Reviews – Joshua Marcus
If Joshua Marcus grew his beard longer, I could believe Sam Beam had moved north, settled in colder climes. Banjo in hand, Marcus is twangier than the Iron & Wine icon, a little less accessible, but the bones are the same. Both Marcus and Beam are technically folk singers, only because there’s nothing else to call them. They’re hardly traditionalists. Marcus’ harmonies are fascinatingly innovative, nothing like Woody Guthrie or early Dylan. he songs are dusty and unchartable, eerie but still lovely, impossible to classify. A smattering of eclectic instruments drops in every few tracks—sometimes viola or tambourine, sometimes a haunting female voice, once an accordion.- New Haven Advocate