Rosie Thomas
| Rosie Thomas | |
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 Rosie Thomas @ Roots of Heaven VIII, Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands (13 May 2007) |
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| Background information | |
| Born | c. 1978[1] |
| Origin | Livonia, Michigan, United States |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Labels | Sing-A-Long Records |
| Associated acts | Damien Jurado, Sufjan Stevens, Velour 100, Denison Witmer, Iron & Wine |
| Website | www.rosiethomas.com |
Rosie Thomas is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Michigan. Through mutual friends she met Trey Many and began playing shows with Velour 100. They recorded one EP together and played a few short tours, where she met Damien Jurado and Pedro the Lion. She then moved to Seattle to briefly attend Cornish College before deciding to focus on a solo recording career. Thomas also performs as a stand-up comedian under the name Sheila Saputo.
Thomas' appearance on the song "Parking Lot", from Damien Jurado's album Ghost of David, brought her to the attention of famed record label Sub Pop who signed her in 2000. Her debut album When We Were Small was released on January 22, 2001. The album featured Eric Fisher (who Thomas met at Cornish College in Seattle) on guitar and keyboards and Andy Myers on drums. Fisher and Myers returned for 2003's follow-up Only with Laughter Can You Win.
Thomas released her third album, If Songs Could Be Held, in 2005. In March 2006, she was invited by Toronto indie rock label Paper Bag Records to exclusively contribute to their See You on the Moon! compilation with her song "Faith's Silver Elephant".
In April 2006, Pitchfork erroneously announced that Thomas and American musician Sufjan Stevens were having a baby together, but were forced to print a retraction.[2][3] Denison Witmer and Thomas later admitted it was an April Fools' prank.[1]
Thomas' album, These Friends of Mine, was released on December 12, 2006 through her own record label Sing-A-Long Records. She released a holiday album called A Very Rosie Christmas in November 2008 through her own record label. Thomas also acted in the 2009 film Calvin Marshall[4] and was the subject of the 2009 documentary All the Way from Michigan Not Mars.[5]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- When We Were Small (2001)
- Only with Laughter Can You Win (2003)
- If Songs Could Be Held (2005)
- These Friends of Mine (2006)
- A Very Rosie Christmas (2008)
- With Love (2012)
[edit] EPs
- In Between (2001)
- Paper Airplane (2002)
[edit] Singles
- "Pretty Dress" (2005)
[edit] Compilation appearances
- "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" - Bifrost Arts' Come O Spirit (Sounds Familyre 2009)
[edit] References
- ^ Breimeier, Russ (2003). "Glimpses of God: Rosie Thomas, Only With Laughter Can You Win". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20081015200125/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/glimpses/2003/onlywithlaughtercanyouwin.html. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Sufjan Stevens Hypothetical Tracklists". Stereogum. 2006-04-13. http://www.stereogum.com/archives/002494.html. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- ^ Crock, Jason (2006-05-15). "Interview: Sufjan Stevens". Pitchfork. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/29535/Interview_Interview_Sufjan_Stevens. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0496673/
- ^ Dombal, Ryan (2009-08-12). "Sufjan Featured on New DVD". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/news/36201-sufjan-featured-on-new-dvd/. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- "Link". Official Rosie Thomas website. http://www.rosiethomas.com/. Retrieved 5 January 2006.
- "Link". Sub Pop Rosie Thomas mini-site. http://www.subpop.com/scripts/main/bands_page.php?id=388. Retrieved 5 January 2006.
- "Link". Rosie Thomas biography at Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p518403/biography. Retrieved 5 January 2006.
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