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| birth_place = [[Colorado]], United States
| birth_place = [[Colorado]], United States
| instrument = Guitar, piano, harp, organ
| instrument = Guitar, piano, harp, organ
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[art song]], [[psychedelic rock]], [[experimental]], [[New Weird America]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/which-way-to-the-new-weird-america-that-mellifluous-mojo/Content?oid=920387|title=Which Way to the New Weird America?; That Mellifluous Mojo |last=Mehr |first=Bob |date=November 3, 2005 |website=Chicago Reader |access-date=December 8, 2019}}</ref> [[Americana (music)|Americana]]
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[art song]], [[psychedelic rock]], [[experimental music|experimental]], [[New Weird America]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/which-way-to-the-new-weird-america-that-mellifluous-mojo/Content?oid=920387|title=Which Way to the New Weird America?; That Mellifluous Mojo |last=Mehr |first=Bob |date=November 3, 2005 |website=Chicago Reader |access-date=December 8, 2019}}</ref> [[Americana (music)|Americana]]
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, musician, music producer
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, musician, music producer
| years_active = 2000–present
| years_active = 2000–present
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'''Josephine Foster''' is an American singer, songwriter, and musician from [[Colorado]]. She is known for her anachronistic voice and work that weaves older styles with the modern, escaping simple classification.<ref>{{cite web|title=Endearingly Odd Musician Casts a Spell |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/29/josephine-foster-review-endearingly-odd-musician-casts-a-spell |website=Theguardian.com|accessdate=November 21, 2019 }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/which-way-to-the-new-weird-america-that-mellifluous-mojo/Content?oid=920387|title=Which Way to the New Weird America?; That Mellifluous Mojo|first=Bob|last=Mehr|website=Chicago Reader}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/4192/reviews/12890-josephine-foster-hazel-eyes-i-will-lead-you|title=Album Review: Josephine Foster - Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You|website=DrownedInSound.com|access-date=September 30, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617202112/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/4192/reviews/12890-josephine-foster-hazel-eyes-i-will-lead-you|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Josephine Foster''' is an American singer, songwriter, and musician from [[Colorado]]. She is known for her anachronistic voice and work that weaves older styles with the modern, escaping simple classification.<ref>{{cite news|title=Endearingly Odd Musician Casts a Spell |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/29/josephine-foster-review-endearingly-odd-musician-casts-a-spell |newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 29, 2019 |accessdate=November 21, 2019 |last1=Lewis |first1=John }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/which-way-to-the-new-weird-america-that-mellifluous-mojo/Content?oid=920387|title=Which Way to the New Weird America?; That Mellifluous Mojo|first=Bob|last=Mehr|website=Chicago Reader|date=November 3, 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/4192/reviews/12890-josephine-foster-hazel-eyes-i-will-lead-you|title=Album Review: Josephine Foster - Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You|website=DrownedInSound.com|access-date=September 30, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617202112/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/4192/reviews/12890-josephine-foster-hazel-eyes-i-will-lead-you|url-status=dead}}</ref>


As a teenager Foster worked as a church singer and aspired to become an opera singer. She moved to Chicago in 1998 to further her opera studies,<ref name="auto"/> and began home-recording her songs, resulting in the albums ''There Are Eyes Above'', influenced by [[Tin Pan Alley]], and an album of children's songs, ''Little Life''. She then released collaborative albums with local folk bands The Children's Hour (''SOS JFK''), Born Heller (''S/T''), as well as ''[[All the Leaves Are Gone]]'', a psychedelic rock album with backing band The Supposed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3324-all-the-leaves-are-gone-with-the-supposed/|title=Josephine Foster / The Supposed: All the Leaves Are Gone|website=Pitchfork.com}}</ref>
As a teenager, Foster worked as a church singer and aspired to become an opera singer. She moved to Chicago in 1998 to further her opera studies,<ref name="auto"/> and began home-recording her songs, resulting in the albums ''There Are Eyes Above'', influenced by [[Tin Pan Alley]], and an album of children's songs, ''Little Life''. She then released collaborative albums with local folk bands The Children's Hour (''SOS JFK''), Born Heller (''S/T''), as well as ''[[All the Leaves Are Gone]]'', a psychedelic rock album with backing band The Supposed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3324-all-the-leaves-are-gone-with-the-supposed/|title=Josephine Foster / The Supposed: All the Leaves Are Gone|website=Pitchfork.com}}</ref>


