Rose Keeler Schaffeler is a one-woman songwriting industry.
Starting at the age of 14, she's self-released more than 20 albums, with her sheer industrious force coming to the attention of DIY godhead R. Stevie Moore.
Using the name Keel Her as a catch-all for her buoyant creativity, the Winchester musician recorded with R. Stevie Moore, and this brought her into contact with Tim Burgess.
The Charlatans' frontman has been entranced by the vastness of her catalogue, with Keel Her's new record 'With Kindness' set to be released through his very own O Genesis imprint.
Out on June 7th, Tim introduces it by saying: "Rose Keeler Schaefler is the most amazing and prolific artist and the intervening seven years have given us more fantastic music from the world of Keel her. It’s a pleasure to welcome her back to O Genesis with her new album 'With Kindness'."
We're able to share Keel Her's new song 'No Control', a song that seemingly began as a private joke before expanding into something broader, something with more depth.
Resolutely pursuing her own path, Keel Her seems to shatter standard songwriting structures into fragments, before building them back up into remarkable shapes.
She says: "It’s a kind of joke about settling down, having no grip on your own life, who you can see or like, what you can do, feeling uncomfortable, having always lived life through someone else; their friends, lifestyle, diet, music."
"It was written and recorded (there’s a bedroom demo somewhere on the net) in November 2017, after feeling liberated post-break-up and suddenly having space, time and confidence to think, write and get back to recording. In the summer of 2018, I re-recorded the song on to a tape machine, with the addition of real drums from the talented Juan Jacinto."
Tune in now.
'With Kindness' will be released on June 7th.
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