Joe Holt

“His music exists in a world of its own, a realm where melancholy, transcendence, and beauty coexist in a delicate balance.” - EARMILK

After graduating from Berklee College of Music, Joe Holt has spent the last decade writing, recording, and touring across America, quietly gathering accomplishments including two features on NPR and an opening slot for folk legend <a href="spotify:artist:3oAbjWINfcTSAuVUlXXMty" data-name="Steve Forbert">Steve Forbert</a>, before roaring into national prominence with 2022’s <a href="spotify:album:7Iuk7w36DdaOFKlGdfsbo1" data-name="Tired of Trying">Tired of Trying</a>. Debuting in the AAA Top 200 and the NACC Top 5 Folk Adds, ToT received international airplay including at WFUV and WXPN, and rewarded Holt with a coveted performance on NYC icon John Platt’s concert series “On Your Radar.&#34;
Since then, Holt has “faced some incredibly tough challenges” (Indie Music Center), including ending a decade-long relationship and confronting his alcoholism. Now two years sober, Holt is in his 30s, and his new album unflinchingly discusses growth, change, and realignment. He describes this new record as “Tired of Trying on Lexapro,” and its maturity is evident in the way it acrobatically flits between Holt’s most fearless, intimate writing yet, like the song “Time Will Tell,” about suicidal ideation, and moments of levity.
Produced by longtime collaborator <a href="spotify:artist:15LWTgNIr6dgqSGASySQ3n" data-name="Charles Humenry">Charles Humenry</a>, &#34;I Love You, Say It Back&#34; is a stunning, genre-defying collection of songs, stitched together by the characteristic raw, confessional lyrics that led NPR to write &#34;Joe Holt continues to use his first-person perspective for good.&#34;