Johanna Warren Premieres "Inreverse" Video, Announces Plant Medicine Tour

"The spirit that animates much of Warren's music and philosophy [is] an enduring belief that we can be better, despite the hurt and despair we put each other and ourselves through." - NPR

"Portland-based folksinger Johanna Warren is about as radical as they come." - Uproxx

JOHANNA WARREN PREMIERES "INREVERSE" VIDEO

ANNOUNCES PLANT MEDICINE TOUR

NEW ALBUM GEMINI II OUT FEBRUARY 16 ON SPIRIT HOUSE RECORDS

Photo credit: Isaac Park

Portland's Johanna Warren premiered the video for her new single "inreverse" today; the clip depicts a starkly beautiful dance that Warren describes as "a ritual about codependency: getting tangled in the dance of relationship, losing oneself. The struggle to preserve autonomy when the magnetism is so strong. The anguish of separation when life pulls you apart again, and the painful necessity of relearning how to stand on two legs not four." Stereogum, who premiered the video, call it "a stirring acoustic thing of beauty."

WATCH "INREVERSE" VIDEO

"Inreverse" appears on Warren's new album Gemini II, due out February 16 on Spirit House Records. Each song on Gemini II is a "twin" (linked conceptually and/or musically) to a track on Warren's previous release, 2016's Gemini I. Gemini II will be released on vinyl as a double LP with Gemini I. The LP is available for pre-order here. 

Johanna Warren also announced her 2018 Plant Medicine Tour -- Warren will collaborate with local herbalists and biodynamic farmers in each city to talk about their work. Each performance will involved an element of guided sound healing meditation. Warren is a certified Reiki master and will also be offering Reiki classes and private healing sessions in select cities.

"So much about our modern lifestyles is completely out of touch with the rhythms of nature, and our planet is making it increasingly clear that we need to make some big adjustments if we wish to keep existing here," says Warren. "Plant intelligence, which is much older than we are, has generous wisdom to offer us at this time about how to heal and thrive on this land. Humans have evolved in close symbiosis with plants, and every traditional healing system on record has relied heavily on herbal remedies. Many pharmaceuticals are merely synthetic imitations of compounds found in plants (but, unlike their natural forms, can cause unwanted side effects). A lot of us, myself included, were just not raised to think of plants as medicine. But I believe a big part of our healing journey as a species, and part of a global ecosystem, has to do with remember our connection to the earth and the generous healing gifts it has to offer."

2/17: The Old Church - Portland, OR
2/19: Old Nick's - Eugene, OR
2/21: Oberon's - Ashland, OR
2/22: The Argus - Chico, CA

2/23: Shady Coffee - Sacramento, CA
2/24: House show (1000 Siesta Way) - Sonoma, CA

2/25: Soma House - Berkeley, CA

2/27: SubRosa - Santa Cruz, CA

3/03: The Hi Hat - Los Angeles, CA
3/07: Grateful Desert - Joshua Tree, CA
3/08: TBA - Phoenix, AZ
3/09: House show (446 E. 1st St.) - Tucson, AZ

3/10: VFW Post #2951 - Santa Fe, NM

3/11: Desert Archaic (324 N. Broadway) - Truth or Consequences, NM

3/13-17: SXSW - Austin, TX
3/19: The Mudlark Theatre - New Orleans, LA

3/21: Mammal Gallery - Atlanta, GA

3/23: House show - Nashville, TN

3/24: Nightlight - Durham, NC

3/25: The Landing - Asheville, NC
3/27: Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar - Charlottesville, VA

3/28: Holy Underground - Baltimore, MD

3/29: House show (2620 W. Master St.) - Philadelphia, PA

3/30: Trans-Pecos - Brooklyn, NY

3/31: Chapel of Sacred Mirrors - Wappingers Falls, NY
4/01: Spotty Dog - Hudson, NY
4/02: House show (145 Brooks St. #3) - Boston, MA

4/03: Apohadion Theater - Portland, ME

4/04: The Light Club - Burlington, VT

4/05: Open Way Farm - East Montpelier, VT

4/06: Fox Trot Herb Farm - Ashfield, MA

4/07: Jimmy Dolan's Grave (365 Hamilton) - Albany, NY

4/08: Rainbow Body Yoga - Red Hook, NY

4/09: The Shark Tank - Rochester, NY

4/10: Nickel City Frets - Akron, NY

4/11: Mr. Roboto Project - Pittsburgh, PA

4/12: House show - Oberlin, OH

4/13: TBA - Detroit, MI

4/14: TBA - Chicago, IL

4/16: Bremen Cafe - Milwaukee, WI

4/17: The Train Station - Appleton, WI

4/19: The Smokestack - Dubuque, IA

4/20: TBA - Lincoln, NE

4/22: Velcro Cat - Denver, CO

4/25: TBA - Salt Lake City, UT

4/26: The Lighthouse - Ogden, UT

4/28: Lower Crossing Farm - Missoula, MT

5/01: TBA - Tacoma, WA

5/02: TBA - Seattle, WA

5/03: Karate Church - Bellingham, WA

5/04: House show (4812 Emerald Ct.) - Port Townsend, WA

5/05: TBA - Bainbridge Island, WA

5/06: TBA - Olympia, WA

 

Johanna Warren - Gemini II

Spirit House - February 16

1. Hopelessness Has Done Nothing For Me

2. Say You Do

3. Here To Tell

4. Cause Or Effect

5. inreverse

6. Boundaries

7. Cleansed By Fire

8. Mine To Take

9. Was It Heaven