The Rosebuds

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The Rosebuds
Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp
Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp
Background information
Origin Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Genre(s) Indie rock, Folk, Dance
Years active 2001–present
Label(s) Merge Records and Pidgeon English Records
Website http://www.therosebuds.com
Members
Ivan Howard
Kelly Crisp
Former members
Billy Alphin
Lee Waters

The Rosebuds are an indie rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Its current members are Ivan Howard (vocals/guitar/ drums/ bass/keyboards/programming) and Kelly Crisp (vocals/keyboard/drums/guitar). Billy Alphin had played drums on the album The Rosebuds Make Out and Lee Waters played drums on the record Birds Make Good Neighbors.

Howard and Crisp met while in college in Wilmington, North Carolina. That fall, they moved to nearby Raleigh and joined with drummer Billy Alphin to form The Rosebuds. Merge Records discovered their demo in early 2003 and released The Rosebuds Make Out as a full-length debut album that October.

Following that recording, Alphin left the group and was replaced by Jonathan Bass for their 2003 touring schedule. The Rosebuds Unwind, an EP with six songs, was released in April 2005, followed by Birds Make Good Neighbors in September. The Rosebuds are now joined by Giorgio Angelini and Matt McCaughan on drums for shows and tours. In the premiere episode of the series Dirt, in one scene the song "4-Track Love Song" from Birds Make Good Neighbors is played in the background. Their latest album, Night of the Furies, was released in April of 2007.

In 2007, The Rosebuds covered the Pixies "Break My Body" for the American Laundromat Records compilation "Dig For Fire - a tribute to PIXIES". OK Go, They Might Be Giants, The National, and Joy Zipper also contributed to the project.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles and EPs

  • The Rosebuds Unwind (EP) (Merge Records) (April 22, 2005)
  • The Rosebuds vs. Utah! (split 7") (Pidgeon English Records)
  • The Rosebuds vs. The Close (split 7") (Goodnight Records)

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