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Emerging Music Artist Joshua Sheppard Releases Indie-Pop Single ‘Rolling Thunder’
Hailing from Ontario, Joshua Sheppard is an emerging music artist who has released his upbeat indie-pop single ‘Rolling Thunder’.
‘Rolling Thunder’ hones in on the foundation of his love for music and creative ambitions. The indie-pop offering infuses electric guitar, piano, drums, some minor fillers, and vocals. There’s a fun vibe to the track that showcases Joshua Sheppard’s exceptional musical talents.
Based on an event he had when he was younger, Joshua Sheppard penned this song. He went to the studio to cut the track. Firstly, he recorded it with vocals and an acoustic guitar, before changing the production to add other crucial musical components to the tune.
Joshua Sheppard comments on the track, “‘Rolling Thunder’ is about looking back at a fond memory in life, and not feeling sad it’s gone, rather using those emotions to propel yourself forward into the future to even better things. In my case, the song is based on a true story from my childhood”.
ABOUT JOSHUA SHEPPARD
Growing up, Joshua Sheppard was exposed to various musical genres and started singing before he could talk. He began piano lessons at the age of five and picked up the guitar at the age of 10. He began playing in bands at the age of 12. At age 15, Joshua started writing original songs and albums, numbering nearly 80 titles today. At 17, he released his debut single ‘Take My Time’, followed by ‘The Bigger Picture’ and ‘If I Make It’.
Joshua Sheppard has developed his own unique sound which draws from various genres of music from the likes of Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Juke Box The Ghost, and M83. He has a mix of eye-catching visuals, thoughtful lyrics, and refined means of presentation making him stand out as an up-and-comer in the music industry.
Joshua Sheppard is paving his way into the music scene with his promising sound. Stay tuned as ‘Rolling Thunder’ on all streaming platforms. For updates on Joshua Sheppard, please visit his social media and streaming platforms.
There’s a particular kind of hunger that defines a band on the verge — that combustible mix of raw talent, hard-won momentum, and the unmistakable sense that everything they’ve been building is about to break wide open. The Chads, the pop-punk-ska fireballers out of Sayville, New York, have that hunger in abundance. And in 2026, they are ready to feed it.
The foundation is already in place. The four-piece — Joy, Mike, Mark, and Santino — spent the past year stacking wins that most bands spend a decade chasing. They took home the WEHM Battle of the Bands, earned a coveted spot on the Jumbalaya Stage at the Great South Bay Music Festival, and walked into a WPIX Morning Show segment that put their faces and their music in front of a New York City-wide audience. For a band still in the early stages of their career, it is a résumé that commands attention.
Their debut single “The Neighbors” — a razor-sharp, high-energy pop-punk-ska hybrid pulled straight from a true story of Long Island life — announced their arrival with a wink and a riff. Tongue-in-cheek in tone but tight as a drum in execution, the song showcases exactly what makes The Chads stand out in a crowded regional scene: they can make you laugh and make you move at the same time, which is a far rarer skill than it sounds. The track is available on Spotify and has been making steady inroads on radio, building the kind of organic buzz that no marketing budget can manufacture.
Now comes the next chapter. The Chads are heading into Dream Studios with producer Jason Mekler to record their new EP — a project that represents the most significant creative investment of their career to date. Mekler’s production experience combined with the band’s live-honed instincts makes for a pairing with serious promise. If “The Neighbors” was the introduction, the EP is the statement — the recorded proof that what audiences have been experiencing in clubs and on festival stages across Long Island translates just as powerfully through speakers.
The tri-state area has been the proving ground. The world is next.
Pop-punk has always thrived on authenticity — on bands that sound like they mean it, that write songs about real places and real people and real absurdities of everyday life.
The Chads check every one of those boxes. They are a Long Island band in the truest sense: specific enough to feel genuine, relatable enough to travel far beyond the island that made them.
Watch for the EP. Watch for the tour dates. Watch for the name.
The Chads are coming — and they are bringing Sayville with them.
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