Josh Garrels

Overview

Josh Garrels has spent more than a decade crafting music that cuts clean through. With a voice that is sometimes beatific, sometimes brazen, Garrels’ songs explore themes of compassion, hope, longing, and liberation. Cultivating a genre-blending mix of folk and hip hop, Garrels’ music is intricately woven into his life story, fully coming into resolution in the context of the community surrounding his work—his family, faith, and roots.

Garrels makes his voice heard in a world where things aren’t the way they’re supposed to be. Creating music that rests in the space between accessibility and honesty, Garrels wrestles with and celebrates the mystery of faith with authenticity and heart. Instead of alienating listeners, Garrels’ faith challenges and compels fans from all backgrounds. Garrels’ music continues to steadily grow and be shared through social media, touring, album sales, and old-fashioned word-of-mouth.