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In 2006, Pitchfork announced that Sufjan Stevens and Rosie Thomas were having a baby together. This announcement was later retracted and clarified as an April Fool's prank. While Stevens and Thomas may not have human children together, the two musicians worked together throughout their careers and even shared a Brooklyn apartment with fellow musician Denison Witmer . Stevens and Thomas recorded Rosie's 2006 record These Friends of Mine over two years in that apartment. The album contained ten tracks, three of them covers, roommate Denison Witmer's "Paper Doll," Fleetwood Mac 's "Song Bird" and R.E.M. 's "The One I Love." The songs reflect the singer on a journey to make it in the big city. The romantic notion of not having much money but living in one of the greatest cities on earth creating art is the vibe this short album gives. HOW I WISH I COULD GO BACK IN TIME. Rosie Thomas comes from Michigan, but attended college at Calvary Chape

When Stevie Nicks named Harry Styles Fine Line his version of Fleetwood Mac's Rumors , look no further than the influence and writers of Styles ' first act: One Direction . The writers and the members of One Direction have been accused by music listeners of plagiarizing hit after hit from the 60s to the 2000s ; however, Pete Townshend, guitarist of The Who was flattered by how the pop act reinterpreted the opening of "Baba O'riley."  In One Direction, Styles learned about what makes up a hit. He internalized the formula and took it to his solo career. His 2019 release, Fine Line , spawn six singles, including a number one for "Watermelon Sugar," which was a summer hit last year. But buried beneath the hit singles, Fine Line 's vibey '60s and '70s psychedelic prog pop tracks about "having sex and feeling sad"  are some truly remarkable middle tracks. The George Harrison / Beatles sounding " Sunflower, Vol. 6 " is one of s