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Gregory Alan Isakov

Data updated on 2025-04-29 10:49:41 UTC
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now calling Colorado home, horticulturist turned musician Gregory Alan Isakov has cast an impressive presence on the indie-rock and folk worlds with his six full-length studio albums: That Sea, The Gambler; This Empty Northern Hemisphere; The Weatherman; Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony; Evening Machines (nominated for a Grammy award for Best Folk Album), and Appaloosa Bones. Isakov tours internationally with his band, and has performed with several national symphony orchestras across the United States.

Isakov’s new record, Appaloosa Bones, was released via Dualtone/Suitcase Town Music. Of the album, MOJO states, “Prime Isakov: his velvet baritone glides over elegant and shimmering Wild West mirages.” The Associated Press proclaims, "He has that magical ability to convey both urgency and grandeur at the same time…Simple. Straightforward. Utterly evocative.” And No Depression declares, “this is Isakov’s genius. He turns a short poem into a magnificent piece of music that can captivate for hours."

When he is not on the road, he runs Starling Farm (a small farm in Boulder County), which provides produce to CSA members, restaurants, and Community Food Share (a local food bank).

Genres

: indie folk folk folk pop

Total plays

2.0 billion
Updated on 2025-04-29

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

7,573,554

Followers

1,064,177

Top Cities

  1. United States
    109,361 listeners
  2. United States
    99,134 listeners
  3. United States
    98,822 listeners
  4. Australia
    103,263 listeners
  5. United Kingdom
    85,520 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Big Black Car
Big Black Car
328,198,395 3:37 2009-01-01
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
192,103,664 3:19 2013-07-09
San Luis
San Luis
190,186,507 4:32 2018-10-05
The Stable Song
The Stable Song
136,639,505 6:01 2007-01-01
If I Go, I'm Goin
If I Go, I'm Goin
94,243,697 4:27 2009-01-01
Chemicals
Chemicals
71,812,379 3:20 2018-09-20
Southern Star
Southern Star
52,429,111 2:19 2018-10-05
Second Chances
Second Chances
50,218,357 3:49 2013-07-09
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
49,668,569 3:05 2009-01-01
Sweet Heat Lightning
Sweet Heat Lightning
41,663,192 4:46 2023-08-18
Dark, Dark, Dark
Dark, Dark, Dark
41,099,507 2:59 2018-09-20
Virginia May
Virginia May
38,761,919 2:58 2009-01-01
Time Will Tell
Time Will Tell
35,336,410 2:48 2013-07-09
Words
Words
34,087,552 4:02 2009-01-01
Honey, It's Alright
Honey, It's Alright
32,228,100 3:11 2013-07-09
Before the Sun
Before the Sun
31,754,874 2:49 2023-06-14
That Moon Song
That Moon Song
30,018,850 3:34 2009-01-01
I Am California
I Am California
29,424,482 5:13 2017-01-27
Paul Revere (with Gregory Alan Isakov)
Paul Revere (with Gregory Alan Isakov)
26,287,307 3:33 2024-02-08
Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine
26,031,943 3:24 2013-07-09
Suitcase Full of Sparks
Suitcase Full of Sparks
23,561,094 3:57 2013-07-09
The Universe
The Universe
19,715,836 4:17 2013-07-09
Salt And The Sea
Salt And The Sea
19,264,055 4:23 2021-04-28
All Shades of Blue
All Shades of Blue
16,868,888 3:34 2013-07-09
The Fall
The Fall
15,314,733 3:28 2023-05-17
Master & A Hound
Master & A Hound
14,430,188 3:02 2009-01-01
Liars
Liars
13,882,481 5:17 2016-06-10
Idaho
Idaho
13,243,964 4:43 2009-01-01
The Stable Song
The Stable Song
12,886,360 6:09 2016-06-10
Berth
Berth
12,283,588 4:54 2018-10-05
This Empty Northern Hemisphere
This Empty Northern Hemisphere
12,215,647 5:00 2009-01-01
She Always Takes It Black
She Always Takes It Black
12,041,988 2:51 2013-07-09
Light Year
Light Year
11,013,159 3:38 2009-01-01
Evelyn
Evelyn
10,853,532 3:31 2009-01-01
3 a.m.
3 a.m.
10,203,591 4:47 2007-01-01
Appaloosa Bones
Appaloosa Bones
10,093,491 3:59 2023-07-12
Highway Blood
Highway Blood
10,015,985 4:27 2017-01-27
All There Is
All There Is
9,855,833 2:23 2007-01-01
Caves
Caves
9,708,429 4:49 2018-08-15
Living Proof
Living Proof
9,317,792 4:18 2013-07-09
Unwritable Girl
Unwritable Girl
9,215,021 2:59 2016-06-10
O' City Lights
O' City Lights
8,618,791 2:40 2013-07-09
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
8,540,856 3:10 2016-06-10
That Sea, The Gambler
That Sea, The Gambler
7,829,256 4:54 2007-01-01
Astronaut
Astronaut
7,660,812 2:09 2013-07-09
garden
garden
7,261,777 3:46 2005-01-01
One of Us Cannot Be Wrong
One of Us Cannot Be Wrong
7,014,202 4:55 2009-01-01
Where You Gonna Go
Where You Gonna Go
6,790,515 4:01 2018-10-05
Watchman
Watchman
6,702,619 3:19 2023-08-18
Wings In All Black
Wings In All Black
6,684,810 3:43 2018-10-05
Mistakes
Mistakes
6,669,425 3:23 2023-08-18
Black & Blue
Black & Blue
6,337,770 3:48 2007-01-01
Big Black Car
Big Black Car
6,106,780 4:36 2016-06-10
Bullet Holes
Bullet Holes
5,962,095 3:30 2018-10-05
Raising Cain
Raising Cain
5,870,711 4:39 2007-01-01
Was I Just Another One
Was I Just Another One
5,217,667 2:57 2018-10-05
freeway searching
freeway searching
5,177,316 4:33 2005-01-01
California Open Back
California Open Back
5,169,909 1:21 2013-07-09
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
4,696,351 3:08 2016-06-10
If I Go, I'm Goin'
If I Go, I'm Goin'
4,649,166 4:25 2016-06-10
If I Go, I'm Goin
If I Go, I'm Goin
4,649,166 4:25 2016-06-10
Powder
Powder
4,599,641 3:12 2018-10-05
Fire Escape
Fire Escape
4,563,520 1:33 2009-01-01
Too Far Away
Too Far Away
4,253,879 3:24 2018-10-05
Silver Bell
Silver Bell
4,131,603 3:25 2023-08-18
Master & a Hound
Master & a Hound
3,724,207 3:21 2016-06-10
Master and a Hound
Master and a Hound
3,724,207 3:21 2016-06-10
San Francisco
San Francisco
3,655,906 5:40 2007-01-01
Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine
3,550,220 3:19 2016-06-10
shining offa you
shining offa you
3,503,701 3:42 2005-01-01
Living Proof
Living Proof
3,260,005 4:08 2016-06-10
Miles to Go
Miles to Go
3,212,423 3:04 2023-08-18
That Sea, the Gambler
That Sea, the Gambler
3,166,443 4:47 2016-06-10
That Sea, The Gambler
That Sea, The Gambler
3,166,443 4:47 2016-06-10
crooked muse
crooked muse
2,986,161 4:10 2005-01-01
No Surprises (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
No Surprises (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
2,982,355 4:17 2024-02-22
Flowers
Flowers
2,795,475 4:01 2025-02-24
John Brown's Body
John Brown's Body
2,627,967 5:22 2007-01-01
Salt and the Sea
Salt and the Sea
2,545,613 3:28 2007-01-01
august clown
august clown
2,504,410 3:39 2005-01-01
Terlingua
Terlingua
2,480,769 3:10 2023-08-18
Unwritable Girl
Unwritable Girl
2,410,137 2:55 2007-01-01
One Day
One Day
2,365,497 2:42 2023-08-18
The Moon Was Red and Dangerous
The Moon Was Red and Dangerous
2,304,596 4:09 2007-01-01
Love Song From A Dog (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
Love Song From A Dog (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
2,073,322 3:49 2024-06-04
Feed Your Horses
Feed Your Horses
2,054,066 3:32 2023-08-18
The Stable Song - Live at Spotify House
The Stable Song - Live at Spotify House
1,749,941 6:09 2013-06-19
black & blue
black & blue
1,359,826 3:59 2005-01-01
salt & the sea
salt & the sea
1,036,070 3:06 2005-01-01
Second Chances - Live at Spotify House
Second Chances - Live at Spotify House
703,478 3:42 2013-06-19
Evelyn - Live at Spotify House
Evelyn - Live at Spotify House
505,776 3:42 2013-06-19
Clotheslines (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
Clotheslines (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
153,712 2:46 2013-10-08
Sweet Emily (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
Sweet Emily (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
139,755 3:11 2016-05-21
Standing Still
Standing Still
117,542 3:00 2014-02-18

