Josienne Clarke
British folk singer/songwriter Josienne Clarke uses understated guitar arrangements to convey a sense of longing, managing to pursue melancholy atmosphere whether backed by a chamber orchestra -- as seen in her time working alongside Ben Walker -- or as a solo artist. After issuing four albums with Walker, Clarke released her debut solo effort, In All Weather, in 2019. Two years later, she issued her sophomore long-player, the more indie rock-oriented A Small Unknowable Thing, and in 2024 she released the inward-looking Parenthesis, I.
Musically talented at a young age, Clarke was noticed by her music teachers as an exceptional vocalist, and they encouraged her to join Brighton Festival Choir when she was 16. She moved to London in the mid-2000s after pursuing, and abandoning, three separate classical music degrees. While attending numerous open-mike nights, Clarke met Ben Walker in 2009, and they decided to join forces to form Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker. They released four albums together, the latter two of which, 2016's Overnight and 2018's Seedlings All, came out on Rough Trade.
Wanting to get back to stripped-back folk music, Clarke stepped away from the duo and moved to Scotland. Having changed her surroundings, Clarke pursued a solo career and became a member of PicaPica alongside Samantha Whates, Adam Beattie, and Sonny Johns. Her debut solo album, 2019's In All Weather, also featured Johns, who was joined by experimental pianist Elliot Galvin, jazz drummer Dave Hamblett, and Scottish harpist Mary Ann Kennedy. In 2021 she released her sophomore full-length outing, A Small Unknowable Thing, which included the defiant and sonically divergent single "Sit Out." Two years later, Clarke re-recorded and reclaimed songs from her back catalog on the intimate Onliness. 2024 saw the release of Parenthesis, I, a dynamic and emotionally vulnerable set of songs that pairs the earthy folk style of artists like Nick Drake and Sandy Denny with the sound of contemporaries like Anaïs Mitchell and Lucy Dacus.
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I Promised You Light
Pop/Rock - Editado por Corduroy Punk Records el 4 feb. 2022
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Only Me Onliness
Pop/Rock - Editado por Corduroy Punk Records el 4 ago. 2023
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Things I Didn't Need
Folk - Editado por Rough Trade el 18 abr. 2019
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Doubts Run Out
2PrivateMatters, Josienne Clarke, Mr. Alec Bowman_Clarke
Pop/Rock - Editado por Corduroy Punk Records el 17 sept. 2021
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A Small Unknowable Thing
Pop/Rock - Editado por Corduroy Punk Records el 13 ago. 2021
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The Tangled Tree
Pop/Rock - Editado por Corduroy Punk Records el 24 ene. 2023
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Words Were Never The Answer (Bonus Track)
Pop/Rock - Editado por Corduroy Punk Records el 22 mar. 2023
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Parenthesis, I
Pop/Rock - Editado por Corduroy Punk Records el 10 may. 2024
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Driving At Night
Pop/Rock - Editado por Corduroy Punk Records el 9 dic. 2021
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