Only Sad Love Songs - Joris Rose writes coming-of-age stories from his shared room in Rostock stories, stylishly wrapped in a garment of indie pop with an anthemic character. An insider tip for fans of Phoebe Bridgers, Jeremy Zucker or Lewis Capaldi. With his current single "not meant to stay", he is in the NDR1 rotation, was part of the EVENTIM Popkurs" and won 1st place in the most important newcomer competition in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. competition in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The music thing was always a foregone conclusion. At the age of 12 Joris gained his first experience on stage, still playing punk back then. At some point he gets an acoustic guitar and immediately fell in love. From then on, he performed with guitar and voice on and even then he only wrote songs about love. After graduating from high school Joris fulfills a small dream - he tours England to play in pubs and on the street. on the street. In London, he even becomes part of the Go Out of Tune Sessions, a live video series of the London music scene. London music scene. Joris Rose convinces with catchy songwriting and a charismatic stage presence. stage presence. With a live band in tow, he will present his debut album - Only Sad Love - in 2024. Songs.
Only Sad Love Songs - Joris Rose writes coming-of-age stories from his shared room in Rostock
stories, stylishly wrapped up in a robe of indie pop with an anthemic character. Love,
longing and a good spoonful of melancholy - the perfect soundtrack to drift off at night in sweet melancholy.
melancholy at night. An insider tip for fans of Phoebe Bridgers, Jeremy Zucker or Lewis
Capaldi.
But why only sad love songs? "It just kind of happened that way," he laughs.
"It's like a catalyst. These songs just come to me and run through my musical
musical career". He comes from Stuttgart, the amazingly musical Swabian metropolis.
Swabian metropolis. Where people work hard because people just have to "create". Now in Rostock
to study singing at the University of Music and Drama. Every song tells a story
story from his life. "Haha, of course so much shit in love has never happened to me in my short
time of my life. But I think I can get a lot out of the little stories.
out of the little stories". And Joris doesn't look like a sad sack - quite the opposite. With a
stage with an infectious smile and knows exactly how to win over the audience.
the audience. "I love the light, the sound and connecting with people". With just his
voice, guitar and a loop station, he has won over audiences as a support act for up-and-coming
artists such as Pablo Brooks, Pano and LikeLovers and won the 2022 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Music Festival
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - the state's most important newcomer award for popular music.
This music thing has always been clear to Joris. He played in his first band at the age of 12. "That
was still punk back then. Sum-41, Green Day and NOFX were my role models. What my old
I'd rather not know what my old punk band colleagues thought of my new sound." He laughs.
The first concerts and small studio productions soon followed. During a stay in England
years later, Joris falls head over heels in love with the music scene there and starts his
begins to emulate his British singer/songwriter idols. Even then, he only wrote songs
about love and tried out many performance techniques and sub-genres. After leaving school
Joris fulfills a small dream - he tours England to play in pubs and on the street.
on the street. In London, he even becomes part of the Go Out of Tune Sessions, a live video series
of the London music scene.
Joris still has big plans. In 2023, he was part of the Popkurs Hamburg, the talent factory where the likes of
"Wir sind Helden" or "Peter Fox" were, is currently in the NDR1 rotation with his latest single and is
and puts together a live band. He uses the prize money from the state music festival to finance studio days,
musicians' fees and production equipment. In 2024, after a few pre-released singles
(The Bottom, Not Meant To Stay, c r i n g e), Joris Rose's first album is released. Ten songs - "Only Sad Love
Songs".
