Lian Ray releases pop noir debut album ‘Rose’

Lian Ray releases pop noir debut album ‘Rose’. Long lost pop noir record finally sees the light after being finished over seven years ago.

French pop noir songwriter Lian Ray releases his debut album ‘Rose’ today on Snowstar Records. Lian Ray excels in honest, nocturnal pop songs with an emphasis on dark romanticism. ‘Rose’ is an album in which he put everything he had, literally. The album is now available everywhere, in stores and online. It can be ordered in the Snowstar Records webshop.

‘Rose’ was recorded in 2012-2013, a time when Lian Ray was drenched in an intoxicating pool of lies, cheating, drugs, shame and depression. In this period, he lived in Berlin and had a short, destructive fling with a woman named Rose. Rose disappeared rather quickly, but left the broken songwriter a muse - one that took on mythical proportions, providing a pitch black, honest story of catastrophic love. The storyline is drenched in intriguing romantic endeavors and heavy substance abuse. The album concept can be seen as a loose homage to the ultra-French sounding Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg, and captures a nightly romantic spirit.

After recording ‘Rose’ Lian hit rock bottom and his life in Berlin took even darker turns. He went off the grid for a few years. Until, after attempts since 2016, Snowstar Records got in contact again to finallyrelease this almost-lost record. A beautiful but painful album, that above all deserves to be heard by the whole world.

‘Rose’ is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, iTunes and Bandcamp. The album can be ordered in the Snowstar Records webshop. Hear Lian Ray talk about his inspirations and about the story behind the album at the 60 minutes podcast by KINK FM.

Lian Ray will play the upcoming shows this month:

• 21-03 Plato, Deventer (Instore)
• 21-03 Plato, Apeldoorn (Instore)
• 28-03 Velvet, Leiden (Instore)

More info at www.snowstar.nl/shows