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Rosemary's Sons

Slowly taking over the world

About Me

The road to St. Eleanor's Park...
Rosemary's Sons was founded in the fall of 1998 by a group of teenage friends. The band released an independent cd, Misery Loves Company, and it got immediate attention from record label Warner Music. In 2001 Warner Music offered the band, that had become quite popular in the Breda-area, a record deal. Lead by producer Oscar Holleman (Krezip, Heideroosjes), they released their debut album All In Hand. The album features guest appearances by Ilse deLange & Ren van Barneveld (former Urban Dance Squad). All In Hand was well-received and quickly entered the Album Top 100. The first single, Fall From Grace, is released in August 2001 and became a modest hit. The next single Shine (featuring Ilse DeLange) was played often on national radio and TV, made it to the top position in the Cyber Top50 charts for 2 consecutive weeks and got to no.34 in the Mega Top 100. Halfway june the third single was released, Up all Night.
Rosemary's Sons found fresh energy in guitarist Maarten van Damme (former Abel) in 2002, while they were establishing an impressive live reputation. The band played big summer festivals like Paaspop, Bospop, Dauwpop en Lowlands. And also they were support for The Cranberries (Heineken Music Hall), Bush, De Dijk and Krezip and toured in most Dutch music clubs. All the hard work earned them an Essent Award and a Edison nomination for best new band of 2002.
In 2003 Rosemary's Sons played 16 venues as support for Ilse DeLange. This is where the band showed it's strength as a semi-acoustic act. Martijn Hagens (lead vocalist) left an astonishing impression in venues like De Nieuwe Luxor and Carr. In the meantime, the band started writing songs for the 2nd album, when in March of 2004, Warner Music announced that they had to terminate the record deals with local artists/bands (also Ilse de Lange, Krezip and Novastar). That caused a delay in the recording process. In the summer of 2004 the Sons and producer Oscar Holleman started the recording process though, and then they got the attention of V2 Records. This indie label released Rosemary's Sons' 2nd album in April 2005.
The result, St. Eleanor's Park is a tight and solid album on which Rosemary's Sons express a very professional sound. Rootsy roadsongs appear on the album, along with solid rock songs and now and then the band is flirting with jazz & glamrock. As support for Bryan Adams in Ahoy (September 2004) they already played some of the new songs
With a bunch of new songs in the can and a new musical partner, the band couldn't wait to get on the road again. The band kicked off with the cd release party on April 13 in Melkweg in Amsterdam.
After releasing the singles Wrong Way Around, Queen of Hearts, & St. Eleanor's Park off of the album and extensive touring all through the Netherlands, Rosemary's Sons is currently working on their next studio album, which will most likely be released through V2 Music again.

your favourite RMS song

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Member Since: 10/5/2005
Band Website: rosemaryssons.com
Band Members: Martijn Hagens - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Thomas Lina - Keys
Bart Herber - Drums
Ad Van Halteren - Bass
Maarten Van Damme - Lead Guitar

VIDEO: Queen of Hearts (LIVE) - Live @ Barend & Van Dorp

Listen to LIVE RECORDINGS of RMS here

Audio: St. Eleanor's Park live @ GIEL (thanks to rosemaryssonsfansite.nl)
Influences: Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, Guns N' Roses, John Mellencamp, Oasis, Aerosmith, Gin Blossoms, Black Crowes, Beatles, Matchbox20, Goo Goo Dolls, Ryan Adams, etc.

Check out a few of our myspace friends:
Dakona , Alli Rogers , OneRepublic , David Beebee , Mike Finley , Augustana , Waking Ashland , Lifehouse , T.E.A. , Accolade , Touriste , Sigur Ros , Snow Patrol , Our Lady Peace , Sean Woolstenhulme
Sounds Like: Bryan Adams, Matchbox20, July For Kings, John Mellencamp, Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Gin Blossoms, Oasis, Graham Colton Band, Lifehouse, Silkstone, Goo Goo Dolls, Athlete, Better Than Ezra, Cat Stevens, Crowded House, Dire Straits, Neil Young, R.E.M., Semisonic, Vertical Horizon, but most of all Rosemary's Sons

click here to buy St. Eleanor's Park on iTunes

click here to buy All In Hand on iTunes

Click here to listen to Shine off the first album, All In hand. (real media file)
Click here to listen to the title track of the 2nd album, St. Eleanor's Park...
Click here to go to the official message board. (or leave a message in the guestbook on the official website)
Click here to go to the RMS PureVolume site (with 3 live songs)
Click here to go to a (Dutch) RMS Fansite
Record Label: V2 Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Interview with Inner Ear

Interview with Rosemary's Sons(December 20, 2007)Q: Hello Sons, how are you guys?We are doing just fine, thanks. There's been some positive energy going around lately since there's a new album ...
Posted by Rosemary's Sons on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:10:00 PST

New gig

we added another gig to our calendar.In "Biercafé Pallatier" in Prinsenbeek (Breda) on December 15, 2007Be there!PS. we did fill out the venue on the calendar, but Myspace refuses to display it, sorry...
Posted by Rosemary's Sons on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:56:00 PST

Join The Mu5ic // Show Review

Hello everyone,Today Rosemary's Sons played a set with mostly new songs in the Mezz in Breda, Netherlands. They were part of a special local line-up to celebrate the 5year anniversary of the Mezz.Rose...
Posted by Rosemary's Sons on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:08:00 PST

IMPORTANT: 12/7 show postponed to 12/9 @ 4PM

The show we are playing at "Café de Bakkerij" in "Zevenbergen" has been rescheduled. The show was going to be at December 7, but will now be played at 4pm on December 9.Original Dutch post by The Sons...
Posted by Rosemary's Sons on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:12:00 PST

Try-Out shows in Para, Breda

Friday June 1, 2007Para - Breda, The NetherlandsThe show started almost an hour late, but it was alright to the fans. At times there were some little mistakes, especially in the older songs, that have...
Posted by Rosemary's Sons on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:51:00 PST

Albums I recently picked up

Panama a balladeerLiving Out Loud Aaron LinesBlack Cat John Brown Alamo Race TrackThe Day Of Small Things Alli RogersThrough The Solar Waves AlphaspinCities AnberlinBarefoot EP BarefootThe Information...
Posted by Rosemary's Sons on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:48:00 PST

Wikipedia

Recently Rosemary's Sons has been entered in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.Org. This page deals with general information about us, and will be updated regularly. If you have suggestions or want to...
Posted by Rosemary's Sons on Thu, 31 May 2007 04:36:00 PST

Catharina Chapel, Harderwijk (Febr. 23, 2006)

actual setlist: Cheyenne (Martijn & Thomas)Don't Wanna Let You Down (Martijn, Thomas & Maarten)Head Over HeelsWrong Way AroundNothing Is EasySuburban (NEW SONG)Little EmbarrasingFall BackUp ...
Posted by Rosemary's Sons on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:34:00 PST

Den Witte Hemel, Geertruidenberg

22-01-2006 - Den Witte Hemel, Geertruidenberg Okay here's the review: The venue was an ordinary bar/pub-like place and it was crammed with people. Even before the show started. Lots of relatives and ...
Posted by Rosemary's Sons on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:38:00 PST

Total Music, Schiedan (Dec 16, 2005)

Rosemary's Sons in Total Music, Schiedam - Dec 16, 2005 It was a long way to Total Music. The venue is situated on a industry complex. But once you got inside you felt like you entered Mexico. The ve...
Posted by Rosemary's Sons on Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:06:00 PST