New releases

Flowers
Flowers
2025-02-24
[Stax]
Love Song From A Dog (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
Love Song From A Dog (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
2024-06-04
[Dualtone Music Group]
No Surprises (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
No Surprises (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
2024-02-22
[Dualtone Music Group]
No Surprises (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
No Surprises (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
2024-02-22
[Mercury Classics]
Paul Revere (with Gregory Alan Isakov)
Paul Revere (with Gregory Alan Isakov)
2024-02-08
[Mercury Records/Republic Records]
Appaloosa Bones
Appaloosa Bones
2023-08-18
[Dualtone Music Group]
Appaloosa Bones
Appaloosa Bones
2023-07-12
[Dualtone Music Group]
Before the Sun
Before the Sun
2023-06-14
[Dualtone Music Group]
The Fall
The Fall
2023-05-17
[Dualtone Music Group]
Salt And The Sea
Salt And The Sea
2021-04-28
[Dualtone Music Group]
Chemicals
Chemicals
2018-10-07
[Suitcase Town Music under exclusive license to Dualtone Music Group]
Evening Machines
Evening Machines
2018-10-05
[Dualtone Music Group]
Dark, Dark, Dark
Dark, Dark, Dark
2018-09-20
[Dualtone Music Group]
Caves
Caves
2018-08-15
[Suitcase Town Music under exclusive license to Dualtone Music Group]
Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony
Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony
2016-06-10
[Suitcase Town Music]
Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony
Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony
2016-06-10
[Suitcase Town Music]
The Weatherman
The Weatherman
2013-07-09
[Suitcase Town Music]
Spotify Sessions
Spotify Sessions
2013-06-19
[Suitcase Town Music]
This Empty Northern Hemisphere
This Empty Northern Hemisphere
2009-01-01
[Suitcase Town Music]
That Sea, The Gambler
That Sea, The Gambler
2007-01-01
[Suitcase Town Music]
songs for October
songs for October
2005-01-01
[Gregory Alan Isakov]