Robert Roth (born 1966) is a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of 1990s

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band Truly. The band reunited with all original members to play in shows in

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, London and Azkena Rock Festival 2008 alongside

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, the

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. Roth received much international critical acclaim for his 2004 solo debut '' Someone Somewhere...''. Throughout the nineties he had an ongoing collaboration with poet rocker

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, resulting in two songs on Carroll's ''Pools of Mercury'' and Carroll's EP ''

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''. Roth also collaborated on Carroll's ''Kill Rock Stars'' in 2000, which coincided with a sold-out show at the

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. Their song "Falling Down Laughing" was added to the soundtrack to the 2008 film ''Obscene'' alongside

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. Roth also played Mellotron on Built to Spill's ''

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''. Roth is working on the first new Truly record in over ten years as well as new solo material and continues to play live shows with Truly, his solo band as well as alone on acoustic guitar and piano.

Discography

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'' (EP) – 1991 *'' Fast Stories... from Kid Coma'' – 1995 *''

Feeling You Up ''Feeling You Up'' is the second studio album by American rock band Truly, recorded from 1995 to 1997 and released November 1997 on 12" vinyl and CD. "It's On Your Face" was used in its entirety in Francis Ford Coppola's TV series ''First W ...

'' – 1997 *''Subject to Change: Artists for a Hate-Free America'' – 1997 compilation *''

Twilight Curtains ''Twilight Curtains'' is a rarities compilation album by Truly. It was released only in the UK, on May 22, 2000. "Twilight Curtains (Single Version)", "Leatherette Tears II", " Girl Don't Tell Me You'll Write", "Queen of the Girls", "10th Centur ...

'' – 2000 ;Solo *'' Someone Somewhere...'' – 2004

Sources

* Robert Roth Official Web Page, "SHOWS" and "PRESS / Printable bio" * Robert Roth at My Space, "SHORT BIO..." * Robert Roth at Discogs, "Releases:" and "Appears On:"

References

External links

Robert Roth on MyspaceRobert Roth on discogs.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roth, Robert Musicians from Washington (state) Living people Truly members 1966 births