‘The End Forever’ is the debut album from the French-Anglo-Hispanic trio Rose Tiger. Carrying influence from 70’s glam-rock and rock operas to 80’s-synth-pop and early 2000’s house, this is a debut album with huge ambition built on an extraordinary vision.
To be released on 13 October through French independent label Upton Park, ‘The End Forever’ brings together a complete body of work for the first time. Written in “three acts”, it tells the story of a world where humans coexist with robots and dinosaurs. The capital city of Archaeopolis is split between the upper and the lower city where misfits and criminals have been trapped for centuries, leading to the creation of a giant underground metropolis : The Shallows. Act I: The Shallows and Act II: The Ascent were released as EPs in April and November 2022 respectively.
‘The End Forever’ is the ultimate vision of Cyprien Jacquet (Serpent, Jehnny Beth, François and The Atlas Mountain) which was able to become reality after meeting Domi Hawken and Irene Gonzalez in London in 2020. The album is a journey that wears its influences on its sleeve yet remains unique and distinct, full of contagious hooks and tracks that stand alone and creep into the listener subconscious, yet it pulls together as one complete story over 14 songs shifting in tempo and mood carrying the listener through the album's story.
Live, the album can take many guises, from a stripped down version of the Rose Tiger core three of Jacquet, Hawken and Gonzalez, expanding to a larger five-piece band, but ultimately the albums end goal is a larger theatre production bringing the albums concept to life.
The End Forever - Tracklisting:
01. The Shallows (opening)
02. Hypersonic
03. Scarlet Eye
04. Abby's Song (feat. Halo Maud)
05. Could Be A Fantasy
06. Automatic
07. The End Forever
08. Camelia
09. When You're Here
10. Unusual Trouble
11. I Won't Go Back
12. Meet Me At The Cemetery
13. Leaving This Town
14. The Shallows (ending)