Complicated (EP)
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. The EP was produced by Matt Geroux, and includes the singles "Trouble (Josh [Ross song)|Trouble]" and "Single Again", as well as the promotional singles "Truck Girl" and "Matching Tattoos".
Background
Ross described Complicated as "a body of work that showcases lyrically who I am as a person, and me sonically as a creative". 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". Ross co-wrote every track on the EP, with the exception of "Tell Me a Lie".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". 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.Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.- Josh Ross – vocals, background vocals
- Matt Geroux – programming, production, engineering ; drums, piano, guitar, background vocals, keyboards
- Jim Cooley – mixing (recorded music)|mixing]
- Austin Shawn – mixing
- Doug Weier – mixing
- John Nathaniel – mixing
- Mike Cervantes – mastering
- Dan Shike – mastering
- Tim Galloway – guitar, bass guitar
- Jake Widenhofer – guitar
- Solomon Philcox – guitar
- Justin Schipper – steel guitar, guitar
- Joe Fox – bass guitar, guitar
- Alex Wright – piano
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