Joshua James (folk singer)

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

Joshua James
OriginLincoln, Nebraska, US
GenresAlternative rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active2003–present
LabelsIntelligent Noise/Northplatte Records
Websitewww.joshuajames.tv

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] 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. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  2. "Paste Magazine  :: Issue #46 September 2008 (single copy)". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
  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. Dreams of Karen by Joshua James and Reesa James on Amazon Music - Amazon.com
  9. Cover versions by Joshua James & Reesa James | SecondHandSongs
  10. Forever In Life, For Now | Joshua James
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