Complicated (EP) explained
Complicated |
Type: | EP |
Artist: | Josh Ross |
Cover: | Complicated EP.jpg |
Studio: | Matt Geroux Recording (Hendersonville, Tennessee)[1] |
Genre: | Country |
Length: | 24:34 |
Label: | - The Core
- Universal Canada
- Mercury Nashville
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Producer: | Matt Geroux |
Prev Title: | Live Sessions |
Prev Year: | 2022 |
Complicated is the second EP by Canadian country music artist Josh Ross. It was released on March 29, 2024, and is his debut project to be released by The Core Entertainment and Universal Music Canada, in partnership with UMG Nashville's Mercury Nashville imprint.[2] [3] The EP was produced by Matt Geroux, and includes the singles "Trouble" and "Single Again", as well as the promotional singles "Truck Girl" and "Matching Tattoos".[4] [5] [6]
Background
Ross described Complicated as "a body of work that showcases lyrically who I am as a person, and me sonically as a creative".[7] He noted that he is "drawn to different sounds and production depending on what the emotion of the song calls for" and that the EP represents who he is "becoming as an artist".[8] Ross co-wrote every track on the EP, with the exception of "Tell Me a Lie".[9]
Critical reception
Rachel Goodman of Now Toronto described the EP as "a curated compilation of traditional sounding country and songs that are more up tempo".[10] An uncredited article from Culture Fix stated that Ross "is cemented as a storyteller with a mastery of the country-rock sound" on this EP.[11]
Charts
Singles
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Airplay
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Digital
[18] |-| 2023! scope="row"| "Trouble"| 1| 48| 43| —| 39|
|-| 2024! scope="row"| "Single Again"[19] | 12| 84| —| 54| —| |-| colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that territory.|}
Awards and nominations
Notes and References
- Complicated. Josh Ross. 2024. CD. The Core Entertainment / Universal Music Canada Inc.. 0246561502.
- Web site: Country Hitmaker Josh Ross Announces New EP, Complicated, Set to Release March 29. Universal Music Canada. February 16, 2024. March 19, 2024.
- Web site: Breakout country hitmaker Josh Ross announces new EP, Complicated, available March 29th. February 16, 2024. RFD TV. March 19, 2024.
- Web site: Josh Ross To Get ‘Complicated’ With New EP In March. Liza. Anderson. Music Row. February 20, 2024. March 19, 2024.
- Web site: Josh Ross Releases Track "Matching Tattoos" and Announces the Release of EP: Complicated. Lily. Braendle. March 13, 2024. Front Porch Music. March 19, 2024.
- Web site: Josh Ross unveils new EP Complicated & single 'Matching Tattoos'. James. Daykin. February 20, 2024. Entertainment Focus. March 19, 2024.
- Web site: FYI: Josh Ross Announces Forthcoming EP – Complicated – out in March. February 17, 2024. Off the Record. March 19, 2024.
- Web site: Josh Ross Announces New EP. February 16, 2024. KX96. March 19, 2024.
- Web site: Josh Ross Hits Country Radio with "Single Again" Today, Eight-Song EP Complicated Arrives March 29. Universal Music Group Nashville. March 11, 2024. March 19, 2024.
- Web site: Canadian breakout country star Josh Ross does 'what feels right' when it comes to making music. Rachel. Goodman. Now Toronto. March 29, 2024. March 30, 2024.
- Web site: Canadian Country Star Josh Ross Releases New EP Complicated. March 29, 2024. Culture Fix. March 30, 2024.
- Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of April 13, 2024. Billboard. April 9, 2024.
- Heatseekers Albums: Week of April 23, 2024. . April 9, 2024.
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- Web site: Josh Ross Releases New Song, "Single Again". February 20, 2024. UMG Nashville. February 28, 2024.
- Web site: 2023 CCMA Awards Nominees. Canadian Country Music Association. July 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230714125710/https://ccma.org/2023-nominees/. July 14, 2023. August 23, 2023.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20230918033611/https://ccma.org/2023-ccma-award-winners/. September 18, 2023. September 16, 2023. Canadian Country Music Association. OFFICIAL 2023 CCMA AWARDS PRESENTED BY TD WINNERS.
- Web site: 2024 CMAOntario Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20240614162909/https://cmaontario.ca/2024-awards/. June 14, 2024. June 14, 2024. CMAOntario.
- Web site: 2024 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES. Canadian Country Music Association. July 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240719164229/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/. July 19, 2024.