”Tell Me It’s A Dream’ is about being ambitious and seeing enhanced beauty in the world’ Rosa Walton (one half of Let’s Eat Grandma) says of her debut solo album. ‘It’s about striving for ultimate freedom. A lot of the attitude in these songs is about following your dreams – and that’s exactly what I intend to do.’ This escapism shines throughout the technicolour songs that celebrate love, joy and friendship with glee.

The synth-drenched ‘Heart to Heartbreak’ opens the album with Rosa singing about the truth shining through ‘without these pretty feelings’ before turning into something more art pop, complete with the defiant statement: ‘I don’t chase that anymore’. This is swiftly followed by the lead single ‘Sorry Anyway’, a swaying and introspective slice of intelligent pop filled with self-awareness: ‘You’re right up my street. Maybe I drive you insane. If you want the lighting, there’s gonna be thunderbolts and rain’.

The record then takes a festive diversion with the baroque Christmas sound of ‘Taking the Root Down’. As Rosa declares ‘Let’s go, it’s another year’ amidst some sleigh bells, you’ll feel the hope that things might be better. There are some ’80s vibes in ‘Wave Machine”s opening moments as Rosa fondly recalls sunkissed beaches and dream-like moments, while ‘Halfway Round the World’ finds her embracing emo tendencies with glockenspiel and twinkly hooks: ‘How long can it last?’

‘Prettier Things’ is a more danceable song with zesty hooks and pride in overcoming fragilities to embrace yourself: ‘I don’t even think I’m crazy, I still just believe in the amazing’. There’s a nod back to Rosa’s roots on the chamber folk of ‘July’ while ‘the closing ‘Romance is Dead On’ is pulsating, powerful and prescient: ‘Sometimes, baby, we live and learn’.

‘Tell Me It’s a Dream’ is filled with pure and potent pop songs that you’ll quickly learn to embrace.