"We love to see an artist who’s better at explaining our feelings than we are. Her first album, It’s Raining In Here, was a success with all of us, sentimental people who think music expresses our feelings better than words. No, seriously, it’s like Crystal Rose actually knows our minds and wrote her songs based on them." - Honey Pop
“There’s something to be said about love songs – there’s a fine line between ultra-sappy and ultra-relatable, and we think Crystal Rose struck a sweet spot with her latest offering, ‘Thought I’d Say.’ ” - Buffablog
“....an indie pop song with a disco soul that reflects on love and friendship.” - R+ Music
" Crystal’s songs glide effortlessly – and the singing takes you to paradise. She’s definitely a star on the rise."
- Two Story Melody
Listen to “Working on Myself” : HERE
Brooklyn’s Crystal Rose has released her R&B driven inner and outer conversation with the self, “Working on Myself,” that has received comparisons to Solange, Kali Uchis and Lana Del Rey. This song follows “Thought I’d Say”, the debut from her forthcoming album Anew due out December 2nd. For Crystal Rose, who is a first-generation American, she wanted to write a song emphasizing the importance of connecting to your roots, while conversing with and walking through generational trauma, that for many may become a roadblock for pursuing dreams and desires. For the video, three women, including Crystal Rose and her two friends Judette Elliston and Roslyn Catubig, take personal journeys of self-reflection and observation. Their paths end up converging in a cave-like living space, where they all engage in self “work” together. All three women are the children of immigrants, and they carry lived and generational trauma that they are learning to unpack, reflect upon, and heal from.
Singing and making music is really a do-or-die thing for Crystal Rose. To communicate through music, through singing, is what she has known she was supposed to be doing from a young age. She grew up singing with her mom in Filipino karaoke bars and in the church and loved it. As a soft-spoken child filled with a ton of ‘big feelings’, she could belt out “When You Believe” from the Prince of Egypt or “Reflection” from Mulan, and it was a very spiritual thing. In Pampanga, Philippines, her mom sang with her sister for the American military personnel at the base. It was here that her mom developed her stage name “Miss Christy”, and her ability to sing all of the classic country songs sung by Patsy Cline and similar old-time singers. Going to church with her mom, you will hear her above everyone else in the rows around you- Crystal Rose guarantees it- it’s a complete cathartic release for her- music is clearly in her blood.
Growing up, around age 11, Crystal Rose started guitar class at her junior high which is where she met Glen Fisher of the First Friday Music Club in San Diego - this moment changed her life. She began singing with his students, and the First Friday Music Club funded guitar and voice lessons for her. She played with a cover band “Revolt-age” throughout San Diego. As she grew older, she went through struggles but found support in the music community. She eventually moved to NYC to attend NYU, and eventually transferred to the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. It’s been a long journey, and luckily her music community has always been there, and singing has always been her medicine. She communicates best through making and sharing music, which is why she is so excited to bring Anew to the world.
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