Rose Melberg

Rose Melberg
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, vocals, drums
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Double Agent Records
Associated acts	Tiger Trap Go Sailor The Softies Gaze
Website	doubleagentrecords.com/ myspace.com/rosemelberg

Rose Melberg is a musician and songwriter from Sacramento, California who has sung and played guitar as a member of Tiger Trap, The Softies and Go Sailor as well as on her own material. She also played drums and made some songwriting contributions with the band Gaze. Melberg was raised by working musicians and following her appearance right out of high school at the International Pop Underground Convention in Olympia, Washington in 1991, she had almost instant success with the all-female Tiger Trap. The short-lived band garnered a cult following in indie-pop circles. Following the dissolution of the Softies, she gave birth to a son and lived with her husband and family near Vancouver, Canada. She returned to the pop world with her second solo album, Cast Away The Clouds. Melberg toured briefly for the album, including a spot opening for Belle and Sebastian. In 2006, she performed at North East Sticks Together. As of 2011, she is a part of twee group Brave Irene.

Discography

Solo recordings

• "My Day", from the International Pop Underground Convention compilation (K Records, 1991)
• Portola (Double Agent, 1998)
• Cast Away The Clouds (Double Agent, 2006)
• Cupid (Written by Sam Cooke) 7" Split w/ Magpies I Want a Love I can See (I Wish I Was a Slumberland Record #3; Sleeve by Adrian Tomine & colored by hand; Recorded Spring 1994)
• Homemade Ship (K, 2009)
• "Our Days In Kansas", from the Wish I'd Kept A Scrapbook: A Tribute to Tullycraft compilation (Unchikun Records, 2010)

Tiger Trap

• "Words and Smiles" split 7" with Bratmobile (Four Letter Words Records, 1992)
• "Supercrush" b/w "You and Me"; "Hiding" [volume 36 of the "International Pop Underground" singles series] (K Records, 1992)
• Tiger Trap (K Records, 1993)
• Sour Grass EP (K Records, 1993)
• "Baby Blue", from Julep (Another Yoyo Studio Compilation) (Yoyo Recordings, 1993)
• "Hiding", from the International Hip Swing compilation [compiled from songs from the "International Pop Underground" series] (K Records, 1993)
• "Supreme Nothing", from the "Stars Kill Rock" compilation (Kill Rock Stars, 1993?)

Go Sailor

• Fine Day for Sailing 7" EP (Yo Yo, 1994)
• Long Distance 7" EP (Slumberland, 1995)
• Don't Go 7" EP (Lookout!, 1996)
• Go Sailor (Lookout!, 1996) - compiles the three 7" EPs plus two compilation tracks

The Softies

• It's Love (K Records, 1995)
• Loveseat 7" EP (Slumberland, 1995)
• The Softies (aka "He'll Never Have to Know") 7" EP (K Records, 1995)
• The Softies (Slumberland, 1996)
• Winter Pageant (K Records, 1997)
• Holiday in Rhode Island (K Records, 2000)

Gaze

• Mitsumeru (K Records, 1998)
• So Sad (to watch good love go bad) 7" EP (Septophilia, 1998)
• Shake the Pounce (K Records, 1999)

Live Collaborations

• The Biggest Lie (Elliott Smith, Stinkweeds, AZ)

Collaborations

• The Potatomen - All My Yesterdays - vocals on 3 tracks (1996 Lookout Records)
• The Smugglers, "Rosie" - from Rosie
• All My Yesterdays
• Bright lights
• For Sure (Tiger Trap cover)
• Gigi - Maintenant - vocals on 1 track (2010 Tomlab Records)
• Alone at the Pier

External links

• www.doubleagentrecords.com/rose - Official website
• Rose Melberg on Myspace