Following the release of his new album, The Ghost And The Wall, Joshua Radin will be heading to Glasgow this spring. With a record hailed his strongest work to date now under his belt, the US singer-songwriter will be embarking on a stretch of seven shows. Support will come from the lauded ‘troubadour of heartbreak’ Rachael Yamagata.
The Glasgow gig is at the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Sauchiehall Street, Wednesday 20 April. Since 2004, Joshua Radin’s music has generated 1 billion streams, with 1 million records sold. Radin still views songwriting as a healing force, where Americana storytelling is capable of soothing the roughest of seas. His earnestness and transparency have earned comparisons to artists like Elliot Smith and Paul Simon. He’s performed with artists like Ed Sheeran and Sheryl Crow, and earned super-fans like Ellen DeGeneres, who invited him to perform at her wedding.
Produced by Jonathan Wilson (Father John Misty, Conor Oberst, Dawes), Radin’s latest studio album ‘The Ghost In The Wall’ marked something of a career high. From the lilting vocals of “Better Life” to the confessional “Fewer Ghosts,” the record found Radin exploring themes of connection and alienation, and the walls we build to protect ourselves against sadness and pain, especially over the last few years. “
It’s a theme I’m fixated on,” he explains, “I’m trying to heal myself and others in the process”. A testament to those strange times, the album was produced without Radin ever seeing his producer face-to-face.
A record that allowed Radin to find a way to heal once again, the prospect of touring ‘The Ghost And The Wall’ will offer the opportunity for an equally cathartic experience. Of his upcoming shows Radin says:
“When I’m touring, it’s a symbiotic relationship between me and the audience. I focus on the weaknesses I have, sing about them, and I’m renewed. Hopefully, others feel the same.”
Tickets are available here.