Joshua Josué

Joshua has the pleasure of opening for Teddy Thompson on June 14th at Alberta Rose Theatre. Teddy'sHeartbreaker has quickly become one of Joshua's favorite albums. On Heartbreaker Please Thompson incorporates elements of 60’s doo wop, “Record Player” and 80’s synth sounds on the epic “No Idea” but his first musical love is still rock n’ roll, country and pop. “I’m completely enamored with the three-minute pop song. Maybe it’s conditioning if you hear enough of it, but the brevity of those songs, I always thought that was ideal, trim the fat.” says Thompson. “Those songs are from a time when the song itself was important and would live on. If it was great, people would cover it. So I still think that way, write a great song first! I try to be succinct and witty, but also cut to the heart in a matter of two or three minutes. I may never write a song as good as (Chuck Berry’s) ‘Maybelline’ or Cathy’s Clown (the Everly Brothers), but those are the touchstones for me.”