Roosevelt (musician)

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Roosevelt
Roosevelt at WayBackWhen Festival 2017
Roosevelt at WayBackWhen Festival 2017
Background information
Birth nameMarius Lauber
Born (1990-09-29) 29 September 1990 (age 30)
Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
GenresSynth-pop, indie electronic, hypnagogic pop
LabelsGreco-Roman, City Slang

Roosevelt (born Marius Lauber on 29 September 1990) is a German singer, songwriter and producer from Viersen.[1] He is signed to Greco-Roman.[2][3]

Music career[]

His first project was Beat!Beat!Beat!, an indie teenage band where he was the drummer. Years later the band separated and he became a soloist.

He then released his acclaimed debut EP 'Elliot' in 2013.[4] The lead single 'Elliot' was named as Pitchfork's 'Best New Track'.[4] Roosevelt then released the double-A side 'Night Moves/Hold On' in 2015 on Greco-Roman[5] which continued a warm synth-pop, Balearic-influenced sound.

In April 2016, he announced his self-titled debut album, set for release on August 19, 2016 on Greco-Roman/City Slang,[6] with the video for tracks "Colours" and "Moving On".[7]

He has remixed the likes of Glass Animals, Jax Jones, Truls, Sundara Karma, Luka Vasta and Kakkmaddafakka,[8] and on tour has supported Hot Chip,[9] Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs[10] and Crystal Fighters.[11]

In June 2018, he announced a second album, Young Romance. It was released on September 28, 2018. The first single from this album, "Under the Sun," was released on June 27, 2018.

In March 2019, he released 'Falling Back' and a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere" on W Records. The next year, 'Everywhere' was featured in We Bare Bears: The Movie.

On 10 June 2020, Roosevelt released the single Sign, which was the first original material since his sophomore album Young Romance. Roosevelt then followed this up with his single Echoes on 19 August 2020. On 7 October 2020, Roosevelt released the single 'Feels Right', In addition, his latest single was presented on 9 December 2020, which is called Strangers whilst also announcing a new album called Polydans out on 26 February 2021.

Discography[]

Albums[]

Year Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[12] 		AUT
[13] 		SWI
[14] 		US
Elec.
[15]
2016 Roosevelt 27 36 33 11
2018 Young Romance
  • Release Date: 28 September 2018
  • Label: Greco Roman / City Slang
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
 58 — 80 —
2021 Polydans
  • Release Date: 26 February 2021
  • Label: Greco Roman / City Slang
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
 23 — 35 —

[16]

Singles[17][]

Year Title Label
2012 Sea Greco-Roman
2013 Elliot Greco-Roman
2015 Hold On/Night Moves Greco-Roman / City Slang
2016 Colours/Moving On

Fever

Greco-Roman / City Slang
2017 Moving on (7march)[18]

Belong

Greco-Roman / City Slang
2018 Under The Sun Greco-Roman / City Slang
2018 Forgive (feat. Washed Out) Greco-Roman / City Slang
2018 Shadows Greco-Roman / City Slang
2018 Losing Touch Greco-Roman / City Slang
2019 Falling Back W Records
2020 Sign Greco-Roman / City Slang
2020 Echoes Greco-Roman / City Slang
2020 Feels Right Greco-Roman / City Slang
2020 Strangers Greco-Roman / City Slang
2021 See You Again Greco-Roman / City Slang
2021 On My Mind / About U Greco-Roman / City Slang

Compilations[19][]

Year Contribution Album Label
2013 Montreal Electronic Beats 2013 Electronic Beats
2014 Elliot Majestic Casual Chapter 2 Kontor Records
2014 Montreal Trip Mode Kitsuné Maison

Music videos[]

Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Sea" 2012 Jem Goulding [20]
"Montreal" 2013 Roosevelt [21]
"Elliot" Hot Mess [22]
"Night Moves" 2015 Sophia Ray [23]
"Hold On" Fabian Podeszwa [24]
"Colours / Moving On" 2016 Elliott Arndt [25]
"Fever" [26]
"Belong" 2016 Andres Fouché & Martijn Bosgraaf [27]
"Moving On" 2017 Hector Prats [28]
"Under the Sun" 2018 Unknown [29]
"Shadows" Playground [30]
"Losing Touch" Luke Bather [31]
"Sign" 2020 Ohad Ben-Moshe [32]
"Feels Right" Felix Aaron [33]
"See You Again" 2021 Hector Prats [34]

References[]

  1. ^ "Roosevelt". www.last.fm. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Roosevelt | Inverted Audio". inverted-audio.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ^ Lester, Paul (16 September 2013). "New band of the day: Roosevelt (No 1,597)". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b ""Elliot" by Roosevelt | Tracks | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Roosevelt (4) - Hold On / Night Moves". Discogs. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Roosevelt announces self-titled debut album". Indieisnotagenre.com. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Roosevelt – "Colours" / "Moving On" Video". Stereogum. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Roosevelt (4)". Discogs. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  9. ^ "HOT CHIP uk + ROOSEVELT ger — Program". Trix Antwerp. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire (10 Oct 12) with Roosevelt". Songkick. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Crystal Fighters with Roosevelt & Curses (2013-11-22)". Brixton Buzz news, features and listings for Brixton, London. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Roosevelt - Roosevelt". lescharts.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  13. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Roosevelt - Roosevelt". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Roosevelt - Roosevelt". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Roosevelt". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  16. ^ Roosevelt - Moving On (Official Video), retrieved 27 July 2021
  17. ^ "Roosevelt (4)". Discogs. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  18. ^ Roosevelt - Moving On (Official Video), retrieved 27 July 2021
  19. ^ "Roosevelt (4)". Discogs. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Sea – Roosevelt". The Fader. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  21. ^ "Montreal – Roosevelt". Lagasta. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  22. ^ "Elliot – Roosevelt". Lagasta. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  23. ^ "Night Moves – Roosevelt". Lagasta. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  24. ^ "Hold On – Roosevelt". Lagasta. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  25. ^ "Roosevelt – "Colours" / "Moving On" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  26. ^ "Songs We Love: Roosevelt, 'Fever'". NPR Music. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  27. ^ "Andres Fouché - My Film". Andres Fouché. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  28. ^ "Roosevelt, 'Moving On'". Impose. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  29. ^ "Under the Sun – Roosevelt". Stereogum. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  30. ^ "New Music & Video – Roosevelt Releases 'Shadows' (Greco-Roman / City Slang)". WithGuitars. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  31. ^ "Roosevelt is a literal one man band in his new video (watch); tour starts tonight". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  32. ^ "Music + Video = CH 271". Acid Stag. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  33. ^ "Watch Roosevelt's video for "Feels Right" off upcoming album 'Polydans'= CH 271". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  34. ^ "Roosevelt – "See You Again"". Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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