Roosevelt (musician)

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Roosevelt
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Roosevelt at WayBackWhen Festival 2017
Background information
Birth nameMarius Lauber
Born (1990-09-29) 29 September 1990 (age 33)
Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Genres Synth-pop, indie electronic, hypnagogic pop
Labels

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

Contents

Music career

Solo career

Roosevelt's first project was Beat!Beat!Beat!, an indie teenage band, in which he was the drummer. After the band separated, he decided to pursue a solo career.[ citation needed ]

His debut EP Elliot was released in 2013. [4] The lead single "Elliot" was named Pitchfork 's 'Best New Track'. [4] [ irrelevant citation ] 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, released on 19 August 2016 through Greco-Roman/City Slang. [6] The album's release was preceded by a combined video for two tracks from the album: "Colours" and "Moving On". [7]

In June 2018, he announced a second album, Young Romance . It was released on 28 September 2018. The first single from the album, "Under the Sun", was released on 27 June 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 his first original material since the album Young Romance. The release of four other singles ("Echoes", "Feels Right", "Strangers" and "Lovers") followed before his third studio album, Polydans , came out on 26 February 2021.

In July 2023, he announced a fourth album, Embrace, which was released on 22 September 2023. Five singles were released beforehand: "Ordinary Love", "Luna", "Paralyzed", "Rising", and "Forevermore". On recording the album, he shared, "It’s been a wild mix of rented studios and Airbnbs, but very often just me with my laptop and headphones." [8]

Remixing and supporting other artists

Roosevelt has remixed the likes of Glass Animals, Jax Jones, Truls, Sundara Karma, Luka Vasta and Kakkmaddafakka. [9] The artists he has supported on tour include Hot Chip, [10] Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs [11] and Crystal Fighters. [12]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
GER
[13]
AUT
[14]
SWI
[15]
US
Elec.

[16]
Roosevelt 27363311
Young Romance
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: Greco Roman / City Slang
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
5880
Polydans
  • Released: 26 February 2021
  • Label: Greco Roman / City Slang
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
2335
Embrace
  • Released: 22 September 2023
  • Label: Greco Roman / City Slang
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
64

Singles

YearTitle [17] 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" [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
2023"Ordinary Love"Counter Records / Ninja Tune
2023"Luna"Counter Records / Ninja Tune
2023"Paralyzed"Counter Records / Ninja Tune
2023"Rising"Counter Records / Ninja Tune
2023"Forevermore"Counter Records / Ninja Tune

Remixes

Compilations

YearContributionAlbum [19] Label
2013MontrealElectronic Beats 2013Electronic Beats
2014ElliotMajestic Casual Chapter 2Kontor Records
2014MontrealTrip ModeKitsuné Maison

Music videos

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

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