Rosemary's Sons
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Rosemary's Sons is a Dutch band which makes music described as mainstream pop/rock and rootsrock. Influences like Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Gin Blossoms, Aerosmith, CSNY, Matchbox 20, and John Hiatt are sometimes apparent but they aren't in the way of the band's own sound. The band formed in 1998. They recorded a demo album under the title Misery Loves Company
which gained them attention of several music labels. With their official debut album on Warner Music, All In Hand
(2002) they scored a minor hit with the single Shine which featured Dutch country/pop singer Ilse deLange. In 2005, they released their follow-up St. Eleanor's Park
on V2 Music
. Currently they are recording their 3rd official album, with the working title The Others
.
, and it got immediate attention from record label Warner Music. In 2001 Warner Music offered the band, that had become quite popular in the Breda
-area, a record deal. Led by producer Oscar Holleman (Krezip
, Heideroosjes
), they released their debut album All In Hand
. The album features guest appearances by Ilse deLange & Ren van Barneveld (former Urban Dance Squad
). All In Hand
was well-received and quickly entered the Album Top 100. The first single, Fall From Grace, is released in August 2001 and became a modest hit. The next single Shine (featuring Ilse deLange) was played often on national radio and TV, made it to the top position in the Cyber Top 50 charts for 2 consecutive weeks and got to no.34 in the Mega Top 100. Halfway in June the third single was released, Up All Night.
Rosemary's Sons found fresh energy in guitarist Maarten van Damme (former Abel) in 2002, while they were establishing an impressive live reputation. The band played big summer festivals like Paaspop, Bospop
, Dauwpop and Lowlands
. And also they were support for The Cranberries
(Heineken Music Hall
), Bush
, De Dijk
and Krezip
and toured in most Dutch music clubs. All the hard work earned them an Essent Award and an Edison nomination for best new band of 2002.
In 2003 Rosemary's Sons played 16 venues as support for Ilse deLange. This is where the band showed its strength as a semi-acoustic act. Martijn Hagens (lead vocalist) left an astonishing impression in venues like De Nieuwe Luxor and Carré
. In the meantime, the band started writing songs for the 2nd album, when in March 2004, Warner Music announced that they had to terminate the record deals with local artists/bands (also Ilse deLange, Krezip
and Novastar
). That caused a delay in the recording process. In the summer of 2004 the Sons and producer Oscar Holleman started the recording process, and got the attention of V2 Music
. This indie label released Rosemary's Sons' 2nd album in April 2005.
The result, St. Eleanor's Park
is a tight and solid album on which Rosemary's Sons express a very professional sound. Rootsy roadsongs appear on the album, along with solid rock songs and sometimes the band is flirts with jazz & glamrock. As support for Bryan Adams
in Ahoy'
(September 2004) they had already played some of the new songs.
With a bunch of new songs in the can and a new musical partner, the band couldn't wait to get on the road again. The band kicked off with the cd release party on April 13 in Melkweg
in Amsterdam
. In the meantime, Rosemary's Sons also opened for Ezio
, Bon Jovi
, & Poco
, as well as playing on live television in the Barend & Van Dorp talkshow, and numerous radio shows on 3FM
, Radio 2
, Radio 538
, and BNN.
After releasing the singles Wrong Way Around, Queen of Hearts, & St. Eleanor's Park from the album and extensive touring all through the Netherlands
, Rosemary's Sons is currently working on their next studio album, which will most likely be released through V2 Music
again. The album has the working title of The Others
and two Try-Out shows are planned in June 2007, in the Para in Breda
.
Misery Loves Company (album)
Misery Loves Company is the independent album by Rosemary's Sons which was recorded and released in 2000. Current guitarist Maarten van Damme was not in the band yet when this album was recorded. The band did not release any singles from this album, but it did gain them attention from several...
which gained them attention of several music labels. With their official debut album on Warner Music, All In Hand
All in Hand
All In Hand is the official debut album by Rosemary's Sons. It was released on Warner Music Europe on April 23, 2002. It contains the hit single "Shine", featuring Dutch country/pop singer Ilse deLange, "Fall From Grace" and the piano ballad "Up All Night"....
(2002) they scored a minor hit with the single Shine which featured Dutch country/pop singer Ilse deLange. In 2005, they released their follow-up St. Eleanor's Park
St. Eleanor's Park (album)
St. Eleanor's Park is the second official album by Rosemary's Sons. It was released on V2 Music on April 13, 2005, and contains the singles "Wrong Way Around", "Queen of Hearts" and "St. Eleanor's Park".-Track listing:# Wrong Way Around# Queen Of Hearts...
on V2 Music
V2 Records
V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....
