On August 16, Albany-based singer-songwriter, Josh Breden released his long-awaited quintessential passion project, Unfinished Business. The new body of work represents what Breden’s career has led up to, as well as who he is as a musician.
About Josh Breden
Josh Breden has been making music since he was a child. After experimenting with different methods of bringing his music to life, Breden took it to the next step with bands, collaborations, becoming a recording artist, and performing anywhere at any time. As a live musician since 2005, he took every opportunity to strengthen his craft and expand his knowledge and abilities, thus learning more about himself in the process.
Through the journey of completely indulging in the art of making music, Breden learned that he never wants to be confined to a genre, as his artistry flourishes with creative freedom. Because of this, he faced the grapple of being an authentic musician in an industry of patterns, labels, streaming, and money.
Unfinished Business came about when Breden entered the streaming service sphere with a few old tracks. Effectively, it put into perspective the necessary new-age demands of being a living artist. It confirmed two things for Breden. Firstly, if he was going to put an album out into the world he wanted each song to be its own unique entity. Secondly, he knew if he was going to successfully be a streaming artist, he needed a method to the madness which came in the form of producer Dan Gerken.
The two clicked and the vision pursued into what is now a 10-track album and possibly Breden’s most genuine piece of music. Every song has its own character with elements of rock, folk, country, tropical, and whatever Breden was feeling at the moment. Appropriately, Breden created a rock album that is never just rock.
The name unfinished business has a lot of significance here; It’s a little bit of closing the book on parts of life, a little bit of going back to my old self to see if it’s still me, its a little revenge, and a little understanding that theres more to do.
Josh Breden
Standout Tracks
Though it’s hard to single out specific tracks as they’re all unique and contribute to the final product in their own right, certain songs are more different from the others. In particular “Islands of Calleja” stands out as a tropical escape through its instrumentation and lyrics. Another track, “No Bueno” has that cosmic jam band sound with elements across a multiple-genre spectrum. Lastly, “Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” provides a commentary about adjusting to the evolving world. A true musician through and through, Breden lets the messages guide the music without conforming to anybody’s control but his.
To stream Unfinished Business on Bandcamp visit joshbreden.bandcamp.com
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