Delicate vocals and breathtaking strings imbue the latest EP Lighting Up from singer-songwriter Gena Rose Bruce out now. Following her critically acclaimed album Deep Is The Way, Lighting Up features the brand new title track alongside reimaginings of album songs, new life breathed into them by the ethereal Budapest Art Orchestra. This weekend Bruce will mesmerise audiences in the UK appearing at End Of The Road Festival and then Reeperbahn...
Gena Rose Bruce quickly follows up her critically acclaimed album Deep Is The Way with the announcement of the Lighting Up EP to be released on September 1st. Alongside the news she shares an enchanting reworking of ‘Destroy Myself (Avoid Myself Orchestral Version)’. Bruce enlists the Budapest Art Orchestra to breathe new life into the single, elevating it to new emotional heights with the haunting cacophony of strings. Pre-order / Pre-save Lighting Up EP here.Stream / Download ‘Destroy Myself (Avoid Myself Orchestral Version) here.
Swiftly following up her acclaimed sophomore album, Gena presents brand new single ‘Lighting Up’. Thoughtful and powerful vocals are the centrepiece of this mesmerising track that sees the songwriter at her most vulnerable and intense. “For a long time I would just suppress how I was feeling and would give off the fake ‘I don’t care about anything’ vibe” says Gena. “But I came to a point where I was just numb. You stop the pain, you stop...
With the release of her second album on the horizon, Gena Rose Bruce shares one final insight in ‘Harsh Light’ before the full record release on Friday, 27th January. Her appearance at Meadow Festival in March will be one of the first chances to hear new album Deep Is The Way live. Centred around Gena Rose Bruce’s distinct vocals, ‘Harsh Light’ is one of the more up-tempo songs in the collection with Bruce confessing “Originally I wrote this song...
Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Gena Rose Bruce offers further insight to her anticipated sophomore album with the release of ‘Misery And Misfortune’. Her sophomore album Deep Is The Way will be released on 27 January 2023 via Remote Control Records. Following her recent collaboration with iconic singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, ‘Misery And Misfortune’ is a slow tempo, vulnerable cacophony of guitars and synths. Gena Rose Bruce opens up on the subject matter explaining “This song is about feeling grateful and appreciative for when you can actually feel your feelings. Even if some of...
Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Gena Rose Bruce announces the release of her sophomore album Deep Is The Way, on 27 January 2023 Last year a suffocating black fog pursued Gena Rose Bruce through the night’s depths – a recurring dream wraith brought on by the passing of her partner’s mother and pandemic instability. Deep Is The Way chronicles Bruce’s fraught path back into the light, as she processes death and inner turmoil to emerge with a newfound state of strength and...
Gena Rose Bruce returns with whirling new single ‘Foolishly In Love’, accompanied by an equally hazy film clip which see’s Bruce reflect while standing on vast seaside cliffs alongside some fluorescent-ly decorated drums. Watch below! During Melbourne’s extended lockdowns, Bruce began turning inward and shutting down around friends and family. Her close relationships felt laboured and social interaction responses insincere. She even began questioning her commitment to her partner. These anxieties bubbled over into fantasies...
Melbourne’s Gena Rose Bruce & Japan’s Ayane Yamazaki have teamed up to deliver a stunning split single The Way You Make Love / Kitchen Song out now digitally and on 7″ vinyl. Ayane Yamazaki on covering Gena Rose Bruce’s ‘The Way You Make Love’: “We can jump over any walls, the language and the seasons, even if distances exist there, like Japan and Australia. Gena and I really enjoyed this...
Thrilled to share news of two Dot Dash artists representing at SXSW 2020 – Carla Geneve and Gena Rose Bruce. See the first lineup announcement here. 2019 has already proven to be a massive year for Carla Geneve including performances at festivals such as Laneway & Falls, touring with & supporting artists such as Cat Power, Kurt Vile, San Cisco and Holy Holy. Carla received international praise from KEXP and Matt Wilkinson...
Thrilled to share the debut album from Gena Rose Bruce – Can’t Make You Love Me. Stream / Order the vinyl here. The album is a distinct and dynamic debut from a young artist with a clear vision. It is an electrifying balance of tension and playfulness underpinned by a smouldering vocal performance that leaves audiences full of longing. Melbourne-based Gena Rose Bruce is one of the newest additions to the Dot Dash family and a truly exciting new voice in...
Another taste of the debut album from Gena Rose Bruce, ‘I Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You.’ It comes with a beautiful lyric video created by Kate Adams and Alex Badham. Gena explains – “We wanted to create a meditative, surrealist-inspired video for this song. The imagery hints at the concept of being buried, in this case by the thoughts or memories of someone you can’t let go of. It’s quite...
Gena Rose Bruce has shared a new single ‘Rearview‘ alongside its Alex Badham directed video clip. It’s another taste of her debut album, Can’t Make You Love Me, out 28 June via Dot Dash. Preorder the album here. Gena explains – “This song is a conversation I could never have with this person, it’s about accepting failed love. I was angry at the time but I didn’t have the energy...
Thrilled to announce our latest signing to Dot Dash, Gena Rose Bruce. Her debut album, Can’t Make You Love Me will be released Friday 28 June. Watch the video for ‘Angel Face’ here. We are taken by Gena’s vocal. It drives this album; a stirring force amidst the pulsing rhythms, with echoes of Mazzy Star and Lynchian undertones. We can’t wait for you to hear it. Or maybe you already...
