Joanne Robertson

Joanne Robertson

Joanne Robertson is a UK singer-songwriter and guitarist from Blackpool, known for a spare acoustic style built around voice and guitar. Her songs draw on folk, but they sit outside any single folk tradition and favour individual, stripped-back compositions.

Background

Robertson grows up in Blackpool, in the United Kingdom. Before her solo work, she plays in the noisy experimental rock band I Love Lucy and also performs as part of Mememe.

Solo work

Her debut solo release is The Lighter, issued on Textile Records. The record keeps an experimental edge while moving into a more minimal and ethereal sound than her earlier band work. It uses only guitar and vocal, placing emphasis on the precision of each note and the clarity of the arrangements.

Style

Robertson’s music is associated with folk, acoustic and indie settings, but her writing is described as distinctive rather than rooted in a conventional folk style. The imagery attached to her work also links it to the blues and the southern United States, particularly in its humid, uneasy atmosphere.