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Josh FR3DA’s ‘Turn Him Loose’ Blasts the Closet Door Off Its Hinges—With Swagger, Soul, and Stadium-Rock Guts
Josh FR3DA doesn’t just make an entrance—he shows up in rhinestones, struts through a wall of guitars, and demands your attention with a raised eyebrow and a raised mic. Turn Him Loose, his unapologetic debut EP, is a thrilling introduction to a new kind of Southern star: part glam rocker, part Nashville truth-teller, all heart.
The lead single “Does My Ass Look Good in These Pants?” is an instant classic—a stomping, playful ode to body confidence that lands somewhere between Faith Hill sass and Freddie Mercury flash. It’s more than cheeky—it’s charismatic, confident, and razor-sharp. It’s also a sonic calling card for what the EP delivers in spades: joy laced with vulnerability, grit paired with glitter.
Across six tracks, FR3DA shows off a musical palette that effortlessly blends country storytelling, bluesy yearning, and arena-rock punch. It’s a sound that nods to Queen and Shania Twain but feels entirely his own. The emotional core of the record—identity, self-worth, and embracing discomfort—is worn on his sleeve, but never drags the beat down. Even at its most introspective, Turn Him Loose stays in motion.
FR3DA’s origin story is as serendipitous as his music is intentional: a work event in 2018 sparked a vocal journey that led him to Nashville’s top-tier talent. That DIY-to-destiny arc gives this debut its edge—you can hear the hunger, the pride, the refusal to shrink himself for anyone else’s comfort. It’s not just music. It’s catharsis, karaoke, and revolution all at once.
With Turn Him Loose, Josh FR3DA enters the fray with a genre-defying swagger that feels destined for big stages. He’s not just another artist breaking the mold—he’s melting it down and recasting it in his own image.
It is easy to see why a songwriter might be drawn to a story like this. Relationships rarely finish as neatly as people would like, and the space between “it is over” and “maybe we should try again” can produce plenty of material. For Dysmusia, that space becomes the setting for latest single “In your eyes”, out now through Now Listen.
The Irish singer-songwriter has a knack for keeping his writing close to everyday life, and this track benefits from that approach. He looks at an old relationship that has already gone through several attempts at making things work, then focuses on what happens when those feelings start creeping back in.
What makes the song appealing is the balance between sincerity and a lighter touch. Dysmusia is clearly invested in the situation, but he does not turn every moment into a grand declaration. There is room for a bit of humour and hesitation along the way, which keeps the song feeling natural.
The arrangement gives the song a pleasing lift. Acoustic guitar sits at the heart of it, with the dropped tuning adding some richness and a second guitar bringing extra colour. The result has folk at its core but carries enough indie-rock influence to give it a little extra punch.
Dysmusia’s Irish background is another part of the picture. Based between Antrim and Dublin and coming from a musical family, he has developed a style that puts storytelling alongside contemporary guitar sounds.
“In your eyes” brings those influences together without making a fuss about them. It is a personable, melodic track about feelings that refuse to follow a neat timetable, delivered with enough warmth to make the story easy to get behind.
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