Singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-90s and soon signed to his Real World label. His debut, Big City Streets, was released in 1997 and was practically unnoticed. Not discouraged by industry politics, the native of Akron, OH, continued to make music and dove into his Earth-inspired abstract art. His eclectic brooding is similar to the likes of Leonard Cohen, Joe Henry, and the late Jeff Buckley. He doesnt stick to one sound, for his time spent with Gabriel exposed his musical styles to a global palette. Arthur participated in Gabriels annual WOMAD shows and spent the latter part of the 90s on the road with residency tours in the Northeast and Northwest, which included opening dates for labelmates Ben Harper and Gomez.In 1999, Arthur released the seven-song EP Vacancy, in which he received a Grammy nomination for Best Recording Package, thanks to his design with co-art director Zachary Larner. Following brief critical acclaim, Arthur released his sophomore effort, Come to Where Im From, on Virgin a year later. The album showed Arthurs musical fondness for basic country-rock and Americana. He spent summer 2000 headlining club dates across North America and additional opening dates with The The followed that fall. Two years later, Arthur issued the four-EP series Junkyard Hearts, a precursor to his third opus, Redemption Son. North American dates with Tracy Chapman followed in summer 2003, then one year later the critically acclaimed Our Shadows Will Remain appeared. After starting his own label, Lonely Astronaut (distributed by Sony), Arthur published a collection of his artwork entitled We Almost Made It, complete with a mostly instrumental accompaniment, The Invisible Parade, in the spring of 2006. A few months later fans were greeted with his fifth record, Nuclear Daydream, as well as a tour that featured Arthur with a full live band, something he had never done before. Arthur also provided vocals on Sublime, from the Twilight Singers iTunes-only five-song EP A Stitch in Time. In April 2007, he released Lets Just Be, his second album with his own label, with help from his Lonely Astronaut band.
基本资料
国籍：美国
出生地：俄亥俄州阿克伦
职业：创作歌手
生日：1971年9月28日
演艺经历
1971年 出生于9月28日。
He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through critically acclaimed releases and constant touring; his unique solo live performances often incorporate the use of a number of distortion and loop pedals, and his shows are recorded live at the soundboard and made available to concertgoers immediately following the show on recordable media.
被Peter Gabriel发现，并签约到Gabriel's Real World label作为第一个北美艺术家。
1997年 发行首张专辑Big City Secrets。
1999年 EP Vacancy sleeve design nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package.
2000年 发行第二张专辑Come to Where I'm From。
签约各种独立厂牌在2002和2006之间。
2006年 建立自己的厂牌Lonely Astronaut Records。
2007年 发行专辑Let's Just Be with backing band The Lonely Astronauts。
2008年 发行专辑Temporary People with backing band The Lonely Astronauts。
2011年 发行专辑The Graduation Ceremony。
2012年 发行双专辑Redemption City。
启动Pledge Music campaign to fund the release of his tenth studio album, The Ballad of Boogie Christ. The album was released on June 11, 2013.