Precious Pepala returns with Dream Cheater, a release that locks onto the moment where emotion refuses to obey reason. It is the opening pulse of Rosey, a project built around desire, insecurity, and the stories we tell ourselves when the lights go out. The track arrives with an accompanying music video directed by Miroslav Kiss and Jordan Rabjohn, shifting the perspective to her partner as the tension quietly spreads through the frame.
The artist introduced the project through a confession that felt almost diaristic. “This song is part 1 of my upcoming EP Rosey, which tells the story of two star-crossed lovers stuck in a toxic love cycle.” The cycle begins where certainty ends. “With the honeymoon period now over, Rosey starts to develop insecurities and trust issues.” What follows is a dream that she treats as evidence, even when the facts refuse to support it.
The song sits inside that logic. Pepala sings as if waking mid panic, convinced that what she imagined has stained reality. The lyrics replay the same image with a kind of obsessive clarity, turning a dream into an accusation she cannot swallow. The guitars press forward, the drums tighten, and her voice carries the sting of someone who knows she is spiraling yet can’t step outside the feeling. It is jealousy as déjà vu, irrational and painfully believable.
Across Rosey, that emotional distortion becomes the thread that binds the narrative. Pepala does not position herself as omniscient. Instead, she watches Rosey unravel with an almost anthropological tenderness, allowing contradictions to stay unresolved. She wrote, “I put so much into this body of work and I can’t wait for you all to hear it!” The sentiment feels less like promotion and more like someone opening a door to a room they have been shaping for years.
She brings this new chapter to the stage on December 5 at Temple of Fun in Sheffield. “So excited to announce I’m playing a show at Temple of Fun in Sheffield on December 5th! Can’t wait to perform some new music for you all. See you there!”