Rock Returns With Gyasi

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Guitars that bite, hooks that stick, and a frontperson who treats the stage like a high-voltage ritual—this conversation with Jossie pulls back the curtain on how modern rock gets made and why it still matters. We start where the obsession began: Beatles on repeat, pots-and-pans drum kits, blues records on the family stereo. That early gravity toward rhythm and melody grew into a craft sharpened at Berklee, where songwriting, arranging, and gypsy jazz chops turned raw instincts into reliable tools.

From there, Jossie walks us through the leap from DIY everything—writing, producing, mixing—to teaming with Nashville producer and engineer Bobby Holland for Here Comes The Good Part. The difference isn’t about polish for its own sake; it’s about choices that make the songs hit harder. We get real about the push-pull between total control and a producer’s perspective, the kinds of decisions that change a record’s color without losing its edge, and the joyful chaos of building a live band that can deliver theater and thunder in equal measure.

Tour talk gets honest fast. Europe grew first, with three runs leveling up into sellouts and a September–October swing already in motion. The U.S. remains a maze—big distances, siloed markets, and budgets that balloon on off-nights—so the plan is precision: festivals, strategic cities, and rooms that fit the moment. Pittsburgh’s Mr. Smalls earns a nod as a perfect match. We also dive into visual identity (why the covers center Jossie), stagewear with purpose, and the rising wave of female-led rock that’s pushing the genre forward.

If you’re curious about how great records really come together, how touring decisions get made, and how a single well-placed sync can change the trajectory of an indie project, this one’s for you. Press play, meet the mind behind the music, and hear why the next chapter is already being written between meetings and midnight writing sessions. Subscribe, share with a friend who misses loud guitars, and leave a review with the city you want on the tour map.

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