Joan Shelley
Joan Shelley performing with Nathan Salsburg in Whelan's, Dublin in 2017
Joan Shelley performing with Nathan Salsburg in Whelan's, Dublin in 2017
Background information
Born1985 (age 38–39)
Kentucky, United States
OriginLouisville, Kentucky, United States
GenresIndie folk, contemporary folk, country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2010–present

Joan Shelley (born in 1985) is an American indie folk musician from Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

Career

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

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

Studio albums[9]

With Maiden Radio (Maiden Radio are: Joan Shelley, Julia Purcell and Cheyenne Marie Mize)

Singles

References

  1. ^ Fogel, Tiffanie. "2016 Gladden House Sessions: Joan Shelley". WOUB-FM. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ^ Currin, Grayson. "Joan Shelley: Electric Ursa". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ "15 Great Albums You Didn't Hear in 2014". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. ^ Bowe, Miles. "Stream Joan Shelley Electric Ursa". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. ^ Currin, Grayson. "Joan Shelley: Over and Even". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  6. ^ Breihan, Tom. "Album Of The Week: Joan Shelley Over And Even". Stereogum. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. ^ Browne, David. "Review: Joan Shelley's Self-Titled Fourth LP Is Exquisitely Hushed Folk". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b "Joan Shelly: Listen". Joanshelley.net. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ The Spur by Joan Shelley, Metacritic, retrieved 2022-09-30
  12. ^ "Joan Shelley - The Spur". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  13. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (2022-06-29). "Folk singer Joan Shelley: 'Keep asking questions. Keep feeling. Don't go numb'".
  14. ^ Maron, Marc. "Interview on WTF podcast, episode 1067 (October 31, 2019)". Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  15. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (2022-06-29). "Folk singer Joan Shelley: 'Keep asking questions. Keep feeling. Don't go numb'".
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ The Spur by Joan Shelley, Apple Music, 2022-06-24, retrieved 2022-06-21

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