Madder Rose

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Madder Rose was a New York City-based Alternative rock band who recorded in the 1990s. The band was fronted by Mary Lorson, who shared songwriting duties with guitarist Billy Coté. Their name comes from the herb-based paint, rose madder. Several of their songs, including "Panic On" and "Car Song", were featured in John Peel's end-of-ear roundup, the Festive Fifty. The band released three albums on Atlantic Records, and one on quasi-independent label Thirsty Ear, before breaking up in 1999.

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Their music has been described as suggesting the druggy languor of a heroin high[citation needed], which inspired the British music press to trumpet Madder Rose as the second coming of the Velvet Underground[citation needed]. Their sound progressed from indie pop rock, not unlike peers Velocity Girl, Lush, Helium and Juliana Hatfield, to Shoegaze and trip-hop. After the breakup, Lorson founded the alt-folk outfit Saint Low.

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  • (1993) Bring It Down
  • (1993) Swim EP
  • (1994) Panic On
  • (1994) Car Song EP
  • (1995) The Love You Save EP
  • (1997) Tragic Magic
  • (1999) Hello June Fool
  • (1999) Overflow

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