The Rosebuds were an American indie rock band from
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh (; ) is the capital city of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats, seat of Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County in the United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most ...
, that recorded and performed from 2001 to 2014. (Not to be confused with the vocal group of the same name who recorded for
George Goldner
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's
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in the 1950s.) Its current members are Ivan Howard (vocals/guitar/drums/bass/keyboards/programming) and Kelly Crisp (vocals/keyboard/drums/guitar/accordion). Billy Alphin had played drums on the album ''
The Rosebuds Make Out
''The Rosebuds Make Out'' is The Rosebuds
The Rosebuds were an American indie rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina, that recorded and performed from 2001 to 2014. (Not to be confused with the vocal group of the same name who recorded for G ...
'', Wes Phillips played drums on the E.P."Unwind", Lee Waters played drums on the record ''
Birds Make Good Neighbors
''Birds Make Good Neighbors'' is the second album by North Carolina indie rock band The Rosebuds. It was released on September 13, 2005 by Merge Records on CD, and one week later on vinyl by Goodnight Records.
It received generally positive re ...
'', and Matt McCaughan played the drums on ''
Night of the Furies
''Night of the Furies'' is The Rosebuds' third album, released April 10, 2007 on Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began a ...
'', ''
Life Like'' and ''
Loud Planes Fly Low
''Loud Planes Fly Low'' is the fifth album by the American band The Rosebuds, released in 2011 on Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac ...
.'' Rob Lackey was behind the drum kit during the taping of ''The Rosebuds Live at the Cats Cradle'', a charity only recording sold at
cytunes.org' to help fight for the prevention of cancer, as well as on the track "Second Birds of Paradise" on "Loud Planes Fly Low."
Howard and Crisp met while in college in Wilmington, North Carolina, where they formed the Rosebuds and enlisting original drummer Jonathan Bass. Afterward, they moved to nearby Raleigh and joined with drummer Billy Alphin of the band ''Ashley Stove''.
Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as an outlet for music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expande ...
discovered their demo in early 2003 and released ''The Rosebuds Make Out'' as a full-length debut album that October.
Following that recording, Alphin left the group and was replaced by Jonathan Bass for their 2003 touring schedule. ''
The Rosebuds Unwind
''The Rosebuds Unwind'' is The Rosebuds
The Rosebuds were an American indie rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina, that recorded and performed from 2001 to 2014. (Not to be confused with the vocal group of the same name who recorded for Geo ...
'', an EP with six songs, was released in April 2005, followed by ''Birds Make Good Neighbors'' in September. The Rosebuds are now joined by Logan Matheny and Matt McCaughan, and Rob Lackey on drums for shows and tours. Their third album, ''
Night of the Furies
''Night of the Furies'' is The Rosebuds' third album, released April 10, 2007 on Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began a ...
'', was released in April 2007. A fourth full-length, ''
Life Like'', was released in Oct. 2008.
In 2007, The Rosebuds covered the
Pixies
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' "Break My Body" for the
American Laundromat Records compilation "Dig for Fire - a tribute to PIXIES". Bands
OK Go
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,
They Might Be Giants
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, and
British Sea Power
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also contributed to the project.
![The Rosebuds Press Photo 2012](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/The_Rosebuds_Press_Photo_2012.jpg)
In 2008, the band again covered a song for
American Laundromat Records. This time it was
The Cure
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's "The Walk" for ''Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure''.
The Wedding Present
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,
Dean & Britta
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,
The Brunettes
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, and
The Submarines
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Band history
Working as solo artists in Boston, the two members of the band, John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard, were introduced through a mutual friend, Joe Klompus ...
also contributed to the project. Lead singer Ivan Howard joined
GAYNGS, a super-group, to record and tour in 2010. The Rosebuds released their fifth full-length record, "
Loud Planes Fly Low
''Loud Planes Fly Low'' is the fifth album by the American band The Rosebuds, released in 2011 on Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac ...
" on Merge on June 7, 2011. Their 2011 summer tour lineup included Logan Matheny from
Roman Candle on drums and
Daniel Hart on violin. Support for the first half of the tour was
Other Lives
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, followed by dates with
Bon Iver
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Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, ''For Emma, Forever Ago,'' independently in July 2007. The majority of the album was recorded while Vernon ...
