Rosie and the Goldbug are a British indie-rock trio. History The band are from Cornwall, England. They formed in 2007, after lead singer and keyboard player Rosie Vanier had completed her music studies at Roehampton University and returned home, eager to form a band. The "Goldbug" in the name refers to a story by Edgar Allan Poe. According to The Guardian, Vanier grew up in Bodmin Moor "on a plot of land with no electricity, no heat, no TV, just a piano." Her mother and part-Native American father used to go on cycle tours in Europe, playing folk ballads along the way to entertain passers-by. The bass player and guitarist, Lee "Pixie" Matthews, is the "son of hippie-surfer parents who spent his childhood in a beachside caravan." The drummer, Sarah "Plums" Morgan, had previously played with a Japanese drumming ensemble. Matthews and Morgan knew each other from being university students in Exmouth; and had played in a band together before joining Vanier. Rosie and the Goldbug have built up a reputation as a live band in Cornwall and started to attract wider attention. They toured Europe with Cyndi Lauper for most of 2008. The band released their music on their manager's label, Lover Records. They said that going it alone was an easy decision to make; according to the BBC, they wanted "to make it purely on talent alone and stay true to their roots" and were hoping that without relying on the support of a major label, people would be "more honest and raw about them." They entered into writing partnerships with Marcella Detroit and Glaswegian band El Presidente on some of the tracks of their debut album. Their first EP and album were produced by Jim Eliot of electropop duo Kish Mauve. Despite positive response from the music press, a management dispute temporarily derailed the project. and on 14 August 2009, the band announced via their MySpace site that "Rosie and the Goldbug are over". The band members voiced regret, but did not go into any detail as to what had caused their decision. The band had planned to record a second album in the U.S., with new management. Vanier subsequently embarked on a solo project; she completed a debut solo EP in November 2010. Vanier and bassist Lee "Pixie" Matthews continued to work with each other, touring (with guitarist Rich Searby and drummer Joseph "Bubs" Taylor) as