Caitlin Rose
| Caitlin Rose | |
|---|---|
 Singer/songwriter Caitlin Rose performing on stage | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Caitlin Rose |
| Born |
June 23, 1987 Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Alternative Country, Americana |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | ATO, MapleMusic Recordings (Canada) |
| Associated acts | Save Macaulay |
| Website | TheCaitlinRose.com |
Caitlin Rose (born June 23, 1987) is a country singer from Nashville, Tennessee.[1][2]
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 No. 7.[7]
Her studio album, The Stand-In, was released on February 25, 2013.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Heat | ||
| Dead Flowers |
|
— | — |
| Own Side Now |
|
— | — |
| The Stand-In |
|
42 | 29 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Track listings
- Dead Flowers; EP, 2008[2]
- Shotgun Wedding
- Answer in One of These Bottles
- Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray
- Docket
- Gorilla Man
- Dead Flowers
- T-shirt
- Own Side Now; album, 2010[2]
- Learning to Ride
- Own Side
- For the Rabbits
- Shanghai Cigarettes
- New York
- Spare Me (Fetzer's Blues)
- Things Change
- That's Alright
- Sinful Wishing Well
- Coming Up
- Piledriver Waltz; 7", 2012 (covers of two Arctic Monkeys songs, limited edition vinyl release for Record Store Day 2012)
- Piledriver Waltz
- Love Is A Laserquest
- The Stand-In; album, February 25, 2013
- "No One to Call"
- "I Was Cruel"
- "Waitin'"
- "Only a Clown"
- "Dallas"
- "Pink Champagne"
- "Golden Boy"
- "Silver Sings"
- "Everywhere I Go"
- "When I'm Gone"
- "Menagerie"
- "Old Numbers"
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Only a Clown"[8] | Michael Carter |
Personal life
Rose's mother is country songwriter Liz Rose (who shares a Grammy for writing with Taylor Swift),[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]
References
- 1 2 3 Gittins, Ian (September 5, 2010). "Caitlin Rose: Slaughtered Lamb, London". The Observer. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Richman, Simmy (July 25, 2010). "La vie en Rose: Caitlin Rose gives us a tour of her Nashville home town". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ↑ Kent, F. Daniel (July 9, 2008). "Rock & Roll Camp returns to rattle rafters at MTSU". Out & About Newspaper. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ↑ "SAVE MACAULAY THE BAND BREAKS UP!!! New EP to be released as Caitlin Rose.". Theory 8. December 4, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ↑ Paulson, Dave (January 15, 2008). "Caitlin Rose signs with BMI". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ↑ Remz, Jeffrey B. (December 2007). "Lori McKenna shines solo – Club Passim, Cambridge, Mass., December 21, 2007". Country Standard Time. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ↑ Suddath, Claire (December 7, 2011). "The Top 10 Everything of 2011 – Caitlin Rose, Own Side Now". Time. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Caitlin Rose : Only a Clown". Country Music Television. Retrieved May 4, 2013.