Joshua Powell

JOSHUA POWELL is the tender wizard at the helm of Indiana’s most persistent indie rock band. From his hardcore roots in the Floridian swamp through his troubadour folk era, Powell has morphed genres but maintained a DIY work ethic and a vision for spiritually charged songwriting that digs for enlightenment in surrealist muck.

Over ONE THOUSAND SHOWS in 45 states have cemented Joshua Powell as a true road dog. The first show was in a basement in Anderson IN on Halloween 2011, later touring as <a href="spotify:artist:2Bg3YWw8JoE93lhqBPSEwx" data-name="Joshua Powell &amp; the Great Train Robbery">Joshua Powell &amp; the Great Train Robbery</a> before dropping the moniker and rebooting simply as <a href="spotify:artist:1kqVKXEw0a55q02UXouz9u" data-name="Joshua Powell">Joshua Powell</a>.

In 2021 the band signed to ROMANUS RECORDS and pushed their sound from psych-infused folk rock into a heavier, more abrasive space. AUDIOTREE wrote: “the midwestern road dog’s ever-evolving, transcendent style embraces hallucinatory metal and grimy psychedelia.”

Powell’s music has been featured on ABC, Freeform, AMC, and MTV and Spotify’s The Wilds with placements in queer and horror films like Cannibal Mukbang, Full Moon Glory Hole, Retake, and Just Like Being There. The band has recorded sessions with PBS, Audiotree, NPR, Daytrotter, WISH-TV 8, and the Emmy-award winning Music in Transit.

They have shared stages with bands like <a href="spotify:artist:0YrtvWJMgSdVrk3SfNjTbx" data-name="Death Cab for Cutie">Death Cab for Cutie</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7kWwQAe9JnYNMk4kuEe73S" data-name="The Cactus Blossoms">The Cactus Blossoms</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7eJA8CZoXCETi9axIfBFGT" data-name="As Cities Burn">As Cities Burn</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7AJguctH9H80EfjY6d273A" data-name="Spitalfield">Spitalfield</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0CDUUM6KNRvgBFYIbWxJwV" data-name="Dawes">Dawes</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4NXEnIwXzn1UfT6tmmQxEB" data-name="The Forecast">The Forecast</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0RdRumkn2UydUjqytNJ2Cp" data-name="White Denim">White Denim</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:06D0YfeNZgBA7XWQ79Y42R" data-name="King Buffalo">King Buffalo</a>. Joshua is a US endorsed artist for Vola Guitars.