Award-winning British vocalist and songwriter Rumer releases a new album B Sides & Rarities Vol. 2 on 22 April 2022 via Cooking Vinyl. The long-awaited follow-up to 2015’s B Sides & Rarities, Vol. 2 is a treasure trove of rarities.
The album includes two never before released original songs Roses and Old Fashioned Girl, both of which were originally part of the development of Into Colour. As well as two Rumer originals, B Sides & Rarities Vol. 2 features unique cover versions of songs by an eclectic cast of writers including: Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Carly Simon, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Van Morrison, Dionne Warwick, The Bee Gees, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, Simon Aldred, Donald Henry and Jonathan Vezner and Hugh Prestwood, a collection of whose compositions Rumer covered on her highly-praised 2021 album Nashville Tears.
From the album B Sides & Rarities Vol. 2 released on 22 April 2022. This track was released on You Tube and download platforms on 18 March 2022.
℗ 2022 Rumer under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited.
From Rumer on her Facebook group on 18 March 2022:
This song is one of two unreleased original songs on the new compilation, alongside Roses, both of which were originally part of the development of Into Colour.
From the album B Sides & Rarities Vol. 2 released on 22 April 2022. This track was released on You Tube and download platforms on 14 February 2022 (Valentine's Day - how appropriate!).
℗ 2022 Rumer under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited.
From Rumer on her Facebook group on 17 February 2022:
A little bit about Roses. This song is a kind of a stream of consciousness which takes place on a night bus - with images of childhood, of every day struggle. It’s a meditation and a reflection of roses in the sense that they represent feminine desires. Ultimately, it’s a song about hope during times of great struggle, hope for beauty, for roses to show up and bloom, in our lives and in our hearts.