my latest ep, thank you for listening you beautiful human.
available on all platforms - https://lnkfi.re/OceanDaze

released march 21, 2023
created in antigua & barbuda

credits
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music/lyrics - joshua huntington-rainey
audio production - justin "jus bus" nation / joshu
audio engineer (tracks 1 & 5) - hani hechme
ocean sound fx (track 5) - alexis andrews
audio mastering - gäetan golembuski
artwork - aragorn dick-reed

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i would like to spend time on the water
where the islands are held by the sea
settle down with the fisherman's daughter
we will sail until everyone's free

Ocean Daze EP

based on the poem from John Masefield "Sea Fever".  words below:

I must go down to the seas again,
To the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship
And a star to steer her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song
And the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face,
And a grey dawn breaking.
 
I must go down to the seas again, 
For the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call 
That may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day 
With the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, 
And the sea-gulls crying.
 
I must go down to the seas again, 
To the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way 
Where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn 
From a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream 
When the long trick is over.

Ocean Daze

Sea Fever

Lyrics
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Love isn’t dangerous, if you don’t know what to say
Just pay at the entrance and it will be okay
Tell me again why you want to be alone
How can you tell if you never feel at home?

Oh, brother, are you listening now?
Take the words and make them work somehow
I’m not alone, I’m just lying at home in my afterthoughts
Here comes the rain and I’m smiling again in these silent knots
Where’s the worry now?

Wade in the water, you’re feeling over-alive
Drink in the cloud now before the sun arrives
Let it be real, let it be whole
It’s only the struggle that’s weighing down your soul

Oh, brother, are you listening now?
Take the words and make them work somehow
I’m not alone, I’m just lying at home in my afterthoughts
Here comes the rain and I’m tied up again in these silent knots

Oh oh oh, brother, are you listening now?
Take the words and make them work somehow
I’m not alone, I’m just lying at home in my afterthoughts
Here comes the rain and I’m smiling again in these silent knots
Where’s the worry now?

Afterthoughts

Lyrics
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Where is the music?
Where is the sea?
Between the mountains and the mangroves
We could let the world be
I hope I see you
I hope you came
I’ll carry on to Acapulco
Where my heart beats in the rain,
Carry on to Acapulco
Where my heart beats in the rain

Take me down to the silence in the sound 
Take me down
Take me down to the silence in the sound 
Take me down
Take me down

What did you hide here?
What did you fear?
Did you get lost behind the prophets
Screaming secrets in your ears?
I hope I see you
I hope you care
I’ll carry on to Acapulco
Where my heart beats in the air,
Carry on to Acapulco
Where my heart beats in the air

Take me down to the silence in the sound 
Take me down
Take me down to the silence in the sound 
Take me down
Take me down
Take me down

Where is the music?
Where is the sea?
Between the mountains and the mangroves
We could let the world be
I hope I see you
I hope you came
I’ll carry on to Acapulco
Where my heart beats in the rain,
I’ll carry on to Acapulco
Where my heart beats in the rain
I’ll carry on to Acapulco
Where my heart beats in the rain

Take me down to the silence in the sound
Take me down to Acapulco
Where my heart beats in the rain
Take me down to the silence in the sound
Take me down to Acapulco
Where my heart beats in the rain

Acapulco

Lyrics
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It’s getting late and I can’t stay
I’m going back, back to my ocean daze
I find it hard, but that’s okay
I'm going back, back down to yesterday

And baby, I can’t be your medicine
I’ve got to sleep alone tonight
Wake up to find the rain is gone
Did it fall all night?

I’m holding on but something’s changed
I’m going back, back down to rearrange

Oh baby, I can’t be your medicine
I’ve got to sleep alone tonight
Wake up to find the rain is gone
Did it fall all night?

Oh well, I can’t be your medicine
I’ve got to sleep alone tonight
Wake up to find the rain is gone
Did it fall?
Did it change my world at all?
Did it fall?
Did it change my world at all?
Did it fall?
Did it change my world?

It’s getting late and I can’t stay
I’m going back, back to my ocean daze

Lyrics
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Now the blue, the blue is calling
And my heart, the current carries on
Though I’ll be leaving when morning paints you
I will not be gone

Now the blue, the blue is calling
And my heart, the current carries on
Though I’ll be leaving when morning paints you
I will not be gone

If you go down to the harbour
And you find a place amongst the trees
You may hear a silent Music
That’s where i will be.

The Blue

Raised in Antigua & Barbuda on mangoes, calypso, and the ocean, Joshu crafts quietly beautiful indie folk songs meant for gentle afternoons or silent moments alone.  With British roots, his Caribbean childhood was steeped in the eclectic musical tastes of his parents and the island.  From John Martyn to Jack Johnson to King Short Shirt, these influences have inspired a beautiful combination of folk and groove with deep lyrical content.

His first EP Lines of Time, co-produced with Justin “JusBus” Nation (John Legend, Jah Cure, Kes) garnered over 2 million streams, with the single Where Did the Time Go winning the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2019.  Following this success, they collaborated again on the follow-up Ocean Daze EP, which interwove gaelic-inspired melodies and West Indian rhythms for a soft, nostalgic island sound.

Emerging from the pandemic, just as his covid project was getting dangerously close to becoming a full time job (he started a mushroom farm), Joshu returned with a Mahogany Session, featuring the title track of his new EP, way back home.  Inspired by a journey sailing across the Atlantic, the record serves as an introspective exploration of place, pondering how one comes to belong in a land, and the quiet discomfort of never feeling truly at home.