New Epitaph Records Signee Rosie Tucker Shares Single “Habanero”

LA-based singer-songwriter Rosie Tucker (they/them) recently signed to Epitaph Records. Alongside the news, they have also announced their new album Sucker Supreme will be out April 30th and shared the love-torn single “Habanero”.

A midwest-emo style acoustic guitar and Tucker’s warm vocals take the listener on a trip of self-acceptance. “The first two verses of ‘Habanero’ are about flirting, which is an important distraction from both the problems of the self and the issue of mortality,” explains Tucker.

“Desire is not the same thing as a sense of self, but it’ll work as an added sugar corn syrup kind of substitute. The third verse pulls from an early memory of a stream dense with tadpoles, watching them wriggle around my fingers in the water. I was obsessed – obsessed – with amphibians in general, and frogs in particular. I loved that they couldn’t be confined to one environment. I loved that they grow up by way of shape-shifting.”

They continue, “I’ve spent a lot of time refusing to come to terms with the fact that I am stuck with myself, being the person I am all the time. I have gotten adequate at living while impatiently waiting for the smarter, kinder, better looking version of myself to come along, lead me out back, and put me out of my misery“.

Following a familiar recipe from the likes of Soccer Mommy, and Julien Baker, the folk-tinged emo songwriting of Tucker is accentuated by her melancholic vocals and quirky metaphor, as they yearn to be complete with themself.