Me... Josh English... I play guitar and sing and do whatever else it takes.
Influences
Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Woody Allen, Groucho Marx, M Ward, Bright Eyes, Will McTell, Belle and Sebastian, Billy Collins, Lou Reed, Warren Zevon, Randy Newman, Robert Johnson, Allen Ginsberg, Neutral Milk Hotel, Ani Difranco, Muddy Waters, John Vanderslice The Decembrists, Iron and Wine, Elliot Smith, Okkervil River, Moldy Peaches, Sufjan Stevens, Patrick Wolf, The Smiths, Devendra Banhart, The Mountain Goats, Andrew Bird,
Sounds Like
I was once told that I wrote "beatnick showtunes." I'm still trying to figure out what that means.
"a little raspy and wrecked Leonard Cohen." - Shmat Records
Josh has been singing and writing songs since his first major band "Ralph" back in high school. In March of 2004 he released his first album "Bridges and Tunnels" and followed it with a treck arcross country playing in bars, cafes, clubs, subways, festivals, street corners and shopping malls. Pretty much anywhere there was a venue for his music, Josh would play. Following the release he moved into New York and began work on his next album, now titled Scenes From A Bathroom Window. The album was released at the begginning of March and he followed it with a tour of the east coast. Currently Josh is playing throughout New York and planning another tour starting in October.
Check out DVP Records other artists The Gentlemens Club (www.myspace.com/thegentlemensclubmusic) and Stuart Alan (http://www.myspace.com/mattwarbuckle)
P.S. This whole bio was written by me, Josh English... I just used third person to sound fancy.
*cough* oh yea of course I've been practicing....I'm practically fluent now! Errr...i just get easily distracted ya know...so it might look like i've forgotten everything, but it's just because my mind is elsewhere, honest! *cough* lol. I still remember how to sign 'my name', that's a handy start lol, not sure about the rest. As for work Im still workin at the same ole, same ole, but im also making some extra money taking these surveys things online; you should give em a try; i mean, hey, the extra money comes in handy, right? i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
www.work4surveybling.com
, shame I wouldn't have minded staying there till something more appropriate came along, but I don't have that option now heh.
hey friend:) just wanted to let you know that i'm coming to nyc to play a show next week.... saturday may 23rd at 8pm at the bitter end... i'll have my brand new cd available for pre-order and i'll be playing lots of songs from it! i hope you'll be able to make it...if you're in town! love laura*
hey josh! i'm not sure if you'll be in town...but i'll be heading to nyc this saturday for a show...i'd love it if you could make it out!! 2/28 at the bitter end... i go on right at 7pm... have a lovely week:)* lovelove laura*
an epic .. thoughts of andrea.. but thinking of October is coming out my fav so far lol.. I'm ficklle matey, the best melody I feel, very acoustic moods in context, gentle folk at it's best!
the sister and song of silence.. just heard a few times.. this is your best album by far.. very strong and I love the over-lapped vocals, nice gentle lead guitar bits.. works well bud.
all going on my mp3 player .. lol
my new track (well, my last one I recorded) "The Truth Shall Set You Free" is getting some good comments and critiques so hopefully record it fully soon.
Thoughts On Andrea.. more of a sullenesk one, but Leonard Cohen would love it .. great clean vocals too.. really getting s good crisp sound on your vocs..
very "you".. love the vocals bud, the lyrics made me chuckle, written with good spirit, maybe after a few beers? lol quite clever writing.. a mix of intelligence and contemporability, the music is light and clean, good rhythm and the song is nothing without you singing it.. dylanesk of course, but utterly drenched in Josh, an excellent one my American chum! I'll comment on the other over the next few days..
hope people love your album Josh.. you have worked hard I know.. congrats Sara who did the artwork.. different, loved the "worst for wear" pic of you! lol
WELL if you had TOLD me I would have gotten tickets to the Smashing Pumpkins concert on FRIDAY night instead of the one on SATURDAY night. But you didn't!!! >:o anyway remember that guy I met in Italy like five years ago, he'll be up this weekend. Crazy, right.
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xx "On a traffic light yellow means yield, and green means go. On a banana, it's just the opposite, yellow means go ahead, green means stop, and red means, where'd you get that banana?" - Mitch Hedberg
hey josh just wanted to say hello. i was by myself last night and it was fine. paul was there for a little bit but gave me a nice complament and left:) i love my job. Hope your having a good weekend. Hopefully see you soon.
Hello my friend!
Just to you know that the new Northern Quarter CD 'Busy Missing Everything' is now available from CD Baby along with our first CD One of these songs is about you.
Just go to http://cdbaby. com/cd/northernquarter2
where you can listen to some of the tracks.
You can also listen to a composite of the whole CD on our myspace site.
If you are a fan of acoustic music please check it out and we would love to hear your comments.
I hope you are well and that life is good.
Best Wishes from Northern Quarter in the UK
the smooth sounds of josh english make me moist... you know... down there. let's get up on some guns and whiskey my man! can't wait to hear the new record!
