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Senseless Acts of Beauty

by Rowena Wise

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    releases May 24, 2024

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1.
In For The Kill
2.
Nobody's Saviour 04:33
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V1 You’re talking at him from below Trying to reach that little part of him you know Oh to think that you could know yourself by now How did you end up like this Another year you’re by his side Another year around the fireball in the sky Oh to think that you could learn to be alone Lonely would be more honest Pre CH Superwoman don’t you know your superficial Make believing that his heartache is your mission CH But your nobody’s saviour (oh no) You’re nobody’s saviour (oh no) You’re nobody’s saviour (oh no) Save your breath and go Save your breath and go V2 There’s something in the way he moves There’s grace beneath the darkest of his moods But he don’t show it when he takes them out on you No it is not your poison Bridge Evolution has you blind We feel a bond with those that suffer by our side If you’re to call this something other than your love Call it a grand delusion
3.
26 Hours
4.
Forgiving Up
5.
Indifferent
6.
Life Of The Party
7.
New Years 03:27
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V1 When the sun moved late and set so soon The extended night had a charming gloom The long-awaited weight upon my chest Is your weary head laying down to rest CH Were you sorry or sincere when our ship was steered Into an island merely made of sand Oh darling don’t deny the end is nigh Dignity did die by my hand V2 Honey when you hold me head to heel You give my stomach lining a silver feel As the new year falls with the layers of snow Can we forsake our sorrows until I go
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Knife
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We Are Nothing 04:25
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V1 I sat upon the porcelain throne Scrolling away the minutes on my own Looked up your ex cause I’m a little stoned I make assumptions as the anxious one She makes it look easy to be having fun Are used to be afraid but now I’m done She’s nothing now CH We are nothing, we are nothing Nothing but the moment we’re in When memories sting under your skin Come back to the moment you’re in V2 My fingers move along your spine The scent of your breath is now the scent of mine You know how to scare away that beast of mine The one that feeds on who I used to be Broken in half by someone close to me I used to be afraid but now I see He’s nothing now
10.
Gone 04:02 video
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V1 Your morning breath under the covers The colours that my mama wears The details I missed till I brushed the abyss And felt my reality tear Drumming the wheel with my fingers The waves of adrenaline crashed Hitting the brakes a little too late Replaying my life in a flash CH It’ll come to pass and All that you know, or you carry in toe Will come to silence And all that is good will be misunderstood Till it’s gone (All that you love, no it won’t be enough Till it’s gone) V1 I live in the noise of the city Complacent until I complain But oh who am I if I still deny The paradise that we have made Draining the soil of her riches For the power that’s heating our home The greener the grass, the greater the cost To reach for more stuff I can own

about

Rowena Wise is a Naarm/Melbourne based artist whose ruminations on love, alienation, and self-empowerment are fast catching attention. Described by CLASH as “carefully etched indie folk” after having teased a few brilliant singles, she’s finally announcing her stunning new album, Senseless Acts of Beauty.

Hailing from the Western Australian surf town of Margaret River, Rowena Wise’s musical journey began at a young age. Together with her mother (a folk musician from Chicago) and father (a luthier who builds the custom guitars she plays today), they performed as a family band throughout her youth, playing folk festivals all over. Now, grown up and living on the opposite coast in Melbourne, Rowena is on the precipice of something exciting of her own.

Having gained a burgeoning reputation over the last few years as both a lyricist and performer, Rowena recently signed to Australian indie Beloved Recordings (Lewis Coleman, Darvid Thor) and with her new album is opening her songbook up to the world. Inspired by the strong storytelling sensibilities of 60s folk icons and making a sound that sits her snugly alongside the likes of Aldous Harding, Julia Jacklin, and Waxahatchee, Rowena found her spark during a down moment while traveling at the end of a relationship.

A new zenith, her songs are full of emotional depth, and by allowing a searing honesty to run throughout, she’s being true to herself and the listener, holding space for all of life’s wonder and mess. Over the album’s ten tracks, she offers heady ruminations on love, loss, and alienation yet counters them with warmth, courage, and empowerment. Quite the artistic statement for a new artist.

Working closely with producer Robert Muiños (Didirri, Julia Jacklin, Little May) and her band Rich Bradbeer (bass) and Jess Elwood (drums), they recorded the whole album live in Melbourne’s Rat Shack studio. Often capturing a track in one take, this approach allowed them to bottle the raw energy of the performance, lifting Rowena’s whispy, powerful vocals to help make an evocative listening experience, as if the storytelling is being delivered by a close friend. This is music that reflects new perspectives, consolidated after navigating heavy life experiences and hard lessons that informed a new direction, artistically and personally, for Rowena to move forward.

“The name ‘Senseless Acts of Beauty’ is an ode to the senseless act of doing something despite the odds being stacked against you.” Rowena says, “I think that really rings true for where I was at when I wrote these songs. The growing pains of my adulthood were laced with self-loathing and disenchantment. I loved someone who hurt me very deeply. It was the kind of relationship that messed up my sense of self and the way I related with others. It made no sense to love like that, but I did, and I can only learn from the experience. I’m stronger for it.”

Speaking of the recording process, she furthers, “My producer Rob gets a song’s storytelling right and he’s good at cutting to the chase, quickly finding the bones of the song to help the artist build a body around it. It was so refreshing to have that energy surround us. I experienced both the height and the alienation of my own emotions while making this record, and while I wrote these songs with the feeling that I was lost and isolated, I came out of recording them feeling elated, like I’d found something. In making a record like this, you can’t help but dissect and magnify every detail in a way that feels like you’re tearing something apart. But that’s how I created an album that really allowed me to tell the story in my own voice. That’s a kind of senseless act of beauty too.”

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releases May 24, 2024

'Senseless Acts of Beauty' was recorded, produced and engineered by Robert Muinos at the Rat Shack, Naarm/Melbourne, Australia.

The 'Senseless Acts of Beauty' band is Jess Ellwood, Rowena Wise, Richard Bradbeer, Robert Muinos and Matt Dixon.

All songs written by Rowena Wise.

The album photography is by Nick Mckk and the design is by Sebi White. Photographs on the insert are by Rowena Wise and Didirri Peters.

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Rowena Wise Melbourne, Australia

Rowena Wise is a Melbourne-based artist that is popular on her own terms. She is a songwriter, inspired by poetry and storytelling. She believes truth lies in fiction. With a voice that can caress you in one breath and carve you apart in the next, she has been praised for her sharp storytelling and raw performances, earning the moniker 'lyrical assassin' from the Australian triple j community. ... more

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