We featured Ariana & The Rose waaaaaayback in our very first issue where we suggested she affectionately call her fans ‘rosebuds.” Yes, we went there. (Note: You can still grab your copy of Loverboy Issue #1 here.)

Now she is back with the brand new Retrograde EP which sees her enter full on ethereal-pop mode. If you’ve been mourning the death of Siobhan Donaghy’s solo career, mourn no longer. The EP features the single ‘Supercool’ which was giving us total Lana/Lorde vibez last summer and also became one of our favourite videos of 2017.

You’ll also find ‘Love you lately’ on there, a collaboration with RKCB, which would have made for a cute cut from The xx’s new album – but listening to the lyrics it could only have come from Ariana. The whole EP is a new step for Ariana and we look forward to seeing what comes next.

You can hear the whole Retrograde EP now on Spotify or download it at iTunes.

Find out more about Ariana & The Rose at http://arianaandtherose.com