Joanna Newsom
Joanna Caroline Newsom is an indie singer and a harpist. She was born in Nevada City, California in 1982.
Early life
Newsom was not allowed to watch television or listen to the radio when she was a child. She went to a Waldorf school. After high school Newsom studied composition and creative writing at Mills College in Oakland, California.
Career
Newsom's first album The Milk-Eyed Mender was released by Drag City on the 23rd of February 2003. Pitchfork gave the album a score of 8 out of 10.[1] Newsom's second album Ys was given a score of 9.4 out of 10.[2]
Personal life
She married comedian Andy Samberg in September 2013.
Recordings
- Albums
- The Milk-Eyed Mender (Drag City, 2004)
- Ys (Drag City, 2006) US #134, UK #41
- Have One on Me (Drag City, 2010)[3] US #75, UK #28
- Divers (Drag City, 2015)
- Early unofficial recordings
- Walnut Whales (self-released, 2002)
- Yarn and Glue (self-released, 2003)
- EPs
- Singles
- "Sprout and the Bean" (Drag City, 2004)
- "What We Have Known" (Drag City, 2011)
Joanna Newsom Media
Newsom performing at the Latitude Festival, England, 2008
Newsom performing at the Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, 2015
References
- ↑ "Joanna Newsom: The Milk-Eyed Mender". Pitchfork.
- ↑ "Joanna Newsom: Ys". Pitchfork.
- ↑ "Spunk". Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
- ↑ Zobbel (2008-01-25). "Chart Log UK 2007". Zobbel. Retrieved 2008-09-24.