Josaleigh Pollett

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Josaleigh Pollett
Genres Indie
OccupationMusician
LabelsLavender Vinyl, Cupboard Music, Audio Antihero

Josaleigh Pollett is a Salt Lake City-based musician and songwriter.

Music career

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]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Compilations

Other Credits

References

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