Josh Grider

Josh Grider is grateful. That might sound strange coming off a year in which the hardworking Texas troubadour was forced to cancel nearly all of his tour dates, but Grider’s never been one to second guess the way his life unfolds.

“In spite of all the turmoil we may face on a daily basis, there’s peace and contentment to be found wherever you are if you choose to look for it,” he reflects. “I believe I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”

Grider’s exceptional new album, Long Way From Las Cruces, suggests the same. Recorded at the legendary Yellow Dog Studios in Wimberly, TX, the collection is a celebration of life’s silver linings, an ode to all the ups and downs and twists and turns that have shaped the critically acclaimed journeyman’s 20-year career. Grider wrote much of the record in the run-up to his 40th birthday, a period that encouraged more than a little soul searching, and the resulting songs reveal the kind of confidence and maturity that can only come with age and experience, a firm self-assurance rooted in deep integrity and devotion to craft. Working with a tight knit crew of longtime friends and collaborators, Grider produced the record himself, and the chemistry and camaraderie is palpable in the band’s raw, rootsy performances, which overflow with all the joy and electricity of true human connection. That’s not to say Long Way From Las Cruces is all sunshine and blue skies, though. Like any timeless country record, the album tackles its fair share of longing and loneliness and heartache, but it never veers into despair, instead pressing forward with resilience and determination at every turn.

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