Wesley Joseph - GLOW EP

Wesley Joseph - GLOW EP

For polymath artist Wesley Joseph, writing a song is like shooting a film.
He sees in terms of scenes and colors, lighting the proper mood, drawing
the right emotional arc—far beyond just getting a catchy melody down
on tape. Music and filmmaking are Joseph’s two great loves. Film came
first—he started making DIY videos at age 12 to entertain himself and his
friends growing up in a small UK community—but when he moved to
London to study it, the energy he discovered in the city demanded to be
captured in song, resulting in his 2021 debut ULTRAMARINE, a distinctly
cinematic collection of avant-R&B and soulful future-pop shot through
with moments of surprising aggression and an intriguingly complex
postmillennial aura.
Since collaborating with the likes of Jorja Smith and Loyle Carner,
he returns with GLOW, eight more songs of love, loss, anxiety, and joy
about coming of age at a time of unprecedented change. Showcasing
his range across songwriting, performing, and production—not to
mention his flawless transitions between singing and rapping, between
character studies and raw emotional honesty—it’s a stunningly beautiful
work that makes it clear Joseph’s on the path to becoming a world-
changing talent.

As on previous projects, Joseph is providing his own visual
accompaniments for GLOW, creative directing its artwork and directing
its first video. “COLD SUMMER” finds Joseph singing from a supervillain’s
perspective over woozy film-score strings, and the concept bleeds over
into its video accompaniment, a cryptic post-post-Tarantino gangster
comedy shot in Kazakhstan.
It’s usually hyperbole to call an artist as young and new as Joseph
“visionary,” but it’s undeniable that he has a vision, one that transcends
old ideas of genre and medium, one that seems to get bigger and richer
every time he steps into a studio or behind a camera. GLOW is one of
the deepest and most satisfyingly cinematic listening experiences of the
year—and Wesley Joseph is just getting started.

Tracklisting
Side A:
5. COLD SUMMER
6. 25
7. HIATUS
8. LIGHT LIGHT
Side B:
1. GLOW
2. MONSOON
3. SUGAR DIVE feat. DEAN
4. I JUST KNOW HIGHS