Underground Artist Spotlight: Josh The Human

Josh The Human is an extremely underrated R&B artist. At only 14 thousand Spotify monthly listeners, his audience may be small, but his quality is amazing.

Josh has yet to release an album, but he currently has 11 incredible songs released that clearly have a lot of love put into them. Every song is able to touch with the listener in a different and meaningful way.

Josh’s first song was uploaded in 2021. He has gradually released more as the years went on, with this year being the most songs he has released yet.

His sound could be compared to the likes of Giveon or Daniel Caesar. Josh’s voice is soothing, impressive and able to convey the emotional lyrics of his songs perfectly. Even without a massive catalog, there is still a good variety sonically throughout his music.

“Tear Me Apart” is Josh’s song that has garnered the most attention with over one million listens. The vocal performance of this song is enchanting, accompanied by a moving instrumental that genuinely feels good to listen to.

Another song of his that stands out is “Come Back.” The production is very well done and makes the track addicting.

“Avoidant” is one of his most recent songs, and is also his most sad and raw song. Josh really opens up about feelings of love, as he does on many songs, but this one hits different. The guitar manages to speak just as much as he does on this touching song.

There is not much known about the personal life of Josh, in fact, he keeps his face hidden. In September he performed live at an R&B show in Philadelphia at which he still remained faceless in a mask of sorts.

With that being said, there is not a lot known about his exact creative process or who he is. However, his Spotify bio states, “We’re all through something, I’m only here to remind the world that we can go through it together,” which says a lot about the thoughtfulness of his character.

Josh Primarily promotes himself through TikTok and Instagram posts which include parts of his songs. Everyone who stumbles upon his music seems to love it, one user commenting “Every song hits me in my heart keep making this lovely art.”

Josh The Human is a real artist making real music. With an already great catalog of music under his belt, his potential to keep growing is massive. There is no doubt that what he continues to create will be high-effort, quality work.

It is clear that Josh puts a lot of soul into his music, and he absolutely deserves a listen. His future is bright. Be on the lookout!

His music can be found on all platforms at “Josh The Human.”

Noah Vickery is a second-year majoring in communications. To contact him, email nmv5292@psu.edu.