Focused Fire

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Focused Fire [mp3]

Castles Ruins [mp3]

Wave [mp3]

Media Mistakes [mp3]

U.S.E.W [mp3]

Shirts Off [mp3]

Concrete Fluid [mp3]

This is the full album Strong World, from Paul Josephs and MetroSonics. 
Paul Josephs- Guitar, Voice, Bass on Mystics, Arranger, Song Writer, Producer
Frank Spencer- Drums
Derek Nievergelt, Travius Sharpe, Yako 440- Bass
Ezra Brown- Saxophone
Sam Hoyt- Trumpet
Kevin Cerovich- Trombone 
Chris Rob- Keys on Train Wreck Soul
Anil Melwani- Cello on Body Laid Down

Mixed by Joel Hamilton at Studio G, Brooklyn
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, L.A.


13 Ask Me Why (Slow Version)

09 Working Hard

07 Upstream

05 Heal Me

01 Body Laid Down

Who You With -- Freestyle

Paul Josephs grew up on the west side of uptown Manhattan when it was filled with artists, hustlers, and jazz musicians.  He began his professional music career at 16 leading his own blues band, opening up for shows at the legendary New York Improv.  

   “I see music as medicine with the intention of serving the greater spirit of music and soul,” says Josephs. 
 
Strong World, released through his own label Grey Wing Records as Paul Josephs and MetroSonics, has gotten great response from CMJ reporting radio stations nationwide.  

Josephs is active in a spectrum of musical activity and collaborations.  In 2012 he had the honor of traveling to South Africa to play at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival as a guitarist and singer alongside Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae.  Over the past years he has been touring extensively in Germany, Holland, and Switzerland and performed at The Blue Balls festival in Lucerne in 2014. Recently, in December of 2016, Paul held a concert in New York city as a benefit for Standing Rock and pro-water activity. A live concert record and video is due out in the Spring of 2017.  Josephs is now recording about 3 new albums; more news coming soon. 

Chris Smith from New York Magazine says:
 “Soulful and smart music, bouncing along on bluesy guitar and a rock/reggae beat, Strong World would be at home in any record collection that stretches from Santana to the Clash to Arcade Fire. Paul Josephs and MetroSonics pack a small world into each tune.” 

“Psychedelic blue-eyed soul that rocks.” – Tony Maimone (bassist/producer/engineer with Bob Mould, They Might Be Giants, and Ani DiFranco)

Paul Josephs and MetroSonics are on the road with purpose and leaving a trail of raised spirits in their wake.

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