Josh Mease: Press




“You can’t go wrong with the man. Even though he’s a Texan, he made me think of New York in the early 60s when the folk/singer-songwriter movement was starting in Greenwich Village” – MusicSnobbery

“Josh Mease sings in a hush, reserved and polite. His album, Wilderness (Frog Stand), is smart and well behaved, cut from the mold of delicate pop artists from both the past (Harry Nilsson, Paul McCartney) and present (Richard Swift, Inara George). In such work, arrangements are crucial, and Mease resists the temptation to add clutter. Even when the setting seems fancy, with clavinet and backing choirs, the recording is spare-he is confident in his songs.” – Time Out NY

“…lush, gauzy slices of pop craftsmanship on Josh Mease’s debut, Wilderness….“Tall Trees” Heavily reverbed piano, guitar arpeggios, fluttering synths, walls of wordless backing vocals and jazz-inspired chord changes produce a heady brew…. “On and On” unsheathing some guitar wizardry…” – Paste Magazine

‘Absorbing”  - Chuck Campbell, Knoxville News Sentinel

“Listening to Josh Mease is as if your most fantastical daydreams had an accompanying soundtrack” – 20 Watts Magazine

“On his buoyant and bright debut album Wilderness, arriving July 21, the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter resurrects the whimsical sound and spirit of early Paul McCartney (or for you obscurists, early Emmitt Rhodes) and masterfully knocks out ten tracks of pure pop magic.” – Direct Current

“one of the strongest debuts I’ve heard this year…Wilderness is beautifully crafted with some lovely melodies and harmonies. Mease has a warm and distinctive voice, and a real ear for arrangements that sound lush without becoming too cluttered. It’s the kind of album I can fall in love with from the opening notes of the first track.” – Robin Hilton, NPR