ROOM ELEVEN

ROOM ELEVEN
SIX WHITE RUSSIANS & A PINK PUSSYCAT (2007)
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A self-described "jazzbossafolksoul-combo," Room Eleven are a five-piece from Amsterdam who play jazzy, smart, and nostalgic music. They began coming together in 2001 when guitarist and composer Arriën Molema answered a "musicians wanted" ad vocalist Janne Schra had posted at the Utrecht Conservatorium. It took until 2004 for them to round out a band with keyboard player Tony Roe, contrabass player Lucas Dols, and drummer Maarten Molema joining the group. Their effervescent live gigs around Amsterdam became more popular as word of mouth quickly spread. The Universal record label caught wind of Room Eleven, signed them, and partnered them with DJ/producer Floris Klinkert for their debut album. The result, Six White Russians & a Pink Pussycat, appeared in 2006. A year later the album was reissued with a bonus disc featuring the band's quirky cover of the Meredith Brooks song "Bitch."

1. All Right
2. One Of These Days
3. Sad Song
4. Faith
5. Could That Be You?
6. Flavour
7. Pressing
8. It's Raining
9. You Meed Me See It
10. Greenest Grass
11. Come Closer
12. Somedays
13. Tried To Be
14. Listen
15. I Wanna Be Your...
Bonus Disc
1. Bitch
2. Grey
3. Come Closer (Live)
4. Sad Song (Live)
5. Greenest Grass (Live)
6. (A Different) Bitch