Caroline Rose - "Jeannie Becomes a Mom"

Photo by CJ Harvey

We don't typically cover new video releases if the song has been out for a while, but as always there are the occasional exceptions. "Jeannie Becomes a Mom," the latest video from Caroline Rose's excellent 2018 release LONER, is the type of video that just doesn't get made any more. It reflects what is truly great about Caroline Rose's current sound: It's both insanely fun and serious, and has a strong DIY feel while still looking/sounding great. The song itself is about not being able to outrun time. Rose has this to say about the song/video:

“Jeannie was my first foray into making really fun, sort of weird pop music. I wrote the whole song, including the programmed drums, on a little digital synthesizer called the OP-1. It felt like a relief making something that still told a serious story but tasted like candy to my ears. It's a direction I'm definitely going to keep exploring. The story, like life, is meant to be a kind of grotesque, whimsical tragi-comedy. This was especially fun for me because I get to play more of a voyeuristic role, which is how I feel in the narrative of the song itself.”

You can watch the video for "Jeannie Becomes a Mom" below. LONER is available now via New West Records. For more on Caroline Rose, check out her website. Her current tour dates are below the video (including ones with And the Kids!)

Thu. Nov. 1 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Fri. Nov. 2 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
Sat. Nov. 3 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Tue. Nov. 6 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
Wed. Nov. 7 - Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
Thu. Nov. 8 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Fri. Nov. 9 - Iowa City, IA @ The Mill
Sat. Nov. 10 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Tue. Nov. 13 - Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar
Wed. Nov. 14 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
Thu. Nov. 16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Fri. Nov. 17 - Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel