Joseph (band)
{{short description|American folk music group}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Joseph
| image = Joseph 07-29-2016 -1 (28219990723) (cropped).jpg
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| landscape = yes
| caption = Joseph performing in 2016.
| origin = Portland, Oregon, United States
| years_active = 2014–present
| website = {{URL|http://thebandjoseph.com/}}
| associated_acts = Humans on the Floor
| current_members = *Natalie Closner
- Allison Closner
- Meegan Closner
}}
Joseph is an American folk band from Portland, Oregon made up of three sisters: Natalie Closner, and twins Allison Closner and Meegan Closner. Their first album, Native Dreamer Kin, was self-released in early 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/05/24/478723192/songs-we-love-joseph-white-flag|title=Songs We Love: Joseph, 'White Flag'|website=NPR|last=Christensen|first=David|date=2016-05-24|access-date=2016-06-01}} Their second album I'm Alone, No You're Not was produced by Mike Mogis and was released on August 26, 2016, by ATO Records.{{Cite web|title=I'm Alone, No You're Not by Joseph|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/im-alone-no-youre-not/id1115881921|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708113226/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/im-alone-no-youre-not/id1115881921|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2016|website=Apple Music|access-date=2016-08-26}}
History
=Founding and ''Native Dreamer Kin''=
Joseph was formed when Natalie Closner, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://response.spu.edu/alumni/natalie-closner-schepman/|title=Natalie Closner Schepman|website=Response|publisher=Seattle Pacific University|date=2016|access-date=2016-12-17}} They chose their name as a tribute to the town of Joseph, Oregon and their grandfather Jo.{{Cite web|url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/sibling-trio-joseph-ato-records-debut-im-alone-no-youre-not-august-26|title=Sibling Trio Joseph Conjure Vocal Alchemy On ATO Records Debut 'I'm Alone, No You're Not' Out August|website=Shore Fire Media|access-date=2016-06-02|date=2016-05-24}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Joseph • The Kate|url=https://thekate.tv/artist/joseph/|website=The Kate|language=en-US|type=As shared on the TV special.|access-date=May 17, 2020}} 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 foot drum.{{Cite web|url=http://mindequalsblown.net/interviews/interview-joseph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603210216/http://mindequalsblown.net/interviews/interview-joseph|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 3, 2015|title=Interview: Joseph|date=2015-06-03|website=Mind Equals Blown|language=en-US|last=Guido|first=Emma|access-date=2016-06-02}}
=''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.{{Cite web|url=http://atorecords.com/featured/joseph-signs-to-ato-watch-their-ato-session-now/|title=Joseph signs to ATO – watch their ATO Session now!|website=ATO Records|access-date=2016-06-02|date=2015-09-16}} In 2015, they recorded I'm Alone, No You're Not with producer Mike Mogis. The album was released on August 26, 2016. It debuted at #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and remained at the top of the chart for two weeks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/2016/heatseekers-albums|title=Heatseekers Albums – 2016 Archive|work=Billboard Charts Archive|access-date=2016-09-15}} 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 chart in October 2016,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/triple-a/2016-10-15|title=Alternative Music: Top Alternative Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=28 November 2013|access-date=2016-10-04}} and charted on Spotify's US Viral Top Ten days after its release.{{Cite web|url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/joseph-unveil-music-video-for-white-flag-fallon-performance-spotify-success|title=Joseph Unveil Music Video For "White Flag" Following Fallon Performance and Spotify Viral Success|date=2016-07-07|work=Shore Fire Media|access-date=2016-09-15}} In Fall 2016, Joseph launched an a cappella covers contest,{{Cite news|url=http://site.thebandjoseph.com/news/2016/9/20/its-an-a-cappella-contest|title=It's an a cappella contest!!|work=Joseph|last=Closner|first=Natalie|access-date=2017-07-21|date=2016-09-20|language=en-US}} which included submissions from fans, amateur musicians, and college a cappella groups.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joseph+a+cappella|title=Joseph A Cappella|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2017-07-21}}
