Joshua Burnell

A creatively fearless artist 5/5 RnR Magazine Joshua Burnell makes retro pop-rock for the modern world. His latest album, Glass Knight which according to the Financial Times, plays like a lost out-take from Spiders-From-Mars-era Bowie won over a lot of new fans upon its release in 2023. Expect hooky melodies drenched in warm, retro-synth textures, reverbing guitars, lush harmonies and words that make you think. Imagine The War On Drugs meets Genesis with lashings of Peter Gabriel stylings, The Guardian. Joshua and his band love what they do and it is infectious; they left the stage at Fairports Cropredy Convention to a standing ovation, and similarly won the hearts of audiences at Towersey, Folkeast, Wickham and Moonbeams festivals last summer. Through his intricately crafted lyrics, Joshua creates a multiverse of settings, from apocalyptic love songs to reimagined fairy tales, and introduces otherworldly characters.