His debut EP ‘Streetlights’ peaked #75 in the iTunes
Singer-Songwriter charts and now 19 year-old Josh Massey is ready to release
his first album on big streaming services SoundCloud and Spotify.
With
Michael Jackson, Ed Sheeran and James Bay as his biggest influences, Josh
started writing music and putting song covers on YouTube at the age of 15. Now
he is ready to release his first studio album, full of acoustic and powerful
ballads, mainly written and produced by him.
The new album takes inspiration from
a wide range of music genres and has an individual and distinctive sound. Just
like in his latest EP, the upcoming songs are inspired from his personal
experiences. They are honest, emotional and heartwarming. “It is a mini collection of certain points of my life from the last 2
years. The inspiration ranged from feeling very lost and confused to feeling in
love or being rejected. It is a bit
different from the current popular music. The industry today is very messy.
Most songs on the charts are meaningless, while there is a whole lot of talent
that is overshadowed.”
The album showcases Josh’s
potential, his love for slow-tempo music and his impressive guitar skills. “This album reminds me of why I wanted to be
an artist in the first place. I decided I wanted to be a singer on the night I
saw Ed Sheeran in concert. Watching him on stage, just with his guitar and the
loop pedal. I was so blown away how he can do so little, yet do so much. I was
so inspired! When I went home I wanted to learn how to play guitar and
everything went from there really.”
Josh has already performed in more
than a 100 music venues including Barfly, Paradise and The Hippodrome with
Saint Raymond, to support the new album and is also planning to embark on a
small European tour.
Check Josh out on iTunes, Spotify
and SoundCloud for more music.
