roommate

 

biography

Roommate began in New York City in the year 2000 as a recording project of singer/lyricist/keyboardist Kent Lambert. He finished the EP Celebs in 2001. Celebs landed in Belgian web journal Uzine's Top 20 releases of 2002 after being hailed as "one of the most promising debuts of recent years". The first full-length Roommate album Songs the Animals Taught Us was released in a limited edition of 100 in July 2005; an expanded release was released April 2006 on Plug Research.

"It's all too common, the artist acting as spokesperson for the state of the union, but Kent Lambert, aka Roommate, does a particularly good job of it." -XLR8R

"If Soft Cell and Radiohead had an affair, Roommate would be their hybrid, and albeit, unusual offspring... Blending contemporary urban electronica with drama-pop inspired lyrics, Kent Lambert defies his Midwest roots without insulting them." -G Money, Indie Buzz

"Songs the Animals Taught Us is a well-made, intelligent, affecting, musically satisfying record that shows off the creativity and talent of Kent Lambert and the other members of the band, and is undoubtedly only an early step in Roommate's sure-to-be outstanding career." -All Music Guide

"Songs the Animals Taught Us is the perfect soundtrack for an introvert’s trip to the Promised Land... Listening to a record like this certainly makes everything a little easier." -Amp Camp

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