NATALIE ROSE

                                                               "Blame It on the Wine" 

                                                               Independent Release

While she teased her fans with “Serenade” in 2020, Natalie Rose - for the most part - has been taking some time off to focus on her family over the past few years. But as they say, that was then, and this is now!

Rose has officially declared her return to radio with her brand-new single “Blame It on the Wine” - her 8^th radio single overall. 

Whereas “Serenade” had more of a western country/dusty trail type of feel to it, “Blame It on the Wine” goes in the vastly opposite direction and delivers a big ballad that allows her incredibly powerful vocals to lift the heart tugging lyrics.

The whole story begins with a phone call that she knows she shouldn’t have made as she admits on the opening lines, “I shouldn’t of called you, but I had something to say.”

From here, Rose brings us straight into the heartache and pain that she’s feeling as she brings us through the emotions of how she’s now living with regrets of letting her ex go while she’s watching him being in love with someone new and marrying her instead.

There are a lot of great lines throughout the song that allow you to feel the conflicting emotions she’s experiencing such as when she sings, “That pretty wedding band. I’ve heard a lot about it, it should be on my left hand,” while she vaguely points at why they split, but masterfully never lets the reasons for it to be completely spelled out: “Lies and Broken promises, words we both regret.” This is the factor that will allow the listener to relate their own personal story to the song and connect deeper with it. 

However, as it was said earlier, the whole song begins with a phone call that she knows she shouldn’t have made, which is what drives the excuse driven chorus as she points the blame to several different reasons for why she decided to make the call: the wine, the champagne, the whiskey, and old memory, love, etc.

Radio has been anxiously awaiting Natalie Rose’s return, and she delivers in a big way with “Blame It on the Wine.” This song immediately recalls that days when iconic powerful females filled the airwaves with vocal driven songs that pulled at emotional heartstrings – something that has been missing at country radio right now, which should help Rose uniquely stand out amongst the pack and move quickly up the charts.

(Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis)