sheffield
7th July: Hyde Park Book Club / Leeds
10th July: FortyFive Vinyl Café / York
11th July: The Muddy Puddle / London
13th July: The Wrotham Arms / Broadstairs

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