Joanna Newsom

Joanna Caroline Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an indie singer and a harpist. She was born in Nevada City.

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. Newsom's second album Ys was given a score of 9.4 out of 10.

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) US #75, UK #28
Divers (Drag City, 2015)
Early unofficial recordings
Walnut Whales (self-released, 2002)
Yarn and Glue (self-released, 2003)
EPs
Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band (Drag City, 2007) UK #135
Singles
"Sprout and the Bean" (Drag City, 2004)
"What We Have Known" (Drag City, 2011)

References

Category:1982 births
Category:Living people
Category:Singers from California
Category:Mills College alumni