Joshua James (folk singer)

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Joshua James
OriginLincoln, Nebraska, US
GenresAlternative rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, piano
Years active2003–present
Labels/Northplatte Records
Associated actsIsaac Russell, Desert Noises, Parlor Hawk, Northplatte Records
Websitewww.joshuajames.tv, www.iamnotreal.com

Joshua James is an American singer-songwriter based out of American Fork, Utah, and Lincoln, Nebraska.

His original digital release of The Sun is Always Brighter on iTunes reached No. 1 on the service's Folk Album list in 2007 and sold in excess of 25,000 copies by the end of 2008.[1][dubious – discuss] The album caught the attention of the indie folk scene, with Paste Magazine naming him one of their "Next 25 Artists You Need To Know" in their September 2008 issue.[2]

NPR cited James in one of their "Song of the Day" publishings. They featured his "The New Love Song".[3]

Variety called James "a young Midwestern singer-songwriter who writes hard-bitten songs of family tragedies and sings them in a voice that's as sun-bleached and wind-battered as a Nebraska cornfield".[4]

On December 1, 2019, James released "Discover Responsibility Through Fatherhood" with fellow musician Nate Pyfer.[5] Later that month on December 24, 2019, James released "Magical Leaves Red White Black Heat", which he described as a compilation of "Songs about country. Songs about Christmas. Songs about acceptance. And solitude, commitment, and New Years".[6][7] On September 22, 2020, Joshua James released an album titled Dreams of Karen with his mother Reesa James.[8] The album consists of 8 cover songs including four originally by The Carpenters.[9] On June 18, 2021, James released an album titled Forever In Life, For Now dedicated to his friend Seth Howell who died on April 20, 2020.[10]

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • B-Sides: It's Dark Outside (2006)
  • The Sun Is Always Brighter (2008), iTunes "Best of 2008" Folk Album
  • Build Me This (2009), iTunes "Best of 2009" Indie Spotlight Singer-Songwriter Album
  • From The Top of Willamette Mountain (2012) US Folk No. 23
  • Well, Then, I'll Go to Hell (2013)
  • My Spirit Sister (2017)
  • Discover Responsibility Through Fatherhood (with Nate Pyfer) (2019)
  • Magical Leaves Red White Black Heat (2019)
  • Dreams Of Karen (2020)
  • Forever In Life, For Now (2021)

EPs[]

  • Fields and Floods (2007)
  • Crash This Train / The Garden digital EP (2008)
  • Sing Songs EP (2009)
  • Joshua James: iTunes Sessions (2010)
  • BEWARE! (2013)

Singles[]

  • Golden Bird b/w Pretty Feather (Need To Know, 2018)

References[]

  1. ^ Basin, Lyuba (November 4, 2008). "Northplatte Records: Provo Proves People Wrong – SLUG Magazine". Slugmag.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.[dead link]
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090602213950/http://www.pastemagazine.com/store/product/46/BI/paste_back_issues/paste_magazine_issue_46_september_2008_single_copy. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ NPR Song of the Day – Joshua James: Downtrodden, But No Downer
  4. ^ Variety Magazine: David Gray
  5. ^ "Discover Responsibility Through Fatherhood, by Joshua James & Nate Pyfer". Joshua James & Nate Pyfer. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Joshua James". Joshua James. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Magical Leaves Red White Black Heat, by Joshua James". Joshua James. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  8. ^ https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-Karen-Joshua-James-Reesa/dp/B08GZY7QRT
  9. ^ https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/50927+173786/covers#nav-entity
  10. ^ https://joshuajamesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/forever-in-life-for-now

External links[]

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