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Josh Boom wears his heart on his sleeve. He'd much prefer to be wearing it on yours. Josh writes songs that are brutally insightful and honest. As a believer of the truth in comedy and the comedy in truth, Josh somehow makes all of this heartbreak humorous. You'll literally break up when you hear about his break ups. His heart ache is your bellyache. And so on.
Josh is a man who thinks he is still a boy, but not like some Peter Pan. Josh is way too grounded to be any kind of flying pixie. What he is that makes him so childlike is his sense of optimism, wonder and unfortunately, his bad temperament. That kid crying on the train 'cause his mom won't let him have a doughnut? That's Josh Bloom.
Josh was born in Brooklyn, NY and spent his childhood and adolescence in the suburbs of NYC, then the Midwest, back to the aforementioned ‘burbs, then NYC, then Colorado and now, once again, NYC -- probably his permanent home. Throughout these travels, Josh watched his parents divorce, his Dad disappear from the home, his mother disappear from the earth, and his self esteem disappear from the... wait, did it ever exist?
These trials and their subsequent convictions created both a monster and a songwriter. Self-help really means something in the personage of Josh Bloom. He has accepted that he is a work in progress, and insane as it may seem, he wants to share the process. All of it. Wrapped in insultingly catchy, rhythmic and rockin' tunes that are sung with urgency and abandon. As for the monster... maybe Josh is actually more like a character from Where The Wild Things Are when you get down to it. Not that scary after all.
Songs like "Getting Ahead" (about teenage doubts giving way to an adult confidence that comes with experience, but not necessarily knowledge), "Don't Stay The Same" (a command to one's self to always be becoming), and "He Was Born" (a document of the emergence of the true self) are just a few that speak to how together Josh is getting his shit and how fucking far he really has to go.
Why pay attention? We all like to witness a car crash, yeah? And we all love a happy ending, too. And you like music, of course. Josh Bloom gives you these things in less than three minutes flat. His music is a saga -- a tall tale with an ending that has yet to be written. When you listen, you become part of the story, too. You're vital to Josh Bloom. Just take a look at your sleeve!
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Dozens of Josh Bloom songs now exist in demo form featuring Josh alone, accompanied only by his guitar. The best of these tunes are currently being assembled and recorded with a full band. Josh Bloom's debut album will be available as soon as it's done.
Inquiries, please contact LaShunda Flowers by appointment of GMEQCA: [email protected] .
Josh Bloom | Public Assembly | Brooklyn, NY | 10.22.08
Disclaimer: Hey! It was SUPPOSED to be three songs! (Thanks, James!)
See me for 30 minutes (wow, that's a long time!) on the Checkerboard Kids show. Interview and songs.
