Rosie Thomas
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Rosie Thomas
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Singer/songwriter Rosie Thomas has been shaping her sweet, delicate song stylings since her early childhood, but she made a name for herself when she joined Motor City dream pop band Velour 100. Thomas sang and toured with the band during the late '90s before jumping ship for a solo career. Mixing up the folk-pop of Joni Mitchell with indie sensibilities, Thomas found herself surrounded by a new scene. She and Damien Jurado dueted on "Wages of Sin" for Sub-Pop's 2001 compilation Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska as well as guested on "Parking Lot" on Jurado's Ghost of David. Thomas, however, introduced something more reflective, humorous, and intriguing on her solo debut, When We Were Small (Sub-Pop), in early 2002. When she's not making music, Thomas' comedic alter ego, a bespectacled pizza delivery girl who she's named Sheila, may also appear. Her winning streak continued in late 2003 with the release of her second full-length release, Only with Laughter Can You Win. If Songs Could Be Held followed in 2005. Thomas' song "Faith's Silver Elephant" was included on a compilation disc put together by Toronto's Paper Bag Records the following year. 2006 was also the year that Pitchfork made the dubious claim that Thomas and fellow musician Sufjan Stevens were expecting a child. Thomas later dispelled the claim, citing that it had been meant as an April Fools' Day joke. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Rosie Thomas
This article is about the musician. For the writer see Rosie Thomas (writer)
| 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.[4]
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[5] and was the subject of the 2009 documentary All the Way from Michigan Not Mars.[6]
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Discography
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)
EPs
- In Between (2001)
- Paper Airplane (2002)
Singles
- "Pretty Dress" (2005)
Compilation appearances
- "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" - Bifrost Arts' Come O Spirit (Sounds Familyre 2009)
Films
- Cars 3: Chloe
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.
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- ^ 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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(2007 Album by Various Artists)
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(1999 Drama Film)
When We Were Small
(2002 Album by Rosie Thomas)
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Only With Laughter Can You Win
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