About

Having spent the last few years touring in the punk scene, an experience which saw him travel across Europe, as well as play both Reading and Leeds festivals in The UK, Josh Chandler Morris’ new EP sees a return to the music of his youth. With ‘Tired’, Josh Chandler Morris demonstrates a broad range of American Roots/Folk influences, whilst also incorporating elements of the Blues and Soul music he grew up on.

Having travelled the country as a child with his musician father, American traditional music was very much ingrained in his make up and despite the different paths and tributaries that his musical journey would go on to make, it was the music he heard in his father’s record collection that he is consistently drawn back to and continues to re-discover.

In April of this year Josh struck out on his own with his Debut EP ‘Tired’,  which has attracted the attention of a slew of publications and radio broadcasters alike, including most recently, BBC Radio 1.

‘Tired’ follows a turbulent journey, documenting his experiences of lost relationships and the death of close friends, but despite the spells of dark and pertinent subject matter, ‘Tired’ manages to prevail with a message of hope, positivity and a solid emphasis on the importance of seizing life’s joys.

Josh is also joined on the EP and in a live setting by vocalist Carly Slade, whose soaring harmonies provide the music with a depth and intensity reminiscent of the traditional music from which it draws its influence.  Sometimes rueful, sometimes joyous, their voices combine to create something dynamic, original and most importantly, fully impassioned.

Whilst drawing on this traditional, roots-inspired sound, Josh Chandler Morris also maintains an acute awareness of his own surroundings. Having grown up in the corporate metropolis of Milton Keynes, his music could not help but be shaped by the urban nature of the city he grew up in, and as such, ‘Tired’ delivers as a celebration of the life experiences of a Milton Keynes boy raised on the rich, spiritual traditions of American Folk music.

‘Exuberant songs performed with passion and intensity’ R2 – Rock’n’Reel Magazine

‘Beautifully picked or energetically strummed it is a great calling card…. no fat or fluff, just substance.’ Americana UK