Roosevelt (born Marius Lauber on 29 September 1990) is a German singer, songwriter and producer from Viersen.[1] He is signed to Greco-Roman.[2][3]
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Roosevelt | |
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Birth name | Marius Lauber |
Born | (1990-09-29) 29 September 1990 (age 31) Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Genres | Synth-pop, indie electronic, hypnagogic pop |
Labels | Greco-Roman, City Slang |
His first project was Beat!Beat!Beat!, an indie teenage band where he was the drummer. Years later the band separated and he became a soloist.
He then released his acclaimed debut EP 'Elliot' in 2013.[4] The lead single 'Elliot' was named as Pitchfork's 'Best New Track'.[4] Roosevelt then released the double-A side 'Night Moves/Hold On' in 2015 on Greco-Roman[5] which continued a warm synth-pop, Balearic-influenced sound.
In April 2016, he announced his self-titled debut album, set for release on 19 August 2016, on Greco-Roman/City Slang,[6] with the video for tracks "Colours" and "Moving On".[7]
He has remixed the likes of Glass Animals, Jax Jones, Truls, Sundara Karma, Luka Vasta and Kakkmaddafakka,[8] and on tour has supported Hot Chip,[9] Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs[10] and Crystal Fighters.[11]
In June 2018, he announced a second album, Young Romance. It was released on 28 September 2018. The first single from this album, "Under the Sun," was released on 27 June 2018.
In March 2019, he released 'Falling Back' and a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere" on W Records. The next year, 'Everywhere' was featured in We Bare Bears: The Movie.
On 10 June 2020, Roosevelt released the single Sign, which was the first original material since his sophomore album Young Romance. Roosevelt went on to release another four singles (Echoes, Feels Right, Strangers & Lovers) before his third studio album, Polydans, which was released on 26 February 2021.
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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GER [12] |
AUT [13] |
SWI [14] |
US Elec. [15] | |||
2016 | Roosevelt
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27 | 36 | 33 | 11 | |
2018 | Young Romance
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58 | — | 80 | — | |
2021 | Polydans
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23 | — | 35 | — |
Year | Title | Label |
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2012 | Sea | Greco-Roman |
2013 | Elliot | Greco-Roman |
2015 | Hold On/Night Moves | Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2016 | Colours/Moving On
Fever |
Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2017 | Moving on (7march)[16]
Belong |
Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2018 | Under The Sun | Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2018 | Forgive (feat. Washed Out) | Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2018 | Shadows | Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2018 | Losing Touch | Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2019 | Falling Back | W Records |
2020 | Sign | Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2020 | Echoes | Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2020 | Feels Right | Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2020 | Strangers | Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2021 | See You Again | Greco-Roman / City Slang |
2021 | On My Mind / About U | Greco-Roman / City Slang |
Year | Contribution | Album | Label |
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2013 | Montreal | Electronic Beats 2013 | Electronic Beats |
2014 | Elliot | Majestic Casual Chapter 2 | Kontor Records |
2014 | Montreal | Trip Mode | Kitsuné Maison |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Sea" | 2012 | Jem Goulding | [19] |
"Montreal" | 2013 | Roosevelt | [20] |
"Elliot" | Hot Mess | [21] | |
"Night Moves" | 2015 | Sophia Ray | [22] |
"Hold On" | Fabian Podeszwa | [23] | |
"Colours / Moving On" | 2016 | Elliott Arndt | [24] |
"Fever" | [25] | ||
"Belong" | 2016 | Andres Fouché & Martijn Bosgraaf | [26] |
"Moving On" | 2017 | Hector Prats | [27] |
"Under the Sun" | 2018 | Unknown | [28] |
"Shadows" | Playground | [29] | |
"Losing Touch" | Luke Bather | [30] | |
"Sign" | 2020 | Ohad Ben-Moshe | [31] |
"Feels Right" | Felix Aaron | [32] | |
"See You Again" | 2021 | Hector Prats | [33] |
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