Isabel Rose, a Manhattan-based singer and actress, recently released her new album, the early ‘60s inspired Trouble in Paradise.

Isabel Rose 'Trouble In Paradise'

Rose, who will be celebrating the new album release Wednesday with a show at New York City’s 54 Below, spoke with uInterview about the inspiration behind her latest musical effort. While Rose pays homage to the pre-hippie 60s era, her music and accompanying stylistic act is modern.

“The performances are stylized, but I'm not a pastiche act, so it's not like going to see a '60s act, like Hairspray on Broadway,” Rose told uInterview exclusively. “I'm a here-and-now performer influenced by that era, but really performing in the here and now.”

“The '60s – that I'm referencing – was before, like, everyone dropping acid; it was sort of the Camelot/Rat Pack '60s,” Rose explained. “That was just a gay old martini time, so it was just a great time to be stylized.”

For her "Trouble in Paradise" music video, Rose recruited the help of popular New York drag queens Hedda Lettuce, Paige Turner and Ivy Winters. “I learned so much from them, they are so fun, so talented, and they really represented the theme of the song and that is that nothing is as it seems.”

What was one of the things Rose learned from the famed drag queens? How to really accentuate false eyelashes. “One of [the tips] was to use a blow dryer on your lashes, like you put them on and then you use the blow-dryer and it makes the glue stick and makes the lashes go up,” said Rose, adding, “The other things I learned from them are not fit for camera unless it'll be viewed after midnight."

Rose’s album Trouble in Paradise – which she says is a little bit “Rat Pack Vegas” and a little bit “Bob Rock, Metallica” – is currently available for purchase.

Rose will be performing at 54 Below Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 p.m.