Joan Shelley (born in 1985) is an American indie folk musician from Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Joan Shelley | |
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 Joan Shelley performing with Nathan Salsburg in Whelan's, Dublin in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) Kentucky, United States |
| Origin | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Genres | Indie folk, contemporary folk, country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
Career edit
Shelley has released nine solo studio recordings. Her second album, Ginko, and third album, Farthest Field (with Daniel Martin Moore), were released in 2012 on Ol Kentuck.[1] In 2014, Shelley released her fourth album, Electric Ursa, on No Quarter Records.[2][3][4] In 2015 she released her fifth album, Over and Even, also on No Quarter.[5][6] In 2017, Shelley released her eponymous sixth album.[7][8][9] Her seventh album, Like the River Loves the Sea, was released in 2019.[10]
No Quarter released Shelley's eighth album, The Spur, on 24 June 2022. Upon its release, the album received critical acclaim.[11][12]
Personal life edit
Shelley attended the University of Georgia. She decided to go to the university due to Athens's strong music culture.[13]
Shelley frequently works with her husband, guitarist and musicologist Nathan Salsburg.[14] Shelley and Salsburg had a daughter in 2021.[15]
Discography edit
Studio albums[9]
- By Dawnlight (2010, self-released)
- Ginko (2012, Ol Kentuck/ok recordings)
- Farthest Field – Daniel Martin Moore & Joan Shelley (2012, Ol Kentuck)
- Electric Ursa (2014, No Quarter)
- Over and Even (2015, No Quarter)
- Joan Shelley (2017, No Quarter)
- Rivers & Vessels (2018, self-released on Bandcamp)
- Like the River Loves the Sea (2019, No Quarter)
- The Spur (2022, No Quarter)[16][17]
With Maiden Radio (Maiden Radio are: Joan Shelley, Julia Purcell and Cheyenne Marie Mize)
- Maiden Radio (2010, self-released)
- Lullabies (2011, Ol Kentuck)
- Wolvering (2015, Ok Recordings)
Singles
- "Cost of the Cold" (2016, No Quarter)
References edit
- ^ Fogel, Tiffanie. "2016 Gladden House Sessions: Joan Shelley". WOUB-FM. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Currin, Grayson. "Joan Shelley: Electric Ursa". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "15 Great Albums You Didn't Hear in 2014". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Bowe, Miles. "Stream Joan Shelley Electric Ursa". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Currin, Grayson. "Joan Shelley: Over and Even". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Breihan, Tom. "Album Of The Week: Joan Shelley Over And Even". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ Browne, David. "Review: Joan Shelley's Self-Titled Fourth LP Is Exquisitely Hushed Folk". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ Lees, Alasdair. "Joan Shelley on her new album, Leonard Cohen and working with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-09. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Joan Shelly: Listen". Joanshelley.net. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ Freeman, Jon (2019-09-03). "Joan Shelley's 'Like the River Loves the Sea' is an Intimate Study in Beauty and Sorrow". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ The Spur by Joan Shelley, Metacritic, retrieved 2022-09-30
- ^ "Joan Shelley - The Spur". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (2022-06-29). "Folk singer Joan Shelley: 'Keep asking questions. Keep feeling. Don't go numb'".
- ^ Maron, Marc. "Interview on WTF podcast, episode 1067 (October 31, 2019)". Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (2022-06-29). "Folk singer Joan Shelley: 'Keep asking questions. Keep feeling. Don't go numb'".
- ^ Currin, Grayson Haver (2022-06-20). "Joan Shelley's New Songs Soothe Old Wounds". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ The Spur by Joan Shelley, Apple Music, 2022-06-24, retrieved 2022-06-21
External links edit
Media related to Joan Shelley at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
