Caitlin Rose

Caitlin Rose (born 23 June 1987) is a country singer from Nashville, Tennessee.[1][2] She previously performed with indie band Save Macaulay.

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Career

Rose was previously the lead singer of Nashville indie band Save Macaulay,[3] on local label Theory 8 until 2007.[4] As a solo artist, she signed to BMI in 2008.[5] The title track of her seven-track 2008 EP, Dead Flowers, is a cover of a Rolling Stones song.

Her first album, Own Side Now, was released by Names Records in August 2010.[2] Her vocal performance and lyrics have led to comparisons to Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline,[1] and Iris DeMent.[6] Claire Suddath of Time magazine named Own Side Now one of the Top 10 Albums of 2011, ranking it at #7.[7]

Discography

  1. Shotgun Wedding
  2. Answer In One of These Bottles
  3. Three Cigarettes In an Ashtray
  4. Docket
  5. Gorilla Man
  6. Dead Flowers
  7. T-shirt
  1. Learning to Ride
  2. Own Side
  3. For the Rabbits
  4. Shanghai Cigarettes
  5. New York
  6. Spare Me (Fetzer's Blues)
  7. Things Change
  8. That's Alright
  9. Sinful Wishing Well
  10. Coming Up
  11. T-Shirt

Personal life

Rose's mother is country songwriter Liz Rose,[1] and her father Johnny B Rose works in sales and marketing in country music.[2] She was born in Dallas, Texas, and her family moved to Nashville when she was seven. She attended community college in Nashville for a year before leaving to focus on music, initially punk rock.[2] She is known for her cigarette smoking habit.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gittins, Ian (5 September 2010). "Caitlin Rose: Slaughtered Lamb, London". The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/05/caitlin-rose-review. Retrieved 30 November 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Richman, Simmy (25 July 2010). "La vie en Rose: Caitlin Rose gives us a tour of her Nashville home town". The Independent on Sunday. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/la-vie-en-rose-caitlin-rose-gives-us-a-tour-of-her-nashville-home-town-2034064.html. Retrieved 30 November 2010. 
  3. ^ Kent, F. Daniel (9 July 2008). "Rock & Roll Camp returns to rattle rafters at MTSU". Out & About Newspaper. http://www.outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/2745. Retrieved 30 November 2010. 
  4. ^ "SAVE MACAULAY THE BAND BREAKS UP!!! New EP to be released as Caitlin Rose.". Theory 8. 4 December 2007. http://www.theory8records.com/news/post/38/. Retrieved 1 December 2010. 
  5. ^ Paulson, Dave (15 January 2008). "Caitlin Rose signs with BMI". The Tennessean. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tennessean/access/1715451141.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:FT&type=current&date=Jan+15%2C+2008&author=DAVE+PAULSON&pub=The+Tennessean&desc=Caitlin+Rose+signs+with+BMI&pqatl=google. Retrieved 30 November 2010. 
  6. ^ Remz, Jeffrey B. (December 2007). "Lori McKenna shines solo - Club Passim, Cambridge, Mass., December 21, 2007". Country Standard Time. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/concertreview.asp?xid=249. Retrieved 30 November 2010. 
  7. ^ Suddath, Claire (December 7, 2011). "The Top 10 Everything of 2011 - Caitlin Rose, Own Side Now". Time. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101344_2101364_2101589,00.html. Retrieved December 25, 2011. 

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