Drenched in dreamy and melancholic soundscapes, Josh Hazelden is one of the latest buzzes to come out of the South Coast.
At aged 18, the Bognor Regis-based solo shoegazer has released new single ‘Transparent’ following his debut album Without Balance last year.
After gaining high praise from BBC Introducing, Josh’s personal and emotive lo-fi indie tunes are picking up the pace. ‘Transparent’ features bright guitars and easy going drums which smoothly lay under Josh’s reverb soaked vocals create that melancholic shoegaze soundscape.
Speaking on the meaning behind the track Josh Hazelden said: “Transparent is about attempting to help someone overcome their fear of vulnerability and trying to understand why they’re so afraid of it.”
Having all started on a whim as Josh tried to recreate the sounds of his favourite records, he soon found that he could create his unique sound, all just by tapping into the tools given to him within Garageband on his phone.
He added: “I became obsessed with how artists achieved certain sounds in their music and I would spend hours trying to recreate them almost perfectly within the limiting software I had on my iPhone.”
At first writing Hip Hop and Electronic beats, Josh soon became infatuated with the likes of Pixies, Mac DeMarco and Radiohead and began experimenting with a more dark indie sound. Having found himself unable to access studios due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Josh’s material is recorded and produced entirely within the confines of his iPhone – the ultimate bedroom-pop, corona-centric recording process.
Josh Hazelden has cut his teeth as an up and coming musician, playing intimate shows and honing his craft. With a host of new material due from Josh following his signing to Novium Records, he is most certainly a fresh talent to keep an eye on!
