We did one cover of the song called “Death II” by Pulp for an anti-racist goth festival called Light It Black. I felt like if I jumped right into writing a new record, it would sound just like everything else and I felt that we all, as a band, kind of needed to expand our horizons musically, and get some new tools in our tool chest. When we finished that series, I wasn’t ready to write a new record.
They were live performances with professional audio. We did our EP, THE CHOPPING BLOCK, we did Martyr, and we did At the Stake.
After At the Stake was over and released, we were, again, kind of left in the same position of ‘what do we do with our time?’ and ‘how do we bring our music to people when we can’t tour.’ I came up with the idea for bringing back the nostalgia, which was a retrospective series of all of our records that we’ve released at that point. And that was the EP that we released last year called At the Stake. And when all our tours got canceled, and we couldn’t play shows, we had to figure out what to do with our time, because we’d go into rehearsals, and we all kind of felt like ‘what are we rehearsing for?’ We had some songs that we’d written on the road, and we immediately went into the studio and recorded them. In 2020, when the world shut down, Rosegarden was primarily a touring act. You recorded 13 covers and filmed music videos for each one.
You mentioned the Take Cover series and that’s actually something that I wanted to ask you about. And there’s so much support and kindness, and so much incredible skill and talent. It was the most incredible display of the camaraderie, and the talent of the Dallas music scene I’ve ever witnessed. And I’m so overwhelmed by the dedication of all the other artists involved.
Then we had a brief intermission and then we did the whole In the Wake of Fire set. I had outfit changes between every single one, which was insane. We did all 13 covers, and we had the music videos playing on the side screens. Everybody that’s part of it that lives in Dallas performed with us. This cover album that we did features musicians from all over the world, but mainly the DFW music scene. We did the whole Take Cover album, you know, our year long series of covers that we did. This is Lane – like you’ve never seen her before.įor those who missed your release show, do you mind giving them a recap of what went down? This year she emerged from the darkest times in her life. She used her Take Cover series to expand the band’s musical tool chest, which includes new techniques, such as massive vocal harmonies and 10 times the amount of rhythms, patterns and progression, that the band had never used in previous releases. This year she abandons her martyr sentiments and adorns herself in strength, kindness and passion. All 13 tracks in In the Wake of Fire will leave fans feeling reborn, much like Lane.
These two projects aren’t like anything else Lane has sunk her teeth in. The band and performed both albums in their entirety and featured every musician - such as Scott White, Poppy Xander and Lorelei K - who had a part in the Take Cover. After the Erin Devany-directed Take Coverseries, the band released its second full-length album In the Wake of Fire that followed a massive release show at Granada Theatre Dec. Rosegarden Funeral Party, which got its name from The Cure’s “Funeral Party” and John Cale’s “Rosegarden Funeral of Sores,” has had a busy year. Through everything, she’s fearless and unstoppable - not even a pandemic could come in between Lane’s eagerness to share her music with the world. She’s capable of more than anyone could imagine and she’s proven that now more than ever. Those classic, nostalgic styles are almost expected of Lane but don’t be fooled. Yet, her heart and soul will forever belong and represent Dallas - the city responsible for everything she’d had to offer. Her voice, image and style are straight out of the ’80s English goth, post-punk eras that could remind anyone of acts such as The Cure, Bauhaus and Morrissey. She has perfectly coined herself the indigo child of Peter Murphy and Siouxise Sioux - if they ever had one. Goth fan or not, her electrifying live performances alone will leave a long-lasting mark on anyone who’s had the pleasure of witnessing her stage presence. Since forming Rosegarden Funeral Party in 2018, Lane’s dark vocals have resonated among goth fans across the country with her songs about the beauty in pain and heartbreak.
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