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Rozi Plain

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Rozi Plain
Rozi Plain in 2012
Rozi Plain in 2012
Background information
Birth nameRosalind Leyden
OriginWinchester, England
GenresFolk, folk rock, alternative rock
LabelsNeedNoWater
Lost Map Records
Talitres
Fence Records
Websiteroziplain.co.uk

Rozi Plain is a London-based musician originally from Winchester, England.[1]

Biography

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Rozi Plain was born Rosalind Leyden in Winchester, England, in 1986. In 2006 she moved to Bristol to study art, and she participated in the Cleaner Records group there. She recorded two records published by King Creosote’s Fence Records, Inside Over Here (2008) and Joined Sometimes Unjoined (2012). In 2012 she moved to London.[2][1]

In November 2012 she recorded a live session for Lauren Laverne's BBC Radio 6 Music show.[3]

In 2015 Plain released a new album, Friend, followed in 2016 by a companion album of remixes, unreleased tracks and radio sessions, Friend Of A Friend.[4] In 2019 she released What a Boost and in 2020 What a Remix.

She is a member of This Is the Kit and regularly contributes[when?] to the music of her friends, including Rachael Dadd, François & the Atlas Mountains,[4] and Bamboo, with whom she has performed live on a number of occasions in 2016.

Plain has toured with the likes of Devendra Banhart,[5] KT Tunstall[6] and Paramore, as well as performing at Green Man Festival[7] and End of the Road Festival.[8]

Discography

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Rozi Plain at David's Music in 2023
  • Inside Over Here - Fence Records (2008)
  • Joined Sometimes Unjoined - Fence Records / Talitres (2012)
  • Friend - Lost Map Records (2015)
  • Friend of a Friend - Lost Map Records (2016)
  • What a Boost - Memphis Industries (2019)
  • What a Remix (2020)
  • Prize (2023)

References

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  1. ^ a b Interview published in 2012 on thelineofbestfit.com, accessed 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ Biography posted to the website of the French indie label Talitres.
  3. ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Lauren Laverne, Rozi Plain is live in session". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b Biography posted to the website of the indie label Lost Map Records.
  5. ^ "Devendra Banhart + Rozi Plain -SOLD OUT". Atpfestival.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Fence Records Gigs » KT Tunstall + Rozi Plain". www.fencerecords.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Rozi Plain Live at Green Man Festival 2009". YouTube. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Pictish Trail with Rozi Plain « End of the Road Festival 2nd – 4th September 2011". www.endoftheroadfestival.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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