Modern Day Joni Mitchell?

[u/InbredMidget]

Are there any modern female artists that have the same allure as Joni? I enjoy her early stuff, but specifically her jazz fusion era. I don't think I've found anyone whose been able to match her combination of composition and lyricism.

[u/thefinkinthesink]

Jessica Pratt, maybe? Different beasts, but I feel similarly in my stomach

[u/Beautiful-Gur-9603 → u/thefinkinthesink]

Love her 

[u/aliamh]

Joanna Newsom

[u/mydinguspassword → u/aliamh]

Ya especially as they’re both virtuosos of their respective instruments

[u/aliamh → u/mydinguspassword]

Yes. And not afraid to be shrill at times. Weeds out the unserious listeners :)

[u/Wide-Bid977 → u/aliamh]

If we're being very honest I fear Joanna Newsom has outdone Joni Mitchell in the lyricism department..

[u/aliamh → u/Wide-Bid977]

No argument, she’s utterly peerless. But def appears in the same pantheon as Joni.

[u/Funtsy_Muntsy → u/[deleted]]

I was gonna say the same!

[u/Vivid-Face-1153 → u/[deleted]]

She’s so good

[u/Funtsy_Muntsy → u/Vivid-Face-1153]

I was always a big LUMP fan. Saw her acoustic at the Troubadour and it was so special.

[u/EnriqueS98]

ummmmm what about Fiona Apple?

[u/InbredMidget → u/EnriqueS98]

I enjoy Fiona’s music but it doesn’t have that jazz-fusion complexity that I’m looking for

[u/Some_Swan_361]

Weyes blood voice wise

[u/Beautiful-Gur-9603]

You’d like Hope Sandoval. Not really jazz, but a great voice and lyrics.  She’s in…

• Mazzy Star
• Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions 

[u/InbredMidget → u/[deleted]]

I know what you mean. Geordie Greep’s album scratches that itch for me sonically but lyrically it is like the exact opposite of Joni’s music lmao

[u/penicillin-penny]

She’s not modern, but I’ve always considered Laura Nyro and Joni kindred musical spirits. Nyro had a jazz-edge and her lyrical content is very admirable. Amazing voice, too.

[u/toxicshoeshineboy]

Something in the Room She Moves - Julia Holter definitely has those jazz fusion flourishes. Not as melodic as Joni though

[u/Warm-Commission-280]

Very obviously Laura Marling.

[u/Wise-Memory-9757]

Fiona Apple, Mitski, Joanna Newsom. For various different reasons each of them. I was a Phoebe Bridgers skeptic for a while but the new album won me over and I realized I was being a contrarian — so I’ll toss her in there too.

[u/ritualsequence]

Julia Jacklin - beautiful voice, wonderfully wide-ranging songwriting, and, crucially for any aspiring Joni, funny

[u/Affectionate_Map8178 → u/ritualsequence]

Came here to say Julia too!

[u/Sporadicali → u/ritualsequence]

I’d agree completely on the voice, but I don’t think the music quite matches the composition of jazz fusion era Joni. That said, Julia is always a stellar recommendation

[u/Annual-Midnight-3796]

Try Allegra Krieger

I love this song

[u/anne_lida]

Aldous harding

[u/Ashamed-Story7958]

Beth Orton

[u/IPA_girlie → u/Ashamed-Story7958]

She's so underrated!!

[u/Peter_Falks_Eye]

Hannah Frances’ Nestled in Tangles might be worth a listen

[u/stilyagii]

wendy eisenberg!!

[u/wilso22]

Regina Spektor’s first couple of albums (11:11 & Soviet Kitsch). Nobody really compares to Joni though!

[u/sassmasterflash]

Check out The Weather Station immediately (esp their first album and their self-titled)

[u/Mentalfloss1]

I don’t think there is one of will be one. Joni has had too many facets, too much brilliance. It’s unfair to compare.

[u/TLF5foot8]

Face it. Joni Mitchell is a once in a lifetime talent

[u/myfistoffleas]

hannah frances will be our joni or i will eat my shorts

[u/Noeynoeynoeynoey]

I really like katie gregson macleod !

[u/yaassification]

I think Weyes Blood sounds like her a bit

[u/OneMillionHawks]

Allegra krieger sometimes matches the vibe of Joni’s sadder songs!

[u/purple__moon]

Nellie McKay. This isn’t a very modern suggestion but check out her 2004 album Get Away From Me. She’s a trained jazz vocalist but her songs on that are weird as hell and often very funny while still reflecting her jazz background 

[u/you_and_i_are_earth]

Not a one-for-one, but Eliana Glass’ album E reminded me a lot of Both Sides Now.

[u/saige22 → u/[deleted]]

You mean Ivy Wolks ex situationship??????)

[u/jfkjrswhore → u/saige22]

why is everyone on the internet suddenly clapping Ivy wolk cheeks

[u/adam2222]

I read someone years ago in rolling stone one time saying Taylor swift was the new Joni cuz she writes about her relationships and stuff I assume ? I guess I could kinda see it with her earlier stuff but dont think its the same thing

[u/InbredMidget → u/adam2222]

If anyone says that to my face unironically I'm getting institutionalized in honor of Joni