WATCH: Tom Rosenthal Finds Solace After Father’s Passing In New Music Video “I Went To Bed and I Loved You”
WATCH: Tom Rosenthal Finds Solace After Father’s Passing In New Music Video “I Went To Bed and I Loved You”
Fans rally together to celebrate those that we lost.
Words By: Brianna Vacca
Tom Rosenthal has a way of amalgamating an ever-growing audience that stretches over generations. His latest single, “I Went To Bed and I Loved You,” is enormously compelling and was set free in company with the single’s uplifting music video depicting Rosenthal and his fans celebrating the lives of lost loved ones. Rosenthal is brimming with pure honesty, an honesty that paints this body of work.
“I Went To Bed and I Loved You” hits on a deeper level as it’s rooted in mid-tempo fretwork and pulsating brushes, a composition that sounds as if it was taken right out of a Mumford and Sons anthology book. Despite the song’s overall mournful lyricism, its sonic landscape portrays a contrasting deposition.
Regarding the single, Tom declared, “When I started writing an album about my Dad’s death, my primary objective was not to make it a doom fest! So I got out my ukulele, probably the least melancholy instrument available, and wrote this uplifting banger. It’s a song of defiance, of facing the hardest moments in life head-on and trying to take them with a pinch of salt. It’s also about the enduring nature of love and how that doesn’t disappear when someone dies.”
“I Went To Bed and I Loved You” marks the first release from Rosenthal’s forthcoming project Denis Was A Bird via Tinpot Records/Universal Music on August 20th. This collection is produced by Fryars [Mark Ronson, Lily Allen, Mika] and is Rosenthal’s sixth studio album — the first one in three years. Akin to this single, Denis Was A Bird is a documentary and representative assemblage on the recent death of the singer + songwriter’s dad’s passing. The first single released ahead of the record, “Now You Know” constitutes Rosenthal’s sadness surrounding the last moments of his father’s stay with an utterly heartbreaking opening lyric, “It’s okay, dad, you can go. We’re all here, and we know that you’re traveling soon.”
Throughout Rosenthal’s career, he has amassed over 323 million streams. In addition, he has had his music featured on numerous TV soundtracks like HBO’s Hard Knocks, Netflix’s Kid Poker, Virgin River, and Channel 4’s Skins. More importantly and most recently, Rosenthal co-founded a charity that awards grants to young artists of color looking to produce and create projects called Grand Plan. With notable ambassadors Dodie, Tom Odell, Sir Richard Curtis, Sir Nicholas Hytner, Simon Amstell, and Alan Yentob, the UK-based charity hosts many creative projects in poetry, painting, fashion, flowers, food, music, zines, photographs, and more. Marina Diamandis and Siddharth Kahjuria also serve as founders.
As an independent artist residing in London, Tom Rosenthal exceeds all boundaries. However, his music does not abide within a four-wall box. Through Denis Was A Bird, it’s hoped that Rosenthal has found all the comfort and peace that he needs after the passing of his father, and hopefully, others will find solace within this project.
