Joe Holtaway‘s ‘Warmth Of The Ages’ is a collections of songs accompanied by podcast episodes about the song’s themes. The folk singer-songwriter created something immersive and stunningly colourful!
He brings a reflective and healing alternative folk sound to the scene with the album that was suspended from streaming platforms after Holtaway released a single criticising the IDF. The album however is still available on Bandcamp, for those that aren’t sensitive to a musician calling out an organisation committing genocide. Joe is currently talking to new distributors, you can expect a return of his musical catalogue soon!
Joe Holtaway is interested in moving forward and bringing social change at a working class and grassroots level, he does so subtly with the release of this acoustic folk album, which touches on themes such as inequality, poverty, war, racism, LGBTQAI+ liberation, migration, housing and so much more. He doesn’t shy away from the truth and creates a sound similar to that of the folk punk Frank Turner and Gaz Brookfield create. It is the heart and soul he brings to his music that makes it stand out and differentiates him from the others within his genre.
Softly yet clearly spoken, supported by simple and warm guitar lines, Holtaway advocates for the unheard and the ignored. Songs such as ‘Listen To Women’ and ‘Grenfell’, ‘This Skin’ and ‘Our Love, A Heart, These Hands’ are all exquisite examples of his musical prowess that helps share a narrative that needs to be heard a little louder. ‘Warmth Of The Age’s is a stunning collection of tracks I could listen to on repeat, and repeat, and repeat.
The accompanying podcast and ‘live takes’ see Joe on a trip around the country talking to people with something to say on the above mentioned subjects, and sees him perform his songs in special locations. This isn’t just an album, it’s an exploration of creativity and a cry for change, both at the same time.
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