Joshua English is, I guess, what you would call a modern day troubadour, with roots in both Portland, Oregon and Boston,Massachusetts.

Culling inspiration from Raymond Carver, perpetual motion, and oceans of black coffee, his new record, Lay Bare Your Bones, presents an absorbing blend of sparse cynicism with Brit-folk leanings. And all done with influences that span Sam Cooke to Public Enemy to Chuck Ragan and Billy Bragg.

English’s forthcoming release is woven together tightly like an proper old-fashioned LP where the songs flow properly from one to another, and we have a couple of tracks for you to sample. Danny Drugs (In C Major) and the countrified twang of ballad Nickel In.

Visit his MySpace here.

Download Joshua English – Danny Drugs (In C Major) mp3 (from Lay Bare Your Bones)

Download Joshua English – Nickel In mp3 (from Lay Bare Your Bones)