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Andria Rose's New EP Is About Red Lipstick as Armor: Inside 'Painted Pout' From Los Angeles, California
The Texas-raised, LA-based 'Latin velvet dream pop' singer turns red lips into a persona on her six-song EP.
Andria Rose, the Los Angeles, California, singer-songwriter who grew up in Texas, built her new EP Painted Pout around a single image: red lips. On the six-song project, the lipstick works as armor, a persona that can conceal loneliness and vulnerability.
Red lipstick as armor
Rolling Stone en Español called Painted Pout "su trabajo más personal y definido," her most personal and defined work yet. The outlet reads the red lips as both armor and performance, set against a crimson-and-dusty-blue visual palette.
The magazine also offered a vivid comparison: "Painted Pout se siente como David Lynch dirigiendo una telenovela," or Lynch directing a telenovela. The songs move through betrayal, self-preservation, and desire, landing on the idea that letting go can bring back your peace.
Musically, the magazine hears jazz, funk, psychedelia and bossa nova, plus Latin influences and passages in Spanglish.
From Texas to Los Angeles
"I'm Mexican American, and I love to implement elements of my culture in my work," Rose told Ones to Watch, where she described her sound as "Latin velvet dream pop" and said she often finds herself writing in English and Spanish. Latinitas Magazine reported that she grew up between Mission and Corpus Christi, Texas. Around the time of her first Spanish-language track, "Para Siempre," she told the magazine she had been listening to a lot of bolero music, praising Eydie Gormé and Los Panchos.
Latinitas reported that she opened for The Marías on a three-city tour in 2018 and opened for Kali Uchis at the Aztec Theatre in San Antonio. In January 2025, she toured with Vansire, with dates in Austin, Fort Worth, and Phoenix listed on her official site.
Her producer and creative partner, Bryan Cardenas, helps shape that sound, Ones to Watch reported. On her single "Satellite," he took to the vocoder for the end of the song, a touch she said, "adds to the storyline of the song."
A pop-up, then a run of dates
Rose celebrated the EP with the Painted Pout Pop Up on October 9 at 443 Lei Min Way in Los Angeles, according to a Humanitix listing. The night, hosted by Case Study, promised exclusive merch and an immersive experience.
Her official site lists "Maybe Next Year," a Flog Gnaw pre-show, on November 13, and an Andria Rose China tour from November 26 to 29.
Earlier in 2026, she played a February run with Vortxz through Albuquerque, Salt Lake City, Boise, Seattle, and Portland. Her 2022 to 2024 show history leans on San Antonio and Austin, plus McAllen's MXLAN Music Festival.
Where to listen and follow
Stream Painted Pout on Spotify and follow @andriaxrose on Instagram. Tour dates live at andriarosemusic.com.
Sources
Rolling Stone en Español — "Artistas que debes conocer: Andria Rose"
Ones to Watch — "Let Andria Rose Be Your 'Satellite,' + Vulnerability, Tour with Vansire, and A Fireside Glass of Wine [Q&A]"
Latinitas Magazine — "La Vie en Andria Rose"
Humanitix — "Painted Pout Pop Up by Andria Rose"
Andria Rose (official site) — "Shows"