. In 2012 the band returned with two self-released albums; " Christmas Tree Island", an album of 13 original Christmas songs, and "Love Deluxe - The Rosebuds perform Sade". A song by song re-recording of Sade's masterpiece "Love Deluxe" in honor of its 20th anniversary. A tour to support "Love Deluxe" took place in September 2013 and featured Brian Weeks on guitar, Matt Douglas on sax, Jonathon Yu on synths, Mark Paulson on bass and Rob Lackey on drums.
In August 2014, the band released their latest album, ''
Sand + Silence'', on the
Western Vinyl
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Artists
*Abram Sh ...
label. The band has been on hiatus since the end of 2014 as Howard has embarked on a solo career on the West Coast, while Crisp works as a writer on the East Coast.
Discography
Albums
* ''
The Rosebuds Make Out
''The Rosebuds Make Out'' is The Rosebuds
The Rosebuds were an American indie rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina, that recorded and performed from 2001 to 2014. (Not to be confused with the vocal group of the same name who recorded for G ...
'' (CD) (
Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as an outlet for music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expande ...
) (October 7, 2003)
* ''
The Rosebuds Make Out
''The Rosebuds Make Out'' is The Rosebuds
The Rosebuds were an American indie rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina, that recorded and performed from 2001 to 2014. (Not to be confused with the vocal group of the same name who recorded for G ...
'' (LP) (
Pidgeon English Records)
* ''
Birds Make Good Neighbors
''Birds Make Good Neighbors'' is the second album by North Carolina indie rock band The Rosebuds. It was released on September 13, 2005 by Merge Records on CD, and one week later on vinyl by Goodnight Records.
It received generally positive re ...
'' (CD) (Merge Records) (September 13, 2005)
* ''
Birds Make Good Neighbors
''Birds Make Good Neighbors'' is the second album by North Carolina indie rock band The Rosebuds. It was released on September 13, 2005 by Merge Records on CD, and one week later on vinyl by Goodnight Records.
It received generally positive re ...
'' (LP) (Goodnight Records) (September 13, 2005)
* ''
Night of the Furies
''Night of the Furies'' is The Rosebuds' third album, released April 10, 2007 on Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began a ...
'' (CD) (Merge Records) (April 10, 2007)
* ''
Night of the Furies
''Night of the Furies'' is The Rosebuds' third album, released April 10, 2007 on Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began a ...
'' (LP) (Goodnight Records) (April 10, 2007)
* ''
Sweet Beats, Troubled Sleep'' (Free Digital LP on Merge Records) (April 10, 2008)
* ''
Life Like'' (CD/LP) (Merge Records) (October 7, 2008)
* ''
The Rosebuds Live at the Cats Cradle'' www.cytunes.org Digital only recording (December 12, 2008)
* ''
Loud Planes Fly Low
''Loud Planes Fly Low'' is the fifth album by the American band The Rosebuds, released in 2011 on Merge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac ...
'' (CD/LP) (Merge Records) (June 7, 2011)
*
Love DeluxeThe Rosebuds perform Sade)'' (Free Digital LP) (November 16, 2012)
*
Christmas Tree Island' (The Rosebuds) (Nov 20, 2012)
* ''
Sand + Silence'' (CD/LP) (Western Vinyl) (August 5, 2014)
Singles and EPs
* ''
The Rosebuds - Whisper'' (Single) (Self Released) (Oct 31, 2013)
* ''
The Rosebuds - Where the Freaks Hang Out'' (Single) (Self Released) (Oct 31, 2013)
* ''
The Rosebuds - Brad Cook is Not Your Man'' (Single) (I Hear Now, Triangle Music Compilation) (July, 2010)
* ''
The Rosebuds - 4track Love Songs'' (EP) (Self Released) (May 28, 2002)
* ''
The Rosebuds Unwind
''The Rosebuds Unwind'' is The Rosebuds
The Rosebuds were an American indie rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina, that recorded and performed from 2001 to 2014. (Not to be confused with the vocal group of the same name who recorded for Geo ...
'' (EP) (Merge Records) (April 22, 2005)
* ''
The Rosebuds vs. Utah!'' (split 7-inch) (Pidgeon English Records)
* ''
The Rosebuds vs. The Close'' (split 7-inch) (Goodnight Records)
* ''
Happily Ever After'' (previously unreleased song found on ''
Old Enough to Know Better: 15 years of Merge Records'') (Merge Records)
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Indie rock musical groups from North Carolina
Musical groups from Raleigh, North Carolina
Merge Records artists
Western Vinyl artists