. Currently they are recording their 3rd official album, with the working title The Others
The Others (RMS album)
The Others is the working title for Rosemary's Sons upcoming, third album. Not much is known yet about this album, though most of the tracks for it are recorded, and final recording and production will be done in the summer of 2007...
.
Members
- Martijn Hagens - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano (original member)
- Ad van Halteren - Bass (original member)
- Bart Herber - Drums, Percussion (original member)
- Thomas Lina - Keys, Tambourine, Backing Vocals (joined in 1999)
- Maarten van Damme - Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Harmonica, Backing Vocals (joined in 2001 - formerly in Abel)
Biography
Rosemary's Sons was founded in the fall of 1998 by a group of teenage friends. The band released an independent cd, Misery Loves CompanyMisery Loves Company (album)
Misery Loves Company is the independent album by Rosemary's Sons which was recorded and released in 2000. Current guitarist Maarten van Damme was not in the band yet when this album was recorded. The band did not release any singles from this album, but it did gain them attention from several...
, and it got immediate attention from record label Warner Music. In 2001 Warner Music offered the band, that had become quite popular in the Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
-area, a record deal. Led by producer Oscar Holleman (Krezip
Krezip
Krezip was a Dutch band from Tilburg, formed in 1997. It is notable for the band member's young ages during their original breakthrough. Since then, the band has had several successful albums and singles in the Benelux countries...
, Heideroosjes
Heideroosjes
Heideroosjes , is a punk rock band from Horst aan de Maas, Netherlands. The band is known for their energetic shows and songs with lyrics mostly in Dutch and English, and a few songs in German and Limburgs...
), they released their debut album All In Hand
All in Hand
All In Hand is the official debut album by Rosemary's Sons. It was released on Warner Music Europe on April 23, 2002. It contains the hit single "Shine", featuring Dutch country/pop singer Ilse deLange, "Fall From Grace" and the piano ballad "Up All Night"....
. The album features guest appearances by Ilse deLange & Ren van Barneveld (former Urban Dance Squad
Urban Dance Squad
Urban Dance Squad was a Dutch rap rock band formed after what was originally intended as a one-time jam-session at a festival in Utrecht on December 20, 1986...
). All In Hand
All in Hand
All In Hand is the official debut album by Rosemary's Sons. It was released on Warner Music Europe on April 23, 2002. It contains the hit single "Shine", featuring Dutch country/pop singer Ilse deLange, "Fall From Grace" and the piano ballad "Up All Night"....
was well-received and quickly entered the Album Top 100. The first single, Fall From Grace, is released in August 2001 and became a modest hit. The next single Shine (featuring Ilse deLange) was played often on national radio and TV, made it to the top position in the Cyber Top 50 charts for 2 consecutive weeks and got to no.34 in the Mega Top 100. Halfway in June the third single was released, Up All Night.
Rosemary's Sons found fresh energy in guitarist Maarten van Damme (former Abel) in 2002, while they were establishing an impressive live reputation. The band played big summer festivals like Paaspop, Bospop
Bospop
- 7 July :Mainstage:*Fiction Plane*The Charlatans*Sting- 8 July :Tent:*The Mad Trist*Daize Shayne*Popa Chubby*Stream of Passion*Glenn Hughes *The Alan Parsons ProjectMainstage:*Nada Surf*Living Colour*Gabriel Ríos...
, Dauwpop and Lowlands
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise, also known as simply Lowlands, is a music festival, held annually in the Netherlands in August. Lowlands has about 55,000 visitors, over 200 acts and more than ten stages every year which are named according to the NATO phonetic alphabet apart from the Grolsch...
. And also they were support for The Cranberries
The Cranberries
The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...
(Heineken Music Hall
Heineken Music Hall
Heineken Music Hall is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, near the Amsterdam ArenA .The big hall is used for concerts, has a capacity of 5500 and is 3000 m²...
), Bush
Bush (band)
Bush are an alternative rock band formed in London in 1992 shortly after vocalist/guitarist Gavin Rossdale and guitarist Nigel Pulsford met in a London nightclub. Realising they shared a love for such diverse artists as the Pixies, Bob Marley, The Jesus Lizard, MC5, Nirvana, Hüsker Dü, and Big...
, De Dijk
De Dijk
De Dijk is a Dutch rock band which formed in 1981. The band is named after the Zeedijk, a street in their hometown Amsterdam. Their music can be described as a mixture of soul, blues and rock 'n roll, with lyrics sung only in Dutch...
and Krezip
Krezip
Krezip was a Dutch band from Tilburg, formed in 1997. It is notable for the band member's young ages during their original breakthrough. Since then, the band has had several successful albums and singles in the Benelux countries...
and toured in most Dutch music clubs. All the hard work earned them an Essent Award and an Edison nomination for best new band of 2002.
