Josh T. Pearson

Josh T. Pearson is a musician from Texas. In 1996 he formed the short-lived but now critically acclaimed band Lift to Experience, who released one double album, 2001's The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads, before splitting up soon after.

Pearson is currently pursuing a solo career, which so far has consisted of a number of tours, both headlining and supporting. Pearson no longer plays any Lift to Experience songs live. It is unknown whether he will in the future, or indeed if he will ever revive the project.

Aware of the pressure to repeat the success of The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads, Pearson has not released an album or much else in the way of recorded material since the demise of Lift to Experience. Rumours have suggested that if he were to enter the studio that, as well as a self-penned record, a covers album based around the theme of solitude and loneliness might also be recorded. In the meantime Pearson has been selling a variety of self-produced live recordings at recent gigs, including a bootleg album "To Hull And Back" and a DVD single "Live In Paris". He featured on a guitar and backing vocals on two songs, "Seal Jubilee" and "Trophy" on the Bat For Lashes album Fur and Gold.

The only solo studio-recorded song to be released for almost ten years is a cover of Hank Williams' song "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry", which was released as one half of a split 7" single also featuring Dirty Three. Pearson has notably performed at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival several times over the last few years.

Pearson's current solo output falls into two categories - rock songs performed on electric guitar, more reminiscent of his output with Lift to Experience and quiet, acoustic country songs. He has performed the former material live with Robert B. Weaver III of The Paper Chase on bass, and former Lift To Experience drummer Andy Young on drums, most notably when supporting the reformed My Bloody Valentine in Austin, Texas in April 2009. In June 2009, Pearson moved to Paris where he joined a group of musicians, including Bosque Brown and H-Burns, in playing regular gigs at Paris creperie West Country Girl with his final appearance in June 2010. An album of sessions performed there will be released in 2011.

In January 2010, Pearson recorded an album of epic acoustic ballads in Berlin. He has also recorded two songs with pianist Dustin O'Halloran while in Berlin, "Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ" and "Country Dumb". "Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ" can currently be exclusively heard on his SoundCloud page [1]. In August 2010, Pearson signed a worldwide record deal with Mute Records. In November 2010, Mute announced the signing of Josh T. Pearson and details of his long-awaited debut solo album release. Last Of The Country Gentlemen will be released in the Spring of 2011.

Discography

Albums

Last Of The Country Gentlemen (2011)
The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads (2001) - with Lift to Experience

Singles

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (2006) - split 7" also featuring Dirty Three (who play Doris)
These Are The Days (2001) - with Lift To Experience
Lift To Experience EP (1997) - with Lift To Experience

DVD single

Live In Paris (2006) - recorded at Mains d'Oeuvres, Paris (bootleg)

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