{"product_id":"joshua-idehen-i-know-you-re-hurting-everyone-is-hurting-everyone-is-trying-you-have-got-to-try","title":"Joshua Idehen - I know you’re hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have got to try","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransparent Yellow Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLately, it feels like the world is one endless bad news cycle. Joshua Idehen isn’t here\u003cbr\u003eto pretend otherwise – but on the spoken word artist’s new album, I Know You’re\u003cbr\u003eHurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try, he provides\u003cbr\u003ea phenomenal sonic, poetic space. Made with his creative partner, musician Ludvig\u003cbr\u003eParment, the album is an urgent but transcendent collection that\u003cbr\u003eholds you through it all, filled with grief, euphoria and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI Know You’re Hurting… comes after the virality of Idehen’s track Mum Does The\u003cbr\u003eWashing, a wry and whipsmart poem examining how the world works (which started\u003cbr\u003elife as a Twitter thread), set to Parment’s spacious beats. The song has seen the pair\u003cbr\u003epropelled beyond Idehen’s wildest dreams this past year, with support from the likes\u003cbr\u003eof Jamz Supernova and Huw Stephens leading to sold-out shows and packed out\u003cbr\u003efestival performances including rammed crowds at Glastonbury and Green Man, an\u003cbr\u003eappearance on Later with Jools, and a support slot on Baxter Dury’s European tour\u003cbr\u003ethis winter. For Idehen, this is all so special because it marked a new era of his\u003cbr\u003ecareer after around two decades of writing poetry. “In a nutshell, the song has\u003cbr\u003echanged my life,” he says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross the album, that means uplifting choirs, cozy samples and exuberant,\u003cbr\u003esometimes house-tinged beats. “I am personally drawn to music that transports you\u003cbr\u003eto a place, or scene or mindset,” says Parment. This is topped with ruminative\u003cbr\u003emusings on morality and human connection; about the longer loves in life – like\u003cbr\u003efriendships, family – that sustain us. These come from Idehen and Parment, along\u003cbr\u003ewith a host of friends and collaborators, including writers Leone Ross and Charlotte\u003cbr\u003eManning, and vocalist Amanda Bergman, to help expand on the topics of the record\u003cbr\u003ewithout sounding preachy. Similarly, there are musical guests including saxophonist\u003cbr\u003ePete Fraser and Shabaka Hutchings on flute, each helping to imbue the album with a\u003cbr\u003erich warmth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ventnor Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56828157886839,"sku":"HVNLP238C","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0516\/6841\/8725\/files\/Iknowyou_rehurting_everyoneishurting_everyoneistrying_youhavegottotry.jpg?v=1772624727","url":"https:\/\/store.ventnorexchange.co.uk\/products\/joshua-idehen-i-know-you-re-hurting-everyone-is-hurting-everyone-is-trying-you-have-got-to-try","provider":"Ventnor Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}