Q&A: Stacie Rose
“Rocker Girl Next Door”
Curve Magazine — May 2006
By: Aefa Mulholland

Genre-hopper Stacie Rose is hard to pin down to merely one musical category. Critics have compared her to everyone from Sheryl Crow and Roseanne Cash to Jewel, Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton. The New Jersey-based singer, whom the press has raved is “part rock vixen, part girl next door,” recently released her impressive, second full-length album, Shadow and Splendor. Filled with expert hooks and memorable memories, Rose’s obviously heartfelt lyrics will strike a cord with many listeners. A slow burner, Shadow and Splendor has snuck its way onto the musical radar.

How has Shadow and Splendor been received?
It’s still kind of like a secret. Little by little by little the word gets out. A friend tells a friend and it keeps picking up stream. It’s a strange, quiet buzz.
Which tracks have been getting airplay?
“Consider Me” gets a lot of attention, as does “High As the Moon,” [and] “New Year’s Day,” because it’s an unlikely cover version. The fans’ favorite is “Disaster.”
How does it feel being compared to such a diverse list of artists?
I actually like it because nobody says, “She sounds exactly like Sheryl Crow or exactly like Suzanne Vega.” Roseanne Cash and Suzanne Vega are two of my favorite songwriters. I might as well be compared to people I like! I think references help people if they don’t know me. Michelle Branch and Avril Lavigne are good to explain how I sound to a younger audience.
Are you working on a new record now?
Nobody really knows that I am, but I am. You’re the first to know.
What records are you listening to now?
Death Cab for Cutie, Anthony and the Johnsons, Ryan Adams, Bonnie Raitt and Jamiroquai.
If you were to make a mix CD to play in the car this summer, which song would have to go on it?
Definitely one of the new Madonna tracks.
If you could play an opening set for any artist in the world – whom would you choose?
I would be very psyched to open for Lucinda Williams.