Neal Morgan

Biography

Neal Morgan (born March 7, 1979) is an American drummer, arranger of drums and percussion, and singer-songwriter. Morgan is best known as the drummer for Joanna Newsom and Bill Callahan, among other songwriters, and for five solo albums. The first three of Morgan's albums were composed of only his own drumming and singing. His 2009 debut album To The Breathing World and the 2011 LP In The Yard were self-releases distributed by Drag City. His third LP, the self-titled spoken album Neal Morgan, was released by Portland Oregon label Party Damage in 2014. On May 5, 2017 Morgan released his fourth full-length album, Sketchbook March 2015 - March 2016 digitally, with a cassette release by Portland label Beacon Sound. The 24-song 85-minute PAW, his fifth album, was released March 14, 2025 with a limited edition cassette and digital streaming on all platforms. It was the artist's first collection of pop songs and the first of his albums to feature collaborators (see: PAW lyrics & credits). In a March 12, 2025 review, Portland's Willamette Week called the album "One of the more intriguing collections of music to come out of Portland in recent memory" and noted that “In terms of its ambition, PAW brings to mind Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee”. The album was covered and/or playlisted upon its release by Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum, NPR Music, Talkhouse, AU Review, among other music review outlets. Morgan began drumming for Joanna Newsom in 2006 for the touring cycle in support of her second album Ys. In a 2007 interview, Newsom said of Morgan "I am in awe of him...he elevates literally every musical project he touches." He arranged drums and percussion for the live performance of that material as well as arranging for songs from her debut release, The Milk-Eyed Mender. Morgan contributed singing as well as performing his drum and percussion arrangements on Newsom's 2007 EP Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band. Morgan arranged and performed the drums and percussion on Newsom's thir

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

69 releases · 15 albums · active 1999–2024

  • Performance · 326
  • Other credits · 27
  • Engineering · 16

Studios: Sear Sound · Station To Station · Electric Lady Studios · Rare Book Room

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