A number of solo records followed, including the all acoustic ''[[Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You]]'',<ref name="auto"/> an unorthodox collection of 19th century German [[Lied]]er titled ''[[A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Josephine Foster album)|A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3325-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/|title=Josephine Foster: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing|website=Pitchfork.com}}</ref> and ''[[This Coming Gladness]]'', a psychedelic folk-rock album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-coming-gladness-mw0000791521|title=This Coming Gladness - Josephine Foster &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/josephine-foster-coming-gladness|title=Music Review: Josephine Foster - This Coming Gladness|website=Tinymixtapes.com}}</ref>
A number of solo records followed, including the all acoustic ''[[Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You]]'',<ref name="auto"/> an unorthodox collection of 19th century German [[Lied]]er titled ''[[A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Josephine Foster album)|A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3325-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/|title=Josephine Foster: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing|website=Pitchfork.com}}</ref> and ''[[This Coming Gladness]]'', a psychedelic folk-rock album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-coming-gladness-mw0000791521|title=This Coming Gladness - Josephine Foster &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/josephine-foster-coming-gladness|title=Music Review: Josephine Foster - This Coming Gladness|website=Tinymixtapes.com}}</ref>
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Foster released most of her recordings the following decade with [[Fire Records (UK)|Fire Records]], including ''Graphic as a Star'', her settings of 27 [[Emily Dickinson]] poems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/graphic-as-a-star-mw0001937549|title=Graphic as a Star - Josephine Foster &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
Foster released most of her recordings the following decade with [[Fire Records (UK)|Fire Records]], including ''Graphic as a Star'', her settings of 27 [[Emily Dickinson]] poems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/graphic-as-a-star-mw0001937549|title=Graphic as a Star - Josephine Foster &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>


Thereafter she began to record frequently with engineer Andrija Tokic, who co-produced with Foster her solo albums ''Blood Rushing'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/blood-rushing-mr0003739903|title=Blood Rushing - Josephine Foster &#124; Release Info|website=AllMusic}}</ref> ''I'm A Dreamer'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/im-a-dreamer-mw0002582033|title=I'm a Dreamer - Josephine Foster &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> and ''Faithful Fairy Harmony'';<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/faithful-fairy-harmony-mw0003216178|title=Faithful Fairy Harmony - Josephine Foster &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> also ''More Amor'', a psych-folk album by her new band Mendrugo formed with Victor Herrero. The latter was Foster's first foray into writing lyrics in Spanish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/mendrugo-more-amor|title=Music Review: Mendrugo - More Amor|website=Tinymixtapes.com}}</ref>
Thereafter she began to record frequently with engineer Andrija Tokic, who co-produced with Foster her solo albums ''Blood Rushing'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/blood-rushing-mr0003739903|title=Blood Rushing - Josephine Foster &#124; Release Info|website=AllMusic}}</ref> ''I'm A Dreamer'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/im-a-dreamer-mw0002582033|title=I'm a Dreamer - Josephine Foster &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> and ''[[Faithful Fairy Harmony]]'';<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/faithful-fairy-harmony-mw0003216178|title=Faithful Fairy Harmony - Josephine Foster &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> also ''More Amor'', a psych-folk album by her new band Mendrugo formed with Victor Herrero. The latter was Foster's first foray into writing lyrics in Spanish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/mendrugo-more-amor|title=Music Review: Mendrugo - More Amor|website=Tinymixtapes.com}}</ref>


