Caroline Elizabeth Rose (born October 19, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer. After releasing two records of

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and

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-inspired music, she released a pop-rock album ''

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'' in 2018. Her most recent album, ''

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'', was released on March 6, 2020.

Early life

Born in 1989 in Long Island, Rose grew up in

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. The daughter of two artists, Rose began writing songs and poems at age 13. Rose attended

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in Massachusetts, where she graduated in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in architecture.

Career

In 2012, Rose and producer/multi-instrumentalist Jer Coons launched a Kickstarter to fund the production of Rose's first album ''America Religious''. The album, blending

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, and

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styles was self-published later that year. Two years later, Rose released her first nationally distributed album, ''I Will Not Be Afraid'' on Little Hi! Records. Like the first album, it was produced with Jer Coons and featured music in a variety of Americana musical styles, including two songs previously released on ''America Religious''. Following the release of ''I Will Not Be Afraid'', Rose took an extended hiatus from touring and releasing new material, while she explored new musical directions that would broaden her sound. After three years, numerous personnel changes, a signing to

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, and a switch to

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, Rose released her third album. The new album, ''

'', was co-produced by Rose and Paul Butler of The Bees, and represented a radical shift away from the musical style of her previous work, blending

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and

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elements, and incorporating prominent

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s throughout. Notably, this album also saw a change in lyrical tone, incorporating a number of overtly humorous, sarcastic, and satirical songs. Although Rose played most of the instruments on the album, she formed a new band to perform on tour. Prior to Loner's release, Rose released "Money" and "Soul No. 5" with accompanying music videos. Rose released a music video for "Jeannie Becomes a Mom" on October 17, 2020. The video, which was directed by Amanda Speva, features Abby Pierce as the titular character, depicting Jeannie moving into a new home, performing a dance routine with the movers, and preparing a rainbow Jell-O cake. The song was ranked the fifteenth-best single of the year by

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. On January 7, 2020, Rose announced a new album called ''

'', releasing a single and a music video for the song "Feel The Way I Want". The video was shot on an iPhone over the course of an 11-day roadtrip from Hollywood, California to Hollywood, Florida, documenting the protagonist's journey after they travel to the wrong Hollywood for an audition. According to Rose, the album is a "cinematic pop album that tells a story of someone who leaves behind everything they know and love in search for something bigger and more glamorous. It's a story about losing yourself but also finding the brazen self-confidence to follow a dream." The album ''Superstar'' was released on March 6, 2020, and Caroline Rose made her television debut on February 24, 2020 performing "Feel The Way I Want" on ''

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''.

Personal life

Rose uses they/she pronouns and identifies as queer. She lives in Austin, Texas.

Discography

Studio albums

*''America Religious'' (2012) *''I Will Not Be Afraid'' (2014) *''

'' (2018) *''

'' (2020) *''The Art of Forgetting'' (2023)

Singles

Other appearances

References

External links

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