Josh Needs | “Silver Sheets”

This week we are crushing on Josh Needs as he releases his latest track “Silver Sheets,” from his  upcoming EP “Fault Line” later this year, featuring the recently released title track.
The track takes through the experience of national lockdowns, travel restrictions, and capacity limits on households, in a post apocalyptic setting. Driving under the radar to another persons house for a sexual rendezvous, after not seeing them for so long, resulting in quite a fiery song reminiscent of grunge with surf rock influence.

Speaking on the single’s creation, Josh said “The track started off with this riff I had written on the electric after plugging into a bunch of  pedals that gave it this dark grungy essence. I produced an instrumental demo that had a few  scratch layers of guitar ideas underneath the main riff. Then, I brought my laptop over to my mate  and fellow singer songwriter Dean Pritchard (Dean Ray) and we sat down and listened to it a  couple times before we started to come up with a melody and story for the lyrics.”

The “Fault Line” EP was written and  produced during lockdown in 2021 after Josh moved back home and lived above his dad’s pharmacy and began reconnecting with his family and his coastal roots .Halfway through producing the EP, Josh suffered a fracture on his right radius while skateboarding. He spent 6 weeks in a cast, trying to record the guitar and piano parts with what exposed fingers he had. This resulted in the realisation that Josh preferred simpler, less complicated parts which is evident throughout the EP especially on the title track “Fault Line” as you notice more delicate strumming on the strings rather than obnoxious, heavy pick strumming, mostly due to his injury.

Josh Needs’ career highlights have already included collaborations with some of the greatest names in Australian music. Bringing his incredible stage presence to such festivals as Australia’s Woodford, Blues On Broadbeach, Airlie Beach Music Festival, Tamworth, and an unforgettable appearance at the iconic Sydney Opera House. Josh has also toured and shared the stage with the likes of Diesel, Russell Morris, Jon Stevens, Tommy &  Phil Emmanuel, Kevin Borich and recently supported Ian Moss and The Animals (UK).
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“Fault Line” is an immediately memorable song that takes us back to the nation wide experience of lockdowns hits us with a sense of nostalgia, the track shows promise for the EP and we couldn't be more excited for this release.