This day and age, it's easy for any metropolitan youth to traverse the singer/songwriter trail. Find an open mic, bring a guitar and sing about the countryside you've never even wanted to visit.

But then there are folks like Josiah Erickson. Young men who've seen the country, lived it and came back to tell the story. Born in Minnesota, raised in Kentucky and now back from cutting his teeth in Tennessee, Josiah has brought to his voice a host of influences that serve alongside his life experiences to produce a rich tapestry of insightful lyricism complemented by his lifelong love of musicianship.

In his self-titled, debut EP, Josiah touches a range of subjects from the societal complications of manhood to flabbergasted frustration with the difference between religion and faith.

Conviction and determination fueled his beginnings, character and heart fuel his continued success: as a musician, there can be no more honest a practitioner of the singer/songwriter mode than Josiah Erickson.