Sophia Djebel Rose Unveils ‘L’Homme au Costume Doré’ from Her Upcoming Album ‘Sécheresse’
Exclusive video premiere of ‘L’Homme au Costume Doré’ by Sophia Djebel Rose, from the upcoming album ‘Sécheresse,’ set for release on February 17, 2025, via WV Sorcerer Productions, Oracle, and Ramble Records.
Sophia Djebel Rose writes songs that feel like they’ve always existed—buried in the dust, waiting to be uncovered. With ‘Sécheresse,’ she delivers something stark and hypnotic, where folk and experimental rock dissolve into a landscape of scorched earth and distant echoes. Droning harmonium, spectral guitar, and a voice that carries the weight of exile shape these songs into something very raw yet deliberate, fragile yet unshakable.
‘L’Homme au Costume Doré,’ the latest track unveiled from ‘Sécheresse,’ is both a dirge and a spell. Her voice flickers through the track like candlelight in a ruined cathedral, half-lost, half-possessed. There’s an eerie calm to it, a sense of something sacred unraveling. The arrangement is austere, yet each note hums with a quiet intensity, drawing the listener further into its trance.
With her Franco-Moroccan roots and years spent drifting through Europe, the Maghreb, and the Middle East, Sophia pulls from tradition only to reshape it into something entirely her own. If Nico had wandered the Sahara instead of Berlin, if Catherine Ribeiro had fronted an acid-folk caravan, they might have tapped into a similar energy. But this isn’t a matter of reference points, it’s the sound of someone who has lived their art, carving a path through the dust.
This album defies classification, it’s less a collection of songs than a leap of faith. It belongs to no genre yet demands to be heard.
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