A bold, brutally honest alt-pop triumph, ‘Voyeur’ sees Alessi Rose at her most daring and dazzling – now reimagined with a deluxe edition that deepens her confessional world.

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Alessi Rose isn’t just writing pop songs – she’s rewriting the rules of confessional storytelling.

On her eight-track EP Voyeur (out now via Capitol Records), the 22-year-old Derby-born artist delivers a project that feels like reading the pages of a friend’s diary: Unfiltered, sharp, and deeply human. From unrequited love to self-sabotage to the humor woven through heartbreak, Rose channels her bold personality and intricate lyricism into alt-pop songs that are as lavish as they are intimate. Her vision is cinematic yet grounded, magnified by her willingness to share the thoughts most artists would keep private. In Voyeur, she turns that intimacy outward, inviting listeners to become not just spectators, but participants in her world.

Sonically, Voyeur feels like it was built with both glitter and grit. Rose balances lush alt-pop textures with raw, stream-of-consciousness lyrics – a duality that gives the EP its punch. Working with heavy-hitting collaborators like John Hill (King Princess, Florence + The Machine), Sammy Witte (Harry Styles), and Sam De Jong (Lennon Stella), Rose’s production palette oscillates between glossy, slow-burning builds and punchy rhythmic bursts.

Her sound never overwhelms her stories – it underscores them, allowing her biting honesty to shine. If you’ve ever craved a song that sounds like crying in the club but also laughing at the fact that you’re crying in the club, Voyeur is for you.

The title Voyeur cuts both ways. She invites us to look in on her life, yes – but she’s also watching herself in real-time, observing the beauty, the chaos, and the dumb decisions. There’s something undeniably brave about her approach: no metaphors to hide behind, no pristine pop polish to obscure the mess. And yet, the result feels more cathartic than chaotic. Her lyrics – often poetic and biting in the same breath – recall early Kate Bush or even The Cure in their emotional specificity, but the sonic landscape is all her own.

Beneath its shimmering alt-pop exterior, Voyeur is a visceral odyssey — every song peeling back another layer of Alessi Rose’s bold, self-reflective storytelling.

“Same Mouth” opens the EP like a door slam, with fury and frustration wrapped in tongue-in-cheek lyrics. It’s the perfect thematic tone-setter. “Take It or Leave It” is a euphoric, windows-down track that turns emotional disarray into a glittering anthem. Crushes have never sounded so gloriously excruciating. “Everything Anything” showcases Rose’s playful side, blending chaotic love and messy decisions into something danceable and deeply relatable.

“Stella” brings the tempo down but dials up the nostalgia, a ‘90s-leaning heartbreaker about friend breakups and emotional distance that lingers. “Dumb Girl” is the EP’s slow-burning closer – tender, unsure, and painfully human. It feels like the moment in the diary where you stop writing mid-sentence because the feeling is just too much. Together, these tracks form a fearless portrait of self-discovery — a reminder that confession and catharsis can coexist, and that even the messiest moments deserve their spotlight.

Set to arrive this November, Voyeur (Deluxe) adds even more emotional depth – starting with its brand-new lead single “First Original Thought,” produced by GRAMMY® winner Blake Slatkin (Tate McRae, Rosé) and co-written with Amy Allen (Sabrina Carpenter, Harry Styles).

This track feels like Rose at her most biting and brilliant. It’s got attitude, it’s got vocal acrobatics, and it’s got one hell of a chorus:

“God, it must be hard
Having your first original thought
But you’ll always be you,
and I’ll be a star.”

The track flips heartbreak into a pop power move, a lyrical mic-drop built on sarcasm and soaring vocals. Paired with its visually-striking video (dropping the same day), this single gives us a glimpse of the more audacious, firecracker version of Rose ready to dominate the next phase of her career.

With Voyeur, Alessi Rose proves that confessional pop can be bold, magnetic, and deeply resonant.

Her willingness to dive headlong into love, longing, and self-reflection – without sanding down the messy edges – makes her one of the most exciting new voices in alt-pop. And now, with the deluxe edition and her addition to the Tate McRae tour, she’s poised to bring even more of her diary to the stage.

Alessi Rose isn’t just chronicling heartbreak – she’s archiving it in real time and turning it into art.

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Voyeur

an EP by Alessi Rose