Aimee Osbourne and her band ARO (based on Osbourne’s initials) have released their first new music in two years. It’s a new single titled “Against Mine“ and you can see the video down below. Although we’ve been told not to expect a new album anytime soon, some more music is apparently due later in the year.
For the new single, Osbourne said she “really tried to capture the element of frustration that comes with not feeling like you can actually express how you really feel about someone. And then if you do, how they pull away, even though they might feel the same way. The ebbing and flow of that were fascinating to me.”
ARO has been making music since around 2010, with Aimee donning the moniker as she was starting her own musical career. Being the daughter of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne might seem a daunting shadow to live under, but she’s had music successes in her own right, with their 2015 track “Raining Gold“ reaching 2.7 million views on YouTube.
The group is made up of Osbourne on vocals, Billy Mohler on guitar/bass, Rene Arsenault on keyboards/programming and Brendan Buckey on drums. Despite their infrequent output, they did get together for a debut album back in 2020, titled “Vacare Adamaré“.
On the decision to release their debut during the pandemic, Osbourne said “The record company asked if I wanted to delay until 2021, but I just thought you know what? People really need music right now to keep their creativity going and to switch their focus away from stress. A small part of me thought about delaying, but I thought ‘Screw it, I’m gonna take a risk and release it and see what happens’.“
And if you were wondering what Ozzy thinks of all this, it’s good news. Aimee says that her Dad’s pleased with what she’s doing, saying “My dad has responded really positively to a lot of it. It’s been a really fun way to connect with him about being in the same industry now. He is so dedicated and his ability to continue working and creating, his appetite for that is so admirable, it’s unbelievable.”
Unfortunately, they don’t seem to be much of a touring band so there are no live dates coming up, but you can always follow her on social media at this link if you want to keep up to date with the latest ARO news and releases.
