A decade on from touring his debut Moon Palace with incredible artists such as Richmond Fontaine, Anais Mitchell and Laura Gibson, Joshua Caole returns, via Spain and noisy band ¡Que Asco!, with his long-awaited follow up. Joshua’s music evokes American songwriting greats like Gram Parsons yet simultaneously tiptoes along the lines of alt rock, post punk and folkier climbs. What binds these disparate influences and makes Caole’s songs distinctive is his rough-with-the-smooth combination of often fragile vocals with clean, freewheeling guitar parts.
Tales of misspent nights and love not quite won made his 2012 debut album Moon Palace an impressive, impassioned collection of songs.
The new songs are thematic, reactive, striking; moving towards a Petty-meets-The Dead vibe. Caole’s music is always best enjoyed in darkened watering holes, suitably distanced, and chilled-out fields in forgotten places and he is excited to bring these stories back to the road.
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