Upcoming UK singer-songwriter Rosie Gault shares the emotionally compelling anthem “Phone Box”!
This latest single was inspired by a conversation between Rosie and her grandma ‘Ama’, journeying back to the days of calling boys from a phone box. No mobile phones, no guaranteed connection, that moment of silence before hearing someone’s voice
Produced by Sofy Bilaya, this new single begins with a soundscape of passing cars and dial tones. The gentle piano, along with Rosie’s most complex vocal arrangement yet, gives this song elements of beauty.
Rosie has kindly taken the time to talk with Fierce & Fabulous Revolution and you can find the full interview below.
Hi Rosie, thank you for speaking with me. You just released the new single “Phone Box”. How did the idea for this song come together?
Rosie: Thank you for having me back! I’m so happy Phone box is finally on it’s way. I spend a lot of time reminiscing old connections, wondering what would happen if I reached out again. I think the modern age of social media makes it all too easy, so I started thinking about how uncommon it is now to get a call or letter from someone you’re not expecting. That led me to a daydream, which led me to writing this song!
This song was inspired by a conversation between you and your grandma ‘Ama’, journeying back to the days of calling boys from a phone box. What inspired you to create a song around this?
Rosie: Yes my Grandma, who we call Ama, first got me thinking about this concept. She was telling me about how calling someone you’d just started dating used to be a bigger gesture and more vulnerable, because they knew you’d
had to walk to a phone box. I’ve never used a phone box, in London they feel like an aesthetic and I hadn’t considered them as more. I became really invested in the short moment between connecting a call and hearing
someone’s voice, and what that might feel like after years of not speaking
Did you always plan to release “Phone Box” as a single?
Rosie: Yes, I think Phone Box always felt like a single to me! Especially with the visuals I wanted for the release, I knew a phone box photoshoot would be essential. Maybe in the future it could join a collection of songs, but for it’s first studio release I think it needs a moment all to itself.
What does this song personally mean to you?
Rosie: To me, this song is a daydream brought to life. It started with the first line, ‘I call you from a phone box, you don’t recognise my voice’ and I think that lyric really sets the tone for this track. I have gone out of my way to reach you, but you don’t know me anymore. It’s all an assumption I make about how people from my past might think of me, or not think of me at all. This song is about trying to come to terms with letting someone go, who has let you go already.
What message would you like listeners to take from this song?
Rosie: I hope this song can speak to anyone who is learning to live without somebody. With social media always at our fingertips, truly breaking that pattern of checking in with people can be almost impossible. Not all connections are
destined to last forever, it doesn’t mean they never mattered. Phone Box is an imaginary conversation put into music, which just goes to show how many creative and wonderful things can come from every emotion… Even the ones that are tricky to process.
Finally, is there a message that you would like to share with the readers of Fierce & Fabulous Revolution?
Rosie: Thank you for taking the time to read about my music, it means a lot to me! I think a message I try to share as much as I can, is that feeling emotions deeply can be an incredible quality. It’s difficult at times to miss people and care so much, but it also makes you a very empathetic and perceptive person. I take pride in knowing that I still send good wishes to people who may not have thought of me in years, I would always recognise their voice. Sometimes you might think it would be less emotionally painful to be the person who doesn’t care so much, but I would rather be the one at the phone box.
You can check out “Phone Box” on Spotify below or via further platforms here.
Rosie Gault: Instagram / TikTok.
Fierce & Fabulous Revolution 