Rose Melberg is a musician and songwriter from Sacramento, California,[1] currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[2] She has performed both as a solo artist and as a member of Tiger Trap,[3] The Softies,[4] Go Sailor,[5] Gaze,[6] Gigi,[7] Imaginary Pants,[8] Brave Irene,[9] Knife Pleats[10] and Olivia's World.[11]
Melberg was raised by working musicians and following her appearance right out of high school at the International Pop Underground Convention in Olympia, Washington in August 1991,[12] she had almost instant success with the all-female band Tiger Trap.[13] The short-lived band garnered a cult following in indie-pop circles.[14] In 2002 she gave birth to a son and lived with her husband and family in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada.[15] She returned to the pop world in 2006 with her second solo album, Cast Away the Clouds.[16] Melberg toured briefly for the album, including a spot opening for Belle and Sebastian.[17] Her third solo album, Homemade Ship, was released on K Records in 2009.[18] The track "Old Days" was featured as Song Of The Day by NPR Music.[19]
As of 2011, she was a part of two groups, Brave Irene and Imaginary Pants.[20] In 2019, the band Olivia's World, featuring Melberg along with Lica Rezende and Joe Saxby, released its debut EP.[21]
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^"Check Out Rose Melberg's New Project, Knife Pleats". IMPOSE Magazine. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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^"Twee as Fuck - Page 2". Pitchfork. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^"Archive Interview - Rose Melberg". music is love. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^"The Rumpus Interview with Rose Melberg". The Rumpus.net. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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^"Rose Melberg wears Imaginary Pants". February 2013.
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