The title song from ''I'm A Dreamer'' was featured in Season 2, episode 7 of the British television show ''[[The End of the F***ing World]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/end-f-ing-world-season-2-soundtrack-songs-potatoes-graham-coxon-netflix-1470135|title=All the songs from the "End of the F***ing World" Season 2 soundtrack|author=Samuel Spencer|date=November 6, 2019|website=Newsweek.com}}</ref>
The title song from ''I'm A Dreamer'' was featured in Season 2, episode 7 of the British television show ''[[The End of the F***ing World]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/end-f-ing-world-season-2-soundtrack-songs-potatoes-graham-coxon-netflix-1470135|title=All the songs from the "End of the F***ing World" Season 2 soundtrack|author=Samuel Spencer|date=November 6, 2019|website=Newsweek.com}}</ref>
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[[Category:Psychedelic folk musicians]]
[[Category:Psychedelic folk musicians]]
[[Category:21st-century American singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Colorado]]
[[Category:Singer-songwriters from Colorado]]
[[Category:Fire Records (UK) artists]]
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Josephine Foster
Background information
BornColorado, United States
GenresFolk, art song, psychedelic rock, experimental, New Weird America,[1] Americana
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician, music producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, piano, harp, organ
Years active2000–present
LabelsFire Records, Windbell, Bo' Weavil Recordings, Locust Music,
Websitewww.josephinefoster.info

Josephine Foster is an American singer, songwriter, and musician from Colorado. She is known for her anachronistic voice and work that weaves older styles with the modern, escaping simple classification.[2][3][4]

As a teenager, Foster worked as a church singer and aspired to become an opera singer. She moved to Chicago in 1998 to further her opera studies,[3] and began home-recording her songs, resulting in the albums There Are Eyes Above, influenced by Tin Pan Alley, and an album of children's songs, Little Life. She then released collaborative albums with local folk bands The Children's Hour (SOS JFK), Born Heller (S/T), as well as All the Leaves Are Gone, a psychedelic rock album with backing band The Supposed.[5]

A number of solo records followed, including the all acoustic Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You,[3] an unorthodox collection of 19th century German Lieder titled A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing,[6] and This Coming Gladness, a psychedelic folk-rock album.[7][8]

Foster released most of her recordings the following decade with Fire Records, including Graphic as a Star, her settings of 27 Emily Dickinson poems.[9]

Thereafter she began to record frequently with engineer Andrija Tokic, who co-produced with Foster her solo albums Blood Rushing,[10] I'm A Dreamer,[11] and Faithful Fairy Harmony;[12] also More Amor, a psych-folk album by her new band Mendrugo formed with Victor Herrero. The latter was Foster's first foray into writing lyrics in Spanish.[13]

The title song from I'm A Dreamer was featured in Season 2, episode 7 of the British television show The End of the F***ing World.[14]

Foster also lent her voice to the soundtrack for the 2020 film, The World to Come, and sung (as well as co-wrote) the titular song over the end credits.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Mehr, Bob (November 3, 2005). "Which Way to the New Weird America?; That Mellifluous Mojo". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Lewis, John (April 29, 2019). "Endearingly Odd Musician Casts a Spell". The Guardian. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Mehr, Bob (November 3, 2005). "Which Way to the New Weird America?; That Mellifluous Mojo". Chicago Reader.
  4. ^ "Album Review: Josephine Foster - Hazel Eyes, I Will Lead You". DrownedInSound.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Josephine Foster / The Supposed: All the Leaves Are Gone". Pitchfork.com.
  6. ^ "Josephine Foster: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing". Pitchfork.com.
  7. ^ "This Coming Gladness - Josephine Foster | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Music Review: Josephine Foster - This Coming Gladness". Tinymixtapes.com.
  9. ^ "Graphic as a Star - Josephine Foster | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  10. ^ "Blood Rushing - Josephine Foster | Release Info". AllMusic.
  11. ^ "I'm a Dreamer - Josephine Foster | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  12. ^ "Faithful Fairy Harmony - Josephine Foster | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  13. ^ "Music Review: Mendrugo - More Amor". Tinymixtapes.com.
  14. ^ Samuel Spencer (November 6, 2019). "All the songs from the "End of the F***ing World" Season 2 soundtrack". Newsweek.com.
  15. ^ Jonathan Romney (September 6, 2020). "'The World to Come': Review". screendaily.com.
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