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Samantha Twigg Johnson

music that courses outward and settles into cracks

About Me

Buy Organ of Habit
'Innovative talent'
-The Oxford Mail
'Her skill was impressive, especially as she weaved flamenco influences into her guitar playing. Johnson has a particularly striking singing voice, low and halting, as if she is trying to hold in her words.'
-Chicago Maroon
'Like a night-blooming flower, Organ of Habit possesses a dreamlike, arresting beauty. Alive with spontaneity and possibility, the songs nevertheless carry a sense of assurance, of promise, of effortless inevitability. The album's lyrics, literate and glittering, speak of joys deferred, looming memories, and modern telecommunications. It's music that courses outward, settles into cracks, then draws back in and curls up beside your ear. '
-Listener review on CDBaby.com
'She delivers tighly crafted originals with candor and style, drawing her audience into rich narratives'
-Baguio Midland Courier

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/18/2005
Band Website: samanthatwiggjohnson.com
Influences: Paco de Lucia, PJ Harvey, Peggy Lee, Andres Segovia, Laura Veirs, Tolstoy, Virginia Woolf, Jeanette Winterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Bach, Beethoven, Andrew Bird, Paul Simon, Camaron de la Isla, Susana Baca, Billy Holiday, John Singer Sargent, Sorolla, Vermeer, Mondrian, and Teru.
Sounds Like: A ferociously tender attempt to bridge mind and matter
Record Label: Red Rabbit Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Notes on making music (I)

It's a matter of placement, and a matter of devotion.  A question of surrender, and a commitment to the adventure of arrival.     There are building blocks, of course.  ...
Posted by Samantha Twigg Johnson on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:20:00 PST

The morning after

Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who showed up last night for the CD launch.  It was a packed house and so much fun! The cookies went like hotcakes and a few discs moved as well.  I...
Posted by Samantha Twigg Johnson on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:53:00 PST

CD Release Party on July 19th!

There are less than two weeks to go until the big CD launch party for Organ of Habit! It'll be at the Catweazle Club, East Oxford Community Centre, Oxford, England, starting at 9 pm on Thursday, 19 Ju...
Posted by Samantha Twigg Johnson on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 03:05:00 PST

MySpace Musings

The maiden voyage.  The first go. The pixellated 'hello.'MySpace is a fascinating thing.  It enshrines the individual--heya, look at me!--but also is a tool for building social networks.&nbs...
Posted by Samantha Twigg Johnson on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:38:00 PST