Marina Lang - Rose Garden

Marina Lang - “Rose Garden”

Marina Lang, a Los-Angeles based artist, recently released a nu-disco track that mixes vulnerable lyrics with a dancefloor-ready production, titled “Rose Garden.” From the first verse, the track establishes itself as a catchy one, featuring a classic disco beat with a narrative that cuts far deeper than expected. Afterall, “Rose Garden” captures the heartache of loving someone who can’t quite love you back.

Lyrically, the song uses each line to share the emotional disconnect and one-sided love. Lang frames the relationship not as toxic or bad, but just painfully misaligned. One of the most heartwrenching lyrics comes in the pre-chorus line, “roses are red / violets are still blue / but the question is / am I alive to you?” The chorus reinforces this storyline with more detail, stating, “cause the truth is / I’m shy when I see you / but the kisses and words feel like empty thoughts to you / but in this rose garden / we’re holding hands / as I’m invisible to you.” It’s one of those heartbreak songs that makes you think deeper, capturing multiple emotions at once.

Production wise, “Rose Garden” sounds similar to tracks that fall within modern nu-disco and disco-funk. The production leans into a retro-futurist genre while maintaining that contemporary pop sound, allowing the song to reach different audiences and easily land in an array of playlists. Perhaps there’s an intentional contrast between the disco sound and heavy lyrics as the beat contrasts the heartbreak at the song’s core, bringing to mind the overarching idea of “dancing through love while feeling alone.” Fans of artists like Jessie Ware, Roosevelt, and Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia era, will quickly connect with “Rose Garden.”

In conclusion, “Rose Garden” is a timely release from an independent artist Marina Lang, as it perfectly showcases her disco sound, emotional songwriting, and unique ability to mix the two in a catchy, yet meaningful, track.