1. Marissa Nadler was born on April 5,1981 and is an American singer-songwriter.
20 Facts About Marissa Nadler
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Marissa Nadler's music has been characterized as blending "traditional folk, Gothic Americana, and dreamy pop into an original musical framework".
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Marissa Nadler's music "is rooted in old-school country and folk but brings in elements of experimental and black metal".
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Marissa Nadler's voice was described by Pitchfork as one "you would follow straight into Hades", and "textured and angelic, with just a hint of pain captured within her iridescent falsetto".
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Marissa Nadler was born in Washington, DC and raised in Needham, Massachusetts.
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Marissa Nadler studied painting at Rhode Island School of Design, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in illustration in 2003, and a master's degree in art education a year later.
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Marissa Nadler subsequently recorded an album titled Autumn Rose as well as the four-track EP Somber Ghost Recordings, neither of which have ever been released.
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Marissa Nadler released her first official album, Ballads of Living and Dying, on Eclipse Records in January 2004.
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Marissa Nadler went on some of her first tours with acts such as the late American primitive guitarist Jack Rose and the drone metal band Earth.
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Marissa Nadler released her third studio album, Songs III: Bird on the Water, on Peacefrog Records in Europe on March 12,2007.
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Marissa Nadler won "Outstanding Singer-Songwriter of the Year" at the 2008 Boston Music Awards, with three nominations altogether.
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In early 2010, Marissa Nadler contributed vocals on Portal of Sorrow, the final album by black metal project Xasthur.
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In November 2012, Marissa Nadler collaborated with Angel Olsen on two cover songs that were shared on Marissa Nadler's SoundCloud page: the Richard and Linda Thompson song "My Dreams Have Withered and Died" and the Mickey Newbury song "Frisco Depot".
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Steven Rosen of Blurt wrote that Marissa Nadler managed to achieve an "almost-hallucinatory effect out of her singing, often multi-tracking the voice to create a ghostly pillowing effect".
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In July 2014, Marissa Nadler collaborated with Father John Misty, releasing a split 7-inch on Bella Union.
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Father John Misty covered Marissa Nadler's "Drive", while Marissa Nadler covered "Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings".
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Marissa Nadler self-released two covers albums on Bandcamp for free download.
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On February 21,2019, Marissa Nadler released a collaborative track with John Cale called "Poison".
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Marissa Nadler released her ninth solo album, The Path of the Clouds on October 29,2021.
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Marissa Nadler has been open about past struggles with anxiety, depression, and stage fright.