11 Facts About Jarboe

Jarboe has released numerous solo albums and collaborations, many of which have been self-published.

Jarboe co-composed the soundtrack of the 2009 psychological horror game The Path.

Jarboe was born in Mississippi and raised in the Southern United States, primarily in New Orleans and Atlanta, in a Roman Catholic family.

Jarboe's father was a police detective who worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and whom she has described as "the ultimate law-enforcement man".

Jarboe described herself as "obsessed" with Swans since hearing their first album, Filth.

Jarboe came into contact with Michael Gira and attended the band's practice sessions before, after several auditions, joining as a vocalist and keyboardist and debuting on Greed.

Jarboe collaborated with Gira as a duo, forming their side project, The World of Skin in 1987, releasing several albums and singles.

Jarboe continued her solo career, releasing various experimental records including Sacrificial Cake and Anhedoniac.

When Swans reformed in 2010, Jarboe was not a member of the group.

Jarboe released an experimental soundscape album, With Sun Falling, with Veil of Thorns in June 2015.

In reflections on her solo work, particularly the six albums between 2017 and 2020, Jarboe said her participation in Tibetan Buddhism has been a persistent theme.