Track of the Day: Milyssa Rose – What Remains (2025)
Daubing her sonic palette with various colours of different genres, ranging from pop, hip hop, rock, blues and soul, Milyssa Rose paints the world with a kaleidoscopic swoop of… well, it’s not your average swoop. With evocative melodies, hard-hitting lyricism, and an obscure voice that both chills and enchants, Rose is an artist to remember; in fact, each of her singles demands attention without being too overbearing. The latest addition to her discography is the single ‘What Remains’.
Following her well-received album, The Collection 2, ‘What Remains’ shivers across your ears with a hard rock sheen, presenting a rough, raw, gritty, grungy, gothic wash of sound. Collaborating with visionary producer Tharealmdc, with mixing and mastering by Bank Hard Beats, ‘What Remains’ is cinematic and atmospheric – a losing yourself in the hard rock music BUT floating across its intricate veil, a delicate haunting of strings, the softer whiff of dark-pop, and an acoustic piano-driven lead guiding you through this sonic swamp.
As with most of her songs, Milyssa Rose ups the ante with her vocals. Inimitable and undefinable, its obscurity creeps up your arms, seeps into your pores, and leaves you gasping for breath with your eyes wide open. As a song about the complexities of mental health – a deeply personal journey through struggle and resilience – the musical element perfectly encompasses fear, uncertainty, and reaches into the intricacies of inner turmoil.
Sincere, introspective, and filled with brutal honesty in its eerie delicacy, Milyssa Rose clips at what exists in the whirlpool world of mental health with the single ‘What Remains’.
In addition to the single, Milyssa Rose released an official music video for ‘What Remains’. You can view the video below and/or on her YouTube channel. Please note that this video uses lighting effects that can trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.
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Find out more about Milyssa Rose on her official website, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, TikTok and Spotify.
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