Rosetta West releases haunting new track, "Alligator Farm"

Rosetta West delves into the mysterious and surreal with the new tune, "Alligator Farm," a track that crawls between folk and psychological horror. This spine-chilling track recounts the disturbing story of a night watchman working at an alligator farm who is whisked away by the alluring and possibly supernatural power of the "Alligator Queen." What starts as an unearthly meeting leads to a lifelong curse when he contracts her blood and is sentenced to a tortured life.

From its first ominous notes, "Alligator Farm" envelops listeners in a fever dream of swampy darkness. The instrumentation and hazy vocals fill the room with tension, like a slow-moving nightmare. The storytelling is lush, even cinematic, describing a man who's not only plagued by his past but is now inadvertently passing his affliction onto others.

Rosetta West deftly merges rock, brooding psychedelic forces, and mysterious storytelling without sounding corny or dated, meaning that "Alligator Farm" seems an unearthly tale told through ghostly breaths. The words could be interpreted in several ways if the encounter was supernatural, metaphorical, or even darker.