Josaleigh Pollett
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Josaleigh Pollett | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Indie |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Labels | Lavender Vinyl, Cupboard Music, Audio Antihero |
Josaleigh Pollett is a Salt Lake City-based musician and songwriter.
Early releases and performances, debut album (2012–2020)
Josaleigh Pollett grew up in Salt Lake City and began writing and self-releasing their songs as a teenager, while performing solo sets.[1] In 2014, they contributed vocals to the Salt Lake City: A Love Story album by Charles Ellsworth and Vincent Draper.[2][3]
In 2017, they issued their debut album, Strangers, on Lavender Vinyl on July 8.[4][5]
Sophomore album and collaboration with Jordan Watko (2020–2022)
In 2020, Pollett began collaborating with Crowd Shy (Jordan Watko).[6] The creation of their second album used a full-band lineup,[7] and No Woman Is the Sea was released on March 12, 2020, again through Lavender Vinyl.[8][9][10] The album was re-issued on CD by Cupboard Music and cassette via Lavender Vinyl in 2023.[11][12]
The following year, Pollett issued Bedroom Demos 2021,[13] recorded a You Have Until Lunch session,[14][15] and supported St. Vincent.[16]
Pollett also collaborated with Icarus Phoenix on releases in 2021 and 2022.[17][18][19]
In the Garden, By the Weeds and other collaborations (2023–2025)
Pollett's third album, In the Garden, By the Weeds, was released on July 14, 2023.[20][21][22] The album was again made in collaboration with Watko, before his relocation to Japan.[23]
In the Garden, By the Weeds peaked at No.110 in the NACC 200 on January 9, 2024.[24]
In 2024, Pollett issued a remixed edition of the previous year's album,[25][26] and collaborated with Scott Lippitt,[27][28] and Ekko Astral.[29][30][31] The latter collaboration, "i90," was re-released as a live version the following year.[32]
Pollett was awarded "Best Singer-Songwriter of 2024" by Salt Lake City Weekly.[33][34]
New material and continued collaboration with Watko (2025–present)
Pollett began 2025 with a collaboration with phoneswithchords[35] and a daily songwriting challenge, which was released as bro's bad january.[36][37][38]
They performed at the Kilby Block Party in May.[39][40][41]
On October 28, they released the "Radio Player" single, an international collaboration with Watko, through the Audio Antihero label.[42][43][44]