Roommate started out as a solo recording project of ..Kent Lambert... He recorded the EP ..Celebs.. in his Brooklyn NY apartment and self-released it in late 2001. ..Celebs.. landed in web journal Uzine's Top 20 releases of 2002 after being hailed as "one of the most promising debuts of recent years". The EP's centerpiece, a tribute (of sorts) to River Phoenix called .."RP (forget the metaphors)".. was played regularly on Studio Brussel's ..Duyster .. radio program in Belgium, and subsequently selected for ..the "Duyster.Classics" compilation.. alongside tracks by Low, Cat Power, Tortoise, Sparklehorse, and more. .. In 2004 a live Roommate band was formed in Chicago, with members including bassist Anton Hatwich, xylophonist/vocalist Dewayne Slightweight, banjoist .."Uncle" Woody Sullender.., and musical saw player ..Evelyn Weston.