24 May, 2016Print
Sibling Trio Joseph Conjure Vocal Alchemy On ATO Records Debut 'I'm Alone, No You're Not' Out August 26
Spotify Spotlight 2016 Artists Confirmed For Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Glastonbury + Tour Dates With James Bay And Michael Kiwanuka
There is nothing like the sound of siblings singing together. Whether it's the Everly Brothers, the Beach Boys or First Aid Kit, absorbing the same breathing rhythms and speech patterns adds an element to vocal harmonies that can be pure magic. With the August 26 release of 'I'm Alone, No You're Not' (ATO Records), the mesmerizing, hypnotic sound of the trio known as Joseph - sisters Allison, Meegan, and Natalie Closner - joins this elite company.
'I'm Alone, No You're Not' was produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Jenny Lewis), and features eleven original songs exploding with a mystical exuberance and heart-on-sleeve emotion. In advance of the album's release, Joseph have already been named a 2016 Spotify Spotlight artist, toured with James Bay, and confirmed festival performances this summer at Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, Pickathon and more. They'll also join Michael Kiwanuka for a European run, and reconnect with James Bay this fall for his next US tour, including dates at Radio City Music Hall, The Ryman Auditorium and more.
Choosing their name in deference to their grandfather Jo, and the tiny Oregon town of Joseph where he lived, Natalie Closner and her younger twin sisters Meegan and Allison, grew up in a musical household, but didn't sing together until just a few years ago. Joseph officially formed when Natalie, an aspiring performer looking for a creative jolt, asked her sisters to form a band together. They quickly discovered their gift for songwriting and vocal alchemy.
'I'm Alone, No You're Not' is a master class in pristine 3-part harmony, traversing melodies and rhythms that are indelible and ambitious. Lead single "White Flag" is a cathartic rallying cry, with the sisters' voices starting as a hum, then verging on a scream by the chorus. The anthemic album opener, "Canyon," channels Fleetwood Mac at their soaring finest. Elsewhere golden, shimmering pop songs are tucked next to the most delicate ballads: love lost and found, amplified by three unwavering voices.
Listen to "White Flag" on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/the-band-joseph/white-flag
and watch the lyric video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el1QWfnYy_c
"Joseph will make you cry (in the best, most cathartic way possible)" - PAPER Magazine
"The power and range that Joseph display live cannot be captured in prose" - The Observer
'I'm Alone, No You're Not' Track list:
1. Canyon
2. SOS (Overboard)
3. Blood And Tears
4. Hundred Ways
5. Planets
6. I Don't Mind
7. Whirlwind
8. White Flag
9. More Alive Than Dead
10. Honest
11. Sweet Dreams
TOUR DATES:
5.30 - Goerga, WA - Sasquatch Festival - Yeti Stage
6.9 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
6.22 - Bristol, UK - Summer Series - Harbourside *
6.24 - Somerset, UK - Glastonbury Festival
6.27 - Luxembourg, LUX - Rackhal *
6.29 - Munich, GE - Toll wood Festival *
7.1 - Nr. Brandon, Suffolk, UK - Thetford Forest (Forest Live) *
7.6 - Manchester, UK - Castle Field Bowl *
7.8 - Cannock, UK - Cannock Chase Forest *
7.12 - Scarborough, UK - Scarborough Open Air Theater *
7.14-17 - Beccles, UK - Latitude Festival
7.17 - Dublin, IE - Longtitude Festival
7.18 - London, UK - St. Pancras Old Church
7.20 - Hamburg, GE - Knust Acoustic Session
7.22 - Berlin, GE - Berghain Kantine
7.23 - Haldern, GE - Haldern Pop Bar
7.24 - Nurnberg, GE - Fold Im Park
7.29 - Los Angeles, CA - FIG at 7th // Arts Brookfield Series
8.5-7 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon
8.10 - Boulder, CO - The Fox - Triple A Summit
9.19 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live *
9.21 - Miami Beach, FL - The Fillmore Miami at Gleason Theater *
9.23-24 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium *
9.25 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte *
9.27 - Richmond, VA - The National *
9.28 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE *
9.30 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall *
10.1 - Boston, MA - Blue Hills Bank Pavilion *
10.3 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater *
10.4 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit *
10.6 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave / Eagles Ballroom *
10.7 - Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant *
10.8 - Kansas City, MO - Arrest Bank Theatre at The Midland *
11.3 - Antwerp, BE - Trix Hall #
11.5 - Copenhagen, DK - DR Koncerthuset #
11.6 - Oslo, NO - Folketeateret #
11.9 - Berlin, DE - Postbahnhof #
11.10 - Munich, DE - Technikum #
11.11 - Zurich, CH - Kaufleuten #
11.13 - Milan, IT - Fabrique Milano #
11.14 - Montpellier, FR - Le Rockstore #
11.16 - Barcelona, ES - Bikini Barcelona #
11.18 - Bardeaux, FR - Rock School Barbey #
11.20 - Lyon, FR - Epicerie Moderne #
11.21 - Stasbourg, FR - La Laiterie #
11.22 - Cologne, DE - Kantine #
* Supporting James Bay
# Supporting Michael Kiwanuka
Pre-order links:
Official store: http://smarturl.it/joseph-store
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/joseph-itunes
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/joseph-amazon
For more information please contact Chris Taillie (ctaillie@shorefire.com), Max Lefkowitz (mlefkowitz@shorefire.com) or Matt Hanks (mhanks@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media, 718 522 7171