◇ image via WikipediaJoanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Bill Callahan, Vetiver, Henry Cow, Roy Harper and Steve Albini. Those roots explain a lot about how Joanna Newsom arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Joni Mitchell, Jessica Pratt, Linda Perhacs, PJ Harvey and Judee Sill, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Julia Holter, Jim O'Rourke, Will Oldham, Devendra Banhart and Vetiver, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 59 connections around Joanna Newsom, reaching back through Bill Callahan and forward to Julia Holter. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Joanna Newsom is an American singer-songwriter, harpist and actress. After recording and self-releasing two EPs in 2002, Newsom signed to the independent label Drag City. Her debut album, The Milk-Eyed Mender, was released in 2004 to acclaim and garnered Newsom an underground following. She received wider exposure with Ys (2006), which reached number 134 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a 2007 Shortlist Music Prize. She continued releasing albums with Have One on Me in 2010 and Divers in 2015.
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Joanna Newsom connections
Joanna Newsom grew out of Bill Callahan, Vetiver, Henry Cow and Roy Harper, shares an orbit with Joni Mitchell, Jessica Pratt, Linda Perhacs and PJ Harvey, went on to shape Julia Holter, Jim O'Rourke, Will Oldham and Devendra Banhart. 59 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Joanna Newsom
Sounds and acts that shaped Joanna Newsom.
Artists similar to Joanna Newsom
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Joanna Newsom.
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- Bill Callahanartist
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- Mount Eerieartist
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- Connie Converseartist
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Bands Joanna Newsom shaped
Where the influence of Joanna Newsom travelled next.
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- Will Oldhamartist
- Devendra Banhartartist
- Vetiverartist
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- Steve Albiniartist
- Bill Callahanartist
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