[Have You Heard?] Josh Savage - Mountains In Hurricanes

There is a special place in the music world for those who are able to strip down music to it's most vulnerable state and extract the kind of beauty that our technologically saturated times overlooks so often these days. Winchester, UK's rooftop bard, Josh Savage lives in that special place and is releasing his debut EP Mountains in Hurricanes on March 12th and it's a must-hear.

Though distinctly British, at 17, Savage returned to the place of his youth, Paris, to write, record, and produce Une Migration d'Oiseau Sauvages, an 8 song, Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince), inspiration piece. Accompanied with trumpet, a drummer, cellist, and female vocals, here, Savage exhibits an aptitude for creating incredibly smooth and flowing folk-pop pieces. Entirely in French, Savage proves truly good music transcends language or borders. He graciously has it available for a name-your-own-price via his bandcamp, but in this case it's outright theft, to receive such sophisticated music for free. Throw the man some love.

Since graduating university, Savage has been touring the UK and UAE in a variety of forms as solo, a three piece with strings, or with a whole band. His talent took him into a finalists spot to open for Sting in the United Arab Emirates, his talent rightfully getting recognized.

 Tomorrow he releases his debut EP Mountains in Hurricanes on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify. Upon first listen to the title track, Savage's vocals and string accompaniment reminded me how vulnerable music can be when you strip it to its core - a beautiful quality I would struggle to place where I've heard it last. "Figure You Out" is a slow building song that shines lyrically and "Take Off Your Shackles" continues Josh's skill at creating catchy folk-pop. He also includes a cool remix of Mountains in Hurricanes just for good measure. Take a look at the music he's put out there for the world and snag Mountains in Hurricanes tomorrow 3/12. Your music library will be better because of it and the world needs more of Josh Savage.