Johanna Samuels

Johanna Samuels is an American folk musician from New York, who now resides in Los Angeles. Samuels originated from New York City, where she began her music career, before relocating to Los Angeles. She is deeply influenced by americana acts of the 70s and 80s, such as The Band, Gene Clark, and especially Tom Petty. Samuels released her debut full-length album in 2013 titled Double Bind. Samuels followed up that release in 2016 with her first EP titled Home & Dry: Told a Lie. Samuels released her second EP in 2019 titled Have A Good One. In 2021, Samuels released her second full-length album titled Excelsior!, which was produced by Sam Evian. She then partnered with producer Josh Kaufman of Bonny Light Horseman, who had produced albums for The National, Hiss Golden Messenger, & Bob Weir, for her third full-length record Bystander in June of 2023 on Jealous Butcher. In 2024, she formed the band Lomaland with fellow LA musician Tyler Ballgame. On May 20, 2026, Samuels announced her 4th LP, Sorry, Kid, which will be released on August 14 on Jealous Butcher and Odd Man Out. The album was recorded, produced & features instrumentation by Jonathan Rado (Foxygen, The Killers, Miley Cyrus), as well as backing vocals from Lomaland bandmate Tyler Ballgame. Johanna has toured and collaborated with artists like Australian folk artist & King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard cohort Leah Senior, Madison Cunningham, Guster, Watchhouse, Cassandra Jenkins, Fruit Bats, Faye Webster, The Hold Steady, Bonny Light Horseman, Lomelda, Courtney Marie Andrews, Tallest Man on Earth, Anaïs Mitchell, Haley Heynderickx, Joanna Sternberg and more. Studio albums Double Bind (2013) Excelsior (2021) Bystander (2023) Sorry, Kid (2026) Extended plays Home & Dry: Told a Lie (2016) Have a Good One (2019) Scam Likely (2022) First And The Last (2024) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johanna Samuels. Owen, Jof. "Cuts The Deepest: Johanna Samuels". Retrieved 12 August 2022. Houle, Zachary. "JOHANNA SAMUELS: DOUBLE BIND". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 August 2022. Johnson, Tom. "JOHANNA SAMUELS Have A Good One [EP]". GoldFlakePaint. Retrieved 12 August 2022. Macadie, Kieran. "Johanna Samuels uses vintage sound to tug at heartstrings on Excelsior!". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 August 2022. Ferguson, Maeri. "Johanna Samuels Debuts With Celebration of Growth and Freedom on 'Excelsior!'". No Depression. Retrieved 12 August 2022. v t e