Album Review: Joseph - I'm Alone, No You're Not

22 August 2016 | 4:07 pm | Pete Laurie

"A haunting beauty and grandeur that's never overwhelming or laid on too thick."

Acoustic guitars, pedal steels, stripped back percussion, piano and air tight harmonies, Joseph and I'm Alone, No You're Not take Americana and vintage instrumentation, and add a studio polish for a haunting beauty and grandeur that's never overwhelming or laid on too thick.

There's also a soaring, inspirational pop feel at times that defies that description by always sounding organic, never calculating. Joseph is the kind of band that, even at their most quiet, have a real power, while the loudest, most bombastic moments still leave plenty of vulnerability. I'm Alone, No You're Not has a calm confidence about it that means you're always in safe hands.