Rivulets is the stage name of minimalist singer-songwriter Nathan Leavitt Amundson.

Biography

Rivulets was the first artist signed to

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's Chairkickers Union record label in 2001. He then released his first, self-titled album in 2002 and DEBRIDEMENT in 2003. Rivulets was subsequently signed by

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, recording the album "you are my home" for Blast First Petite. "you are my home" was eventually licensed by

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and released in 2006, followed by We're Fucked in 2010, also on

. This was followed by the critically acclaimed I Remember Everything on Jellyfant Records in 2014. Rivulets then signed with France-based label

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, releasing the sixth Rivulets album in Our Circle in 2018. Musicians who have performed as part of Rivulets include:

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), Mimi Parker (

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).,

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), Christian Frederickson ( Rachel's),

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), Haley Bonar, Jessica Bailiff, Jon DeRosa ( Aarktica),

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, Nathan Vollmar (

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), 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

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among others.

Discography

For a complete discography, visit Discogs.com *''rivulets'' (Chairkickers' Union, 2002) *''DEBRIDEMENT'' (Chair Kickers' Union, 2003) *''you've got your own'' (Acuarela Discos, 2004) *''you are my home'' (Important Records, 2006) *''We're Fucked'' (Important Records, 2011) *''I Remember Everything'' (Jellyfant Records, 2014) *''In Our Circle'' (Talitres Records, 2018)

References

External links

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