Rose was previously the lead singer of Nashville indie band Save Macaulay,[4] on local label
Theory 8 until 2007.[5] As a solo artist, she signed to
BMI in 2008.[6] The title track of her seven-track 2008 EP, Dead Flowers, is a cover of
a Rolling Stones song.
Her next studio album, The Stand-In, was released on February 25, 2013.
After a nine-year gap, she released the album Cazimi on November 18, 2022.
Also in 2022, Caitlin Rose appeared on local East Nashville indie label 3Sirens' debut compilation. The label is founded by
The Grahams.[9]"3Sirens Presents: With Love Part 1" is a collection of 80s and 90s cover songs, including Rose's take on Blondie's classic "One Way Or Another". Also featured on the release were local East Nashville favorites Derek Hoke,
The Grahams,
Dylan LeBlanc and
Andrew Combs.[10]
Personal life
Rose's mother is country songwriter
Liz Rose (who shares a Grammy nomination for writing with
Taylor Swift).[1][2] She was born in Dallas, Texas, and her family moved to Nashville in 1994. She attended
community college in Nashville for a year before leaving to focus on music.[2] Rose is a big fan of astrology, and her 2022 album, Cazimi, is an astrological term for when the sun and another planet are perfectly conjoined.[11]