Sir Rosevelt
{{Short description|American electronic dance music group consisting of Zac Brown, Niko Moon, and Ben Simonetti}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Dance-pop|EDM|folktronica}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sir-rosevelt-mn0003651018/biography|title=Sir Rosevelt biography|work=Allmusic|accessdate=March 14, 2018}}
| years_active = 2016–2018
| spinoff_of = Zac Brown Band
| label = Elektra
| past_members = * Zac Brown
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Sir Rosevelt was an American electronic dance music group consisting of Zac Brown, Niko Moon, and Ben Simonetti. The group, formed in 2016, has released one album for Elektra Records.
History
Zac Brown, lead singer of Zac Brown Band, first announced Sir Rosevelt in 2016. The group's other members are Niko Moon, a frequent co-writer of Brown's, and Ben Simonetti, who provided programming for several tracks on Zac Brown Band's Jekyll + Hyde album. Initially, Brown did not reveal the other members of the group, nor did he provide any press after the release of their first song "Sunday Finest".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/premieres/hear-zac-browns-mysterious-side-project-sir-rosevelt-w441218|title=Hear Zac Brown's Mysterious Side Project Sir Rosevelt|last=Dunkerley|first=Beville|date=September 20, 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=14 March 2018}} Later in 2016, he announced the other members and released three more tracks.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7526468/zac-brown-sir-rosevelt-interview-dance-pop-edm-diplo-skrillex|title=Zac Brown Reveals Diplo & Skrillex-Influenced Dance-Pop Project Sir Rosevelt: Interview|last=Baltin|first=Steve|date=September 30, 2016|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 14, 2018}} An album came in December 2017, with the single "Somethin' 'Bout You".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8031079/zac-brown-sir-rosevelt-album-single-something-bout-you-timbaland|title=Zac Brown Announces Sir Rosevelt Album & New Song 'Something 'Bout You'|last=Armstrong|first=Megan|date=November 10, 2017|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 14, 2018}} Also preceding the album's release was another teaser track titled "The Bravest" which was used by the German television channel ZDF for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2017/11/17/zac-browns-new-trio-sir-rosevelt-releases-new-song-the-bravest-listen/|title=Zac Brown's New Trio, Sir Rosevelt, Releases New Song, "The Bravest" [Listen]|last=Casey|first=Jim|date=November 17, 2017|work=Nash Country Daily|accessdate=March 14, 2018}}
Discography
=Albums=
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! rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |
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| scope="row"| Sir Rosevelt
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| 2 |
=Singles=
=Music videos=
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| Year
! Video ! Director |
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| 2017
| "Sunday Finest" | Marc Ball |
| 2018
| "Somethin' 'Bout You" | Indy Blue |
References
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{{Zac Brown Band}}
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Category:American electronic dance music groups
Category:Elektra Records artists
Category:Musical groups established in 2016