After a self-imposed hiatus to focus on raising his daughter—who lends her talents as lead guitarist and vocalist on the track Before The Light Takes Us—and exploring writing and filmmaking, Josh Joplin returns to rock with GpYr. This album not only marks a new chapter in his career but also reflects the personal and artistic evolution that began with his 2023 album, Figure Drawing, praised by The Washington Post’s Geoffrey Himes as “the broadest, deepest, and most balanced of his career.”
Joplin’s storytelling prowess has been a hallmark of his career since the release of Useful Music in 2001, which introduced the world to the #1 hit Camera One. Produced by Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison, the song became a cultural touchstone, featured on Scrubs, and solidified Joplin’s reputation for making the deeply personal feel universal. His career highlights also include Blue Skies Again, which was covered by Jessica Lea Mayfield on her debut, earning over a million downloads on iTunes.
9 April 2010