In an era where confessional pop is everywhere, it still takes something special to match the sharp-eyed openness of Alessi Rose. Her writing is poetic, unfiltered and deeply human, and not least genuinely funny in ways that feel disarmingly honest rather than performative. There’s a sense that nothing is tidied up for effect: feelings arrive as they are, messy, self-aware and alive. It’s fitting that her acclaimed 2025 EP is titled “Voyeur”, because listening to Alessi Rose often feels like being handed the keys to her diary, of being invited into her inner world. Set to graceful, alternative-leaning pop that moves with confidence, her songs balance intimacy with clarity: gentle hooks, diaristic detail and melodies that unfold with the same natural rhythm as conversation. And there’s a looseness to the arrangements, a softness that allows the words to lead without losing their musical pull. This summer, Alessi Rose brings that candid, magnetic world to Way Out West.

Alessi Rose will perform in Slottsskogen on Thursday August 13th