Josaleigh Pollett
Josaleigh Pollett
GenresIndie
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

  • Strangers (Lavender Vinyl, 2017)
  • No Woman Is the Sea - with Crowd Shy (Lavender Vinyl, 2020 / Cupboard Music, 2023)
  • In the Garden, By the Weeds - with Crowd Shy (Lavender Vinyl, 2023)

Singles

  • "Crying Wolf" - with Crowd Shy (Self-Released, 2019)
  • "Craiglistless" - with Crowd Shy (Self-Released, 2019)
  • "No Man is an Island" [Crowd Shy Remix] - with Crowd Shy (Self-Released, 2019)
  • "bad dreams" [Recovery Version] (Self-Released, 2022)
  • "Cinderblocks" (Self-Released, 2022)
  • "Bodies" [Kilby Version] (Self-Released, 2023)
  • "The Nothing Answered Back" (Self-Released, 2023)
  • "YKWIM" [Pacing Remix] - with Crowd Shy (Self-Released, 2024)
  • "Not Easy, Not Forever" [Color Temperature Remix] - with Crowd Shy (Self-Released, 2024)
  • "Radio Player" (Audio Antihero, 2025)

Compilations

  • Bedroom Demos 2021 (Self-Released, 2021)
  • No Woman is the Sea [Anniversary Edition] (Lavender Vinyl, 2023)
  • In the Garden, By the Remixes (Self-Released, 2024)
  • bro's bad january (Self-Released, 2025)

Other Credits

  • Charles Ellsworth & Vincent Draper - Salt Lake City: A Love Story (Wandering Man Records, 2014) – Vocals ("Stuck Out in Texas")
  • Icarus Phoenix - "Anthem" (Telos Tapes, 2021) – Vocals
  • Icarus Phoenix - "Too Many Hands" (Telos Tapes, 2022) – Vocals
  • Icarus Phoenix - Sometimes Our Shadow Gets in the Way (Telos Tapes, 2022) – Vocals ("Too Many Hands")
  • Various Artists - Death by Salt V (SLUG, 2022) – Contributes "Cinderblocks"
  • Various Artists - Another Distance to Fall: A Tribute to Sebadoh - with Jordan Watko (Totally Real Records, 2022) – Contributes "Trees"
  • Slow Fawns - Isolation II (Joyful Noise Recordings, 2022) – Vocals ("Drifting")
  • Various Artists - From the River to the Sea: The Horrible Truth About Palestine (Audio Antihero, 2023) – Contributes "Something Pretty"
  • Scott Lippett - "Is This a Good Time?" (Self-Released, 2024)
  • Scott Lippett - Me, You, and the Avenues (Self-Released, 2024) – Vocals ("Is This a Good Time?")
  • Ekko Astral - pink balloons (Topshelf Records, 2024) – Vocals ("I90")
  • phoneswithchords - "put pressure" (Amiable Alley Cat Music, 2025) – Vocals
  • phoneswithchords - piecemeal (Amiable Alley Cat Music, 2025) – Vocals ("put pressure")

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