Irish singer-songwriter Rosie Carney shares her second new single, “Fragile Fantasy”, co-produced by Ross MacDonald of The 1975 and Ed Thomas. The track follows “Here”, her first release since the acclaimed 2022 album ‘i wanna feel happy’, and continues a striking sonic evolution. Built on floating, dreamlike synths, the song carries Carney’s emotional clarity into a more expansive, fantasized sound.
“I wrote Fragile Fantasy when I began to reminisce about my childhood – something I often find myself pining for,” Carney says. She traces the song back to a youth shaped by imagination and the challenge of reconciling fantasy with reality, recalling a formative moment with a teacher who encouraged her to “learn how to be humans in this life.” That blend of wonder, vulnerability, and self-reflection gives the track its emotional core, breaking open questions of love, fear, and belonging.
Developed over months of sessions in London, “Fragile Fantasy” pulls from shoegaze, alt-pop, and electronic textures while staying rooted in Carney’s raw songwriting voice. Mixed by Jonathan Gilmore, the song lands with warmth and openness, marking a confident step forward. It also serves as the first glimpse of a larger body of work to follow on the newly announced label cool0nline, signaling a creatively rich new era for Carney.