Joseph is an American
folk
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band from
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made up of three sisters: Natalie Closner Schepman, and
twin
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s Allison Closner and Meegan Closner. Their first album, ''Native Dreamer Kin'', was self-released in early 2014.
Their second album ''I'm Alone, No You're Not'' was produced by
Mike Mogis
Michael Riley Mogis (born May 16, 1974) is an American producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios (previously known as Dead Space Recording and, earlier, Whoopass Recor ...
and was released on August 26, 2016, by
ATO Records.
History
Founding and ''Native Dreamer Kin''
Joseph was formed when Natalie Closner Schepman, who had been pursuing a solo singer-songwriter career, recruited her younger twin sisters Meegan and Allison to join her on vocals for a new project. They chose their name as a tribute to the town of
Joseph, Oregon and their grandfather Jo.
Originally performing under a different name, a label representative said the name did not match the gravitas of their songwriting; they had just been camping in Joseph, a regular activity for them, and decided on the name. They self-released their debut album ''Native Dreamer Kin'' in 2014, and built a following playing intimate house shows as a trio accompanied by acoustic guitar and
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.
''I'm Alone, No You're Not''
Joseph were signed to
ATO Records in 2015, releasing an acoustic two-song digital ''ATO Sessions'' EP and accompanying video series. In 2015, they recorded ''I'm Alone, No You're Not'' with producer
Mike Mogis
Michael Riley Mogis (born May 16, 1974) is an American producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios (previously known as Dead Space Recording and, earlier, Whoopass Recor ...
. The album was released on August 26, 2016.
It debuted at #1 on
Billboard's
Heatseekers
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chart and remained at the top of the chart for two weeks.
They released their first single, "White Flag", on May 24, 2016, with a premiere on
NPR's Songs We Love.
"White Flag" reached No. 1 on the
Adult Alternative Songs
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chart in October 2016, and charted on
Spotify
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's US Viral Top Ten days after its release. In Fall 2016, Joseph launched an a cappella covers contest, which included submissions from fans, amateur musicians, and college a cappella groups.
The band made their television debut performing "White Flag" on ''
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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'', followed by appearances on ''
Later... with Jools Holland'', ''
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'', ''
CONAN'', ''
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'', and NBC's ''
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''. Prior to the album's release, the band was named a
Spotify
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Spotlight Artist and toured with
James Bay
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. The band re-joined Bay as support on a sold-out arena tour in Fall 2016. Joseph has performed both as an acoustic trio and a full band at music festivals across the globe including
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* Coachell ...
,
Lollapalooza,
Bonnaroo
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,
Newport Folk Festival
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,
Sasquatch Festival,
Glastonbury
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,
Outside Lands Music and Arts FestivalPilgrimage Music Festivaland more.
They released a seven track EP, ''Stay Awake'', on September 15, 2017.
''Good Luck, Kid''
On July 9, 2019, the band announced on social media and their website their new album ''
Good Luck, Kid'' would be released September 13, 2019. The first single, ''Fighter'', was described on Twitter by Meegan as "a song looking you in the eye and asking you to come alive and fight. It’s asking you to wake up and make a choice to have presence for what and who is in front of you." The title track,''Good Luck Kid,'' was released as a single on August 13, 2019.
''The Sun''
On January 25, 2023, the band announced their new album ''The Sun'' would be released April 28, 2023. The first single, titled ''Nervous System'', was released alongside the announcement. This was followed by the title track, ''The Sun'', as a single on March 17, 2023, and then a third single, ''Fireworks,'' on April 25, 2023.
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
Notes
References
External links
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2014 establishments in Oregon