# January Thompson

January Thompson (born January 28, 1988) is an electronic artist, singer, composer, producer and performer.

## Biography

January Thompson is a California born, singer songwriter. She is known for her signature sound of echoing vocals, luxurious and uplifting, giving her music an undeniably spiritual warmth. Her original approach to lyrics through metaphor cocooned with analogue synths made her a pioneer among electronic singer songwriters.

## Career

Her 2018 release album 'W h e l m e d' was produced by "Bliss" Denmark. It is a combination of Smart production, masterful arrangements, and a willingness to follow melody and tune above and beyond genre or format. The music is all soft and tender with an extreme aesthetic discipline. Her songs melt inextricably into each other with a sonic palette of synth oscillations and atmospheric reverb, advancing and receding within them like shadows. Percussion is employed sparingly as the rhythm is organized into the subtlest of beats that collide gently against the classical instrumentation and the tender strings played by the Copenhagen Cello Quartet in a way that seems to clarify each. The sparse backing allows Januarys distinctly rich and emotive vocals to create warmth and sweetness while the vocal overdubs create an echoing, almost haunting feeling via lyrics that tell a longing for love and togetherness and intertwine metaphor and the process of human relationship to the world and each other providing layer upon layer of luxurious, uplifting, undeniably spiritual warmth. Magnificent, in every sense."
Her 2020 release Kintsugi defines January's signature sound which was further developed by her continued musical partnership with producer, grammy nominated Matt Robertson, who’s skills are as diverse as the artists he works with (musical director for Björk, The Cinematic Orchestra) . "Her songs are cocooned with analogue synths, programming and arranging them into perfection, creating something truly unique, sounding only like January."

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | IRL | UK | US |
| Kintsugi | Released: August 2, 2019 Label: January Music Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| Whelmed Live at the Spire | Released: January 22, 2019 Label: January Music Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| Whelmed | Released: April 29, 2017 Label: January Music Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| Careful What You Tell The Sky | Released: January 26, 2010 Label: Quango Records (Island) Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| January Tuesday | Released: February 7, 2012 Label: Miso Records Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | — | — | — |

### Singles

List of released singles, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | IRL | UK | US |
| My Alchemy (Single) | Album: Kintsugi Released: September 5, 2019 Label: January Music Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| Light Caught (Single) | Album: Kintsugi Released: July 1, 2019 Label: January Music Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| You For Me (Single) | Album: Whelmed Released: February 13, 2018 Label: January Music Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| Self titled EP January | Released: August 1, 2017 Label: Quango Records (Island) Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| Whelmed (Single) | Album: Whelmed Released: January 26, 2017 Label: January Music Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| Too Soon (Single) | Album: Whelmed Released: January 13, 2017 Label: January Music Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| Find My Way | Album: January Tuesday Released: January 31, 2013 Label: Miso Records Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| Wonderland | Album: We Are But Chunks Of Wood (with Little People) Released: October 9, 2012 Label: Youth And Progress Records Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | — | — | — |
| Passing By | Album: Looking Through Leaves (with Carmen Rizzo) Released: May 11, 2010 Label: Electrophone Music Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download | — | — | — |