Drawing Hearts is Josh’s sophomore release all about being young, being in love and lovers blooming over hard times. Written and recorded over 2021, it’s considered one of his most polished and complete works and features hit single “Sleeping On My Shoulder”. The indie-pop album saw Josh. play with electric guitars, percussive elements, experimental mixing and wider soundscapes.

The deluxe edition features a slightly toned down mix of every song, separate links from “Let’s Watch The Stars” and “Autumn Leaves”, the sister “Urban Outfitters” E.P. and a demo for scrapped closer “Aftermath”.

Theme From An 80's Movie

One Day (Just You And I)

Autumn Leaves

Let's Watch The Stars

Goodbye Sixteen (I Don't Want To Grow Up)

Sleeping On My Shoulder

The sister E.P. to "Drawing Hearts" - "Naked in a Clothes Shop" (was known as "Urban Outfitters"). 

Following a writer’s block – Josh. prioritized on singles and EPs starting with “Naked In A Clothes Shop” in late 2021 – a huge departure from previous softer sounds to go into a hard crunchy indie rock song about feeling entrapped in a clothes shop.

Sleeping On My Shoulder (Acoustic Ver.)

Naked In A Clothes Shop

Following after his sophomore release "Drawing Hearts" was the sister album "Drawing Hearts: The Demos." 

This was all of Josh's early voice recordings of the songs that were considered for the main album, written and recorded around September 2020 to March 2021. 

"I really enjoy hearing other artists outtakes and demos so I've tried to go out of my way here to demonstrate my writing process as well show how certain songs morphed into others and changed about whether lyrically or musically... Annnnd I wanted to feature some random lo-fi instrumental stuff too because it sounds quite nice. Aftermath is the only true song here probably worth your time but other than that, its just a nice little bonus to the main album from this year. Enjoy!"

Drawing Hearts: Demos

Aftermath (Demo)

Kiss In The Dark (Demo)

idc (Demo)

Untitled #2 (Demo)

Let's Watch the Stars / Untitled #1 (Demo)

Goodbye Fifteen (Demo)

Sleeping On My Shoulder (Demo)

Around summer 2021, Josh. was heavily inspired by Crywank and Wilbur Soot to make acoustic songs that spoke about the changes that were happening around him and to him as a writing exercise musically and lyrically. He wrote about 5-6 songs in that timespan but only one of them, “The Next Step”, he thought was of value. He then finalized “The Next Step” but left the remaining tracks in a very raw-demo state and released “sorry, i’m having one of those days”.

While keeping the raw recordings and combination of solely voice and guitar, the release saw Josh. going back past love and attempting to tackle more in-depth themes such as politics, frustration, repetition, the idea of memories and object permeance and death itself. It takes a very anti-folk feel, akin to Crywank, and was recorded with phone voice recorders to give a lo-fi feeling.

A year later, Josh. revisited the project and finished off 2 songs that were intended on the E.P. creating a fully fleshed out project.

Josh. says “This E.P. came to me really quickly at a weird moment of change, both musically and as a person, but I really enjoyed making it and have fond memories of it.”

If I Die Now

The Next Step, Pt. 2

sorry, i'm having one of those days

Nurse

Everyone's Just A Memory When You're Alone At Night

The Next Step

Acoustic Beginnings Vol. 2 (2021 - 2023)

Naked In A Clothes Shop (Demo)

Local acquaintance and indie Londoner "Josh." has had a short but extensive discography covering all things “independently made”.

He’s a self-produced singer-songwriter self-taught-guitarist London-teen-heartthrob who makes alternative music from chorus drenched vibes to more acoustic thoughtful things such as the singles “Sleeping On My Shoulder,” “Goodbye Sixteen (I Don’t Want To Grow Up),” “London Beaches” and “Maybe I Like Them.” 

This account is 2/4 documenting his second year into his career, 2021.

soundcloud:tracks:1717427388

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Josh. (UK) (2021)

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