St. Louis born, now LA native Josh Golden, better known as GOLDN has been adding to his musical repertoire since he first fell in love with the guitar at 9 years old. Since then he has refined his skills as a singer-songwriter and producer, which has earned him impressive credits with artists like Gucci Mane and Rihanna.
https://soundcloud.com/goldn-music/honest
GOLDN's sound has no boundaries and sits in multiple genres like pop, emo rap, and electronic music. In combining these styles Josh channels his authentic self and is able to create tracks like "Honest," that gives a brutally truthful look into a breakup that you wished never happened.
"’honest’ was written right after a long state of delusion… I was suppressing how I really felt about my past relationship ending and acting how I wished I was feeling. writing 'honest' was me finally getting real with myself, letting go of my pride, and becoming consciously aware of what was really going on inside me."
Emotion pours from his voice as each kick and snare dances on top of the dreamy pads, which then introduce a vocoder in the drop that perfectly fills out the empty space. The track remains simple, allowing his messages to and voice to take center stage as he shows off his scale and hits home with words like "I keep lying to your friends saying I'm doing great."
"…whether it was right or wrong that we ended things, it was right when we were together, and that love for someone doesn’t go away even when the person does. I still love her and that will never change"
Be sure to keep GOLDN on your radar, and if you need a couple more tracks in your life check out "Break It," "Heartbreak Drugs," and "mama im so sorry…"
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