The band made their television debut performing "White Flag" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,{{Citation|last=NBC.com|title=Joseph: White Flag – The Tonight Show|date=2016-06-24|url=http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/joseph-white-flag/3056772|language=en-us|access-date=2016-06-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627054301/http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/joseph-white-flag/3056772|archive-date=2016-06-27}} followed by appearances on Later... with Jools Holland, Ellen, CONAN, CBS This Morning, and NBC's TODAY.{{Cite web|url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/mesmerizing-sibling-trio-joseph-perform-live-with-ny-times-from-electric-la|title=Mesmerizing Sibling Trio Joseph Perform Live With NY Times From Electric Lady Studios At Noon ET Tod|date=2016-08-26|access-date=2016-09-15}}{{Citation|last=TheEllenShow|title=Joseph Performs 'White Flag'!|date=2016-10-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO-yBIbCTLo|work=YouTube|access-date=2018-09-09}}{{Cite web|url=http://teamcoco.com/schedule/2016-08-29/thursday/joseph|title=Joseph will be appearing on CONAN Thursday, September 1st, 2016|website=TeamCoco|language=en|access-date=2018-09-09}} Prior to the album's release, the band was named a Spotify Spotlight Artist and toured with James Bay. The band re-joined Bay as support on a sold-out arena tour in Fall 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.redlightmanagement.com/sibling-trio-joseph-conjure-vocal-alchemy-on-ato-records-debut-im-alone-no-youre-not-out-august-26/|title=Sibling Trio Joseph Conjure Vocal Alchemy On ATO Records Debut 'I'm Alone, No You're Not' Out August 26|date=2016-05-24|work=Red Light Management|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.musiclifemagazine.net/james-bay-live-at-the-fillmore-detroit-michigan-october-4-2016/|title=James Bay with Joseph live at the Fillmore – Detroit, Michigan – October 4, 2016|last=Hartling|first=B.|date=2016-10-08|work=Music Life Magazine|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}} Joseph has performed both as an acoustic trio and a full band at music festivals across the globe including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, Sasquatch Festival, Glastonbury, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, [https://pilgrimagefestival.com/ Pilgrimage Music Festival] and more.{{Cite web|url=http://site.thebandjoseph.com/shows/|title=Shows|website=Joseph|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-21}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/lollapalooza/94274610-132.html|title=Video: Joseph is having more fun than anyone at Lollapalooza 2017|last=Morales|first=Roger|date=2017|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/08/11/539346196/joseph-live-in-concert-newport-folk-2017|title=Joseph, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2017|last=Horn|first=Rachel|date=2017-08-11|work=NPR|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en}}
They released a seven track EP, Stay Awake, on September 15, 2017.{{Citation|title=Stay Awake by Joseph|date=2017-09-15|url=https://atorecords.com/releases/stay-awake-ep/|work=ATO RECORDS|language=en-US|access-date=2023-05-01}}
= ''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.{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/jools-holland-hootenanny-line-up-2020-whos-on-when-time-tonight-filmed-1337350|title=Here's who is appearing on the Jools Holland Hootenanny on New Year's Eve|website=inews.co.uk|date=31 December 2019|language=en|access-date=2020-01-01}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/joseph-announce-new-album-with-lead-single-nervous-system|title=Sister trio Joseph have announced their new studio album The Sun, and have released "Nervous System" as the lead outing.|website=www.thelineofbestfit.com|date=25 January 2023|language=en|access-date=2023-05-01}} 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.{{Cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: JOSEPH Unveil New Single "Fireworks" |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/joseph/exclusive-joseph-unveil-new-single-fireworks |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}
= ''Starting Over At The End'' and Allison's departure =
On August 2, 2024, the band announced that Allison would be stepping away from the band "for the foreseeable future" after completing their then-current tour, and that a new album had already been in the works by the two remaining sisters.{{Cite Instagram |user=thebandjoseph |postid=C-Lp7vESAly |title=a friend of ours said “no one can leave a family band”... |date=2 August 2024}} Five days later the band released Starting Over At The End, their first song as a duo.{{Cite Instagram |user=thebandjoseph |postid=C-XuXMnJVLu/ |title= Our new song Starting Over At The End... |date=7 August 2024}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
=EPs=
= Singles =
== As lead artist ==
== As featured artist ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! Title ! Year ! Album |
| scope="row"| "Still Life"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/still-life-feat-joseph-single/1498284759|title=Still Life (feat. Joseph) – Single by Henry Jamison on Apple Music|date=28 February 2020|accessdate=January 14, 2021}} {{small|(Henry Jamison featuring Joseph)}} | rowspan="2" |2020 |Tourism |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Cracks in the Ceiling"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cracks-in-the-ceiling-feat-joseph-single/1528249805|title=Cracks In The Ceiling (feat. Joseph) – Single by Devon Gilfillian on Apple Music|date=19 August 2020|accessdate=January 14, 2021}} {{small|(Devon Gilfillian featuring Joseph)}} |Black Hole Rainbow |
=Notes=
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References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
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Category:Sibling musical trios
Category:Musical groups from Portland, Oregon
Category:American folk musical groups
Category:American pop music groups
Category:American all-female bands
Category:PIAS Recordings artists
Category:Musical groups established in 2014