Madeline Johnston
Madeline Elizabeth Johnston is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and audio engineer. She is best known for her work under the moniker Midwife, and has also released music as Mariposa and Sister Grotto. Johnston describes her music as "heaven metal".
Career
Johnston's debut album, as Mariposa, was titled Holy Ghost and released in 2013. As Sister Grotto, Johnston released You Don't Have to Be a House to Be Haunted, Blindside, and Song For An Unborn Sun in 2016.In 2017, Johnston released her first album as Midwife, Like Author, Like Daughter accompanied by Tucker Theodore on instrumentation. Her next two albums as Midwife were Forever and Luminol. As Midwife, she would later release Orbweaving a collaborative LP with Vyva Melinkolya. She also featured on the second single from Vyva Melinkolya's album Unbecoming, titled "Doomer GF Song". Johnston's fourth album as Midwife, No Depression in Heaven, was released in 2024. Paste named it the 66th-best album of 2024. "Killdozer" was Consequence
Midwife was named as an Artist in Residence for the 2025 Roadburn Festival.
Discography
Mariposa
- ''Holy Ghost''
Sister Grotto
- You Don't Have to Be a House to Be Haunted
- Song for an Unborn Sun
- ''Blindside''
Midwife
- Like Author, Like Daughter
- Forever
- Luminol
- Orbweaving
- No Depression in Heaven
- ''Never Die''