With his newest track ‘Blueprints’, Western Australia’s Philip La Rosa lays bare lingering grief. This is the quiet collapse and heartbreak after discovering a friendship wasn’t what it seemed. What makes La Rosa’s ballad so striking is how emotive it is without the melodrama, bruised but never bitter.
The track’s emotional core is rooted in a personal unraveling with the slow realisation that a trusted companion was not who they appeared to be. Rather than explode in rage, ‘Blueprints’ reads like a letter never sent and soaked in the ache of unspoken questions. “It felt like the whole relationship was fake,” La Rosa has said, and you feel every syllable of that in his delivery.
Musically, the production, helmed by Nic Rollo with contributions from Dante Peluso and The Ruen Brothers, provides subtle textures. La Rosa’s delicate vocals bloom behind this, giving just enough space for the emotion to breathe. Piano lines hang like smoke in the air, while warm harmonies flicker in and out, echoing the song’s theme of what once felt solid now slipping away.
La Rosa’s strength lies in his documented vulnerability. He makes space for us to unpack our own versions of betrayal and healing. ‘Blueprints’ lets the silence speak; the kind that follows when someone exits your life, and all you’re left with is the echo of what could have been.
Excitingly, as the second of over 20 planned releases, ‘Blueprints’ sets a high bar for what’s to come. If La Rosa continues to dig this deep, he’ll build something that truly lasts.
