Rivulets

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Rivulets
Birth nameNathan Amundson
Born Denver, Colorado, United States
GenresSinger-songwriter, slowcore, sadcore, indie folk, indie rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Years active2000–present
Labels Chairkickers Union, Important Records, Talitres
Website rivulets.net

Rivulets is the stage name of minimalist singer-songwriter Nathan Amundson. [1]

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Biography

Rivulets was the first artist signed to Low's Chairkickers Union record label in 2001. [2] He then released his first, self-titled album in 2002 and DEBRIDEMENT in 2003. [3] Rivulets was subsequently signed by Blast First, [4] recording the album "you are my home" for Blast First Petite. [5] "you are my home" was eventually licensed by Important Records and released in 2006, [6] followed by We're Fucked in 2010, also on Important Records. [7] This was followed by the critically acclaimed I Remember Everything on Jellyfant Records in 2014. [8] Rivulets then signed with France-based label Talitres, releasing the sixth Rivulets album in Our Circle in 2018. [9] [10] [11]

Musicians who have performed as part of Rivulets include: Alan Sparhawk (Low), Mimi Parker (Low), Bob Weston (Shellac)., [12] LD Beghtol (The Magnetic Fields), Chris Brokaw (Codeine), Christian Frederickson (Rachel's), Jarboe (Swans), Haley Bonar, Jessica Bailiff, Jon DeRosa (Aarktica), Fred Lonberg-Holm, Nathan Vollmar (Jandek), and Francesco Candura (Jennifer Gentle).

Outside of his work as Rivulets, Amundson has also seen success as songwriter for hire, having penned songs for Berlin-based pop artist Clara Hill among others. [13]

Discography

For a complete discography, visit Discogs.com [14]

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