In 2003 Rosemary's Sons played 16 venues as support for Ilse deLange. This is where the band showed its strength as a semi-acoustic act. Martijn Hagens (lead vocalist) left an astonishing impression in venues like De Nieuwe Luxor and Carré
French Quarter
The French Quarter, also known as Vieux Carré, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. When New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city was originally centered on the French Quarter, or the Vieux Carré as it was known then...
. In the meantime, the band started writing songs for the 2nd album, when in March 2004, Warner Music announced that they had to terminate the record deals with local artists/bands (also Ilse deLange, Krezip
Krezip
Krezip was a Dutch band from Tilburg, formed in 1997. It is notable for the band member's young ages during their original breakthrough. Since then, the band has had several successful albums and singles in the Benelux countries...
and Novastar
Novastar
Novastar is a Belgian band, led by a born Dutch singer and pianist Joost Zweegers. The band is popular in Belgium and the Netherlands. Novastar is known for its deep, emotional ballads, and the pure, high voice of Zweegers.-Biography:...
). That caused a delay in the recording process. In the summer of 2004 the Sons and producer Oscar Holleman started the recording process, and got the attention of V2 Music
V2 Records
V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....
. This indie label released Rosemary's Sons' 2nd album in April 2005.
The result, St. Eleanor's Park
St. Eleanor's Park (album)
St. Eleanor's Park is the second official album by Rosemary's Sons. It was released on V2 Music on April 13, 2005, and contains the singles "Wrong Way Around", "Queen of Hearts" and "St. Eleanor's Park".-Track listing:# Wrong Way Around# Queen Of Hearts...
is a tight and solid album on which Rosemary's Sons express a very professional sound. Rootsy roadsongs appear on the album, along with solid rock songs and sometimes the band is flirts with jazz & glamrock. As support for Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
in Ahoy'
Ahoy' Rotterdam
Ahoy Rotterdam is an indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The capacity of the arena is 15,000.-History:...
(September 2004) they had already played some of the new songs.
With a bunch of new songs in the can and a new musical partner, the band couldn't wait to get on the road again. The band kicked off with the cd release party on April 13 in Melkweg
Melkweg
The Melkweg is a popular music venue and cultural center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It is located on the Lijnbaansgracht, near the Leidseplein, a prime nightlife center of Amsterdam. It is housed in a former warehouse and is divided into a number of spaces of varying sizes...
in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. In the meantime, Rosemary's Sons also opened for Ezio
Ezio (band)
Ezio is a folk music band from Cambridge, England formed in 1990. Ezio have six studio albums, one compilation album, four live albums and three videos / DVDs, built up a large fanbase without breaking into the mainstream of the British music scene...
, Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
, & Poco
Poco
Poco is an Southern California country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. The title of their first album, Pickin' Up the Pieces, is a reference to the break-up of Buffalo Springfield. Highly influential and creative,...
, as well as playing on live television in the Barend & Van Dorp talkshow, and numerous radio shows on 3FM
3FM
3FM is a Dutch radio station on the NPO which broadcasts popular music. It can be compared with BBC Radio 1.-History:3FM was created as Hilversum 3 by minister Maarten Vrolijk on 11 October 1965, to counterbalance the popular offshore station Radio Veronica...
, Radio 2
Radio 2 (Netherlands)
Radio 2 is a Dutch music radio station. In 2005 the following public broadcasters took part in Radio 2: AVRO, BNN, EO, KRO, NCRV, NPS, TROS, MAX en VARA....
, Radio 538
Radio 538
Radio 538 is a Dutch commercial radio station aimed at young people. It has a broad format which includes Top 40, dance, R&B and recent hits...
, and BNN.
After releasing the singles Wrong Way Around, Queen of Hearts, & St. Eleanor's Park from the album and extensive touring all through the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Rosemary's Sons is currently working on their next studio album, which will most likely be released through V2 Music
V2 Records
V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....
again. The album has the working title of The Others
The Others (RMS album)
The Others is the working title for Rosemary's Sons upcoming, third album. Not much is known yet about this album, though most of the tracks for it are recorded, and final recording and production will be done in the summer of 2007...
and two Try-Out shows are planned in June 2007, in the Para in Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
.
Singles
- "Fall From Grace" (2001)
- "Shine" (2002)
- "Up All Night" (2002)
- "Wrong Way Around" (2005)
- "Queen Of Hearts" (2005)
- "St. Eleanor's Park" (2005)