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Johanna Warren
BornSt. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, actor, writer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano, flute
LabelsCarpark Records, Wax Nine Records, Spirit House, Team Love
Websitejohannawarren.com

Johanna Warren is an American musician, actor and filmmaker, now based in Wales.

Early life

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Warren was born in St. Petersburg, Florida.[1] She played flute in her school band as a child (she plays flute on many of her recordings), and started teaching herself guitar at age thirteen.

Career

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Warren wrote and released her earliest songs in high school on MySpace under the moniker Sticklips, which turned into a psych folk band with friends she met in college. The group released two albums before disbanding in 2012 after the death of their guitar player. Warren spent the following year on the road as a backup singer with Iron & Wine. She self-released her first solo record, Fates, in 2013.

Her sophomore LP, numun, released in 2015 on Team Love Records,[2] made its way on to several year-end lists, including Stereogum's Best New Bands of 2015.[3] Rolling Stone Magazine called her a "Singer-Songwriter You Need to Know."

In 2016 Warren founded Spirit House Records,[4] on which she released her third solo album Gemini I and its conceptual "twin" Gemini II,[5][6][7] which received praise from The New York Times,[8] Pitchfork[9][10] and NPR.[11]

In 2020 Warren's fifth studio album Chaotic Good was released on Carpark Records/Wax Nine Records. It received praise from Pitchfork, NPR, and Paste Magazine.[12] Her sixth solo LP, “Lessons for Mutants,” arrived to critical acclaim in 2022, also on Carpark/ Wax Nine.

Warren has toured extensively since 2012. She has toured with Mitski,[13] Julie Byrne,[14] Marissa Nadler,[15] and Xasthur.[16] She was an official performer at SXSW in 2017 and 2018, and at Pitchfork London and Pitchfork Paris in 2022.[17]

In 2023 Warren announced she was “mostly retiring” from touring. To commemorate the occasion she recorded The Rockfield Sessions, a retrospective selection of 28 songs spanning her entire catalog recorded at Rockfield Studios in rural Wales, near where Warren currently lives.

As an actor, Warren played a leading role in the indie feature She the Creator, the debut film from writer/director Juliette Wallace. She voiced the character Bob on the Netflix series The Midnight Gospel. The music video for her single "Twisted", which Warren starred in and co-directed with Richey Beckett, won Best Music Video at the Portland Film Festival.

In October 2021 Warren announced her new musical adaptation of Euripides' The Bacchae, co-written with fellow interdisciplinary artist J Landon Marcus.[18] A first look at the production was premiered online via Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies.

Also an herbalist and Reiki Master, Warren is an outspoken advocate for regenerative farming, rewilding and the healing powers of nature. In 2018 Warren traveled solo around the US on a "Plant Medicine Tour," partnering with local herbalists and organic farmers in over 65 cities to raise awareness about the healing powers of plants.[19]

Discography

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Solo albums

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  • It is Like a Horse. It is Not like Two Foxes (2009) – as Sticklips
  • Zemi (2012) – as Sticklips
  • Fates (2013)
  • numun (2015)
  • Gemini I (2016)
  • Gemini II (2018)
  • Chaotic Good (2020)
  • Lessons for Mutants (2022)
  • The Rockfield Sessions Vol. 1 (2023)
  • The Rockfield Sessions Vol. 2 (2024)

Guest appearances

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Filmography

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FILM

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 She the Creator Kat Post production

TV

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Midnight Gospel Bob (singing) Episode 5

References

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  1. ^ "Johanna Warren Interview". blackonthecanvas.com. June 23, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Album Review: Johanna Warren – nūmūn". Consequence of Sound. May 15, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Stereogum's 50 Best New Bands of 2015 – Stereogum – Page 2". Stereogum. October 22, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Addicted Inspirations with Johanna Warren from Spirit House Records". ADDICTED. June 9, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Record Review: Johanna Warren, Gemini II". Portland Mercury. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Johanna Warren's New Album Is like a Seance for the Heart". Willamette Week. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Johanna Warren shares the Origins of her new single, "Hopelessness Has Done Nothing For Me": Stream". Consequence of Sound. January 23, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Russonello, Giovanni (January 19, 2018). "The Playlist: Previously Unreleased Hendrix, and 10 More New Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "Johanna Warren: Gemini II Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  10. ^ ""inreverse" by Johanna Warren Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "Johanna Warren Offers Nocturnal Enlightenment On 'Here To Tell'". NPR. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  12. ^ "Johanna Warren points to a new world on "Bed of Nails"". The FADER. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "Mitski released 'I Will' from new LP, playing CMJ, touring with Johanna Warren (dates & stream)". brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  14. ^ "Photos: Behind the Scenes with Julie Byrne & Johanna Warren at Portland's Old Church". Paste. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  15. ^ "Marissa Nadler tells us what she's listening to ahead of tour". brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  16. ^ "Xasthur Going on Acoustic Tour with Johanna Warren". brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  17. ^ "SXSW's Big Third List". Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  18. ^ The Bacchae - Reading Greek Tragedy Online, October 14, 2021, retrieved December 11, 2021
  19. ^ "Plant Medicine Tour with Johanna Warren". herbrally.com. February 12, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  20. ^ "Natalie Merchant – Natalie Merchant". discogs. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  21. ^ "Photos: Behind the Scenes with Julie Byrne & Johanna Warren at Portland's Old Church". Paste. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  22. ^ "Julie Byrne, Johanna Warren". Portland Mercury. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  23. ^ "Zoolights, by Forest Veil". Forest Veil. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
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