Two rising artists in one week! A couple weeks ago, I was MP3 surfing (As one does), and I stumbled upon a gorgeous song called Glass by Rhosyn. Rose Dagul, aka Rhosyn, is a vocalist, composer, and cellist from Peckham, London. What struck me about that first song (Which is the first on her new EP Elbow of Capture), was how it combined elegant beauty with catchiness and tUnE-yArDs style looping. Glass just flows like liquid, with her gorgeous vocals and cello sounds swimming around each other in an elegant dance. It’s incredibly beautiful and incredibly creative.

The main thing that interested me about her style was how it combined a lot of what tUnE-yArDs did on her 2011 album, W H O K I L L, with a new sense of elegant beauty. She’s a great cellist, who can bring both buoyancy and bounce to any track. For example, on the ghastly Birds, she manages to transition from an elegant and dramatic bowing to one that jumps around her vocals. Everything she does with her cello comes across as a team effort. And the things they do together are amazing.

Courtesy of Rhosyn’s site

It doesn’t hurt that Rhosyn has an absolutely gorgeous singing voice, either. She has the attitude and style of Florence Welch, minus the mountain high loudness. Her vocals never really get loud. This music feels intense and spacious without actually being truly loud. Her voice brings tremendous power to the music, working with and against the cello to make a bubbling river of sound. And that’s what makes this really special and different. It sounds incredibly rich and sometimes big, but it’s made solely by a Cello and her voice (And percussion every once in a while, but whatever).

It manages it mesh different genres without feeling forced. There’s a heavy classical element here, but it never comes across as uptight or old-timey. Her vocals manage to bring an Indie Pop style to the music, and sometimes she manages to throw in some other genres for good measure. For example, the string picking on Volcano sound like they belong in the buildup to an intense EDM breakdown. And none of this feels forced. It’s an absolutely gorgeous crossover that’s effective and beautiful.

Summary: Elbow of Capture really shows off Rhosyn’s talents as a phenomenal cellist, vocalist, and songwriter.

Choice Cuts: Glass

Sounds Like: Florence + The Machine, tUnE-yArDs (At least at a barebones level), Classical Pop

4.5/5

Stream (or download) Glass below. Her EP is available now. Check her out.