Joel Crouse
Image of Joel Crouse at Countryfest 2013
Image of Joel Crouse at Countryfest 2013
Background information
Birth nameJoel Thomas Crouse
Born (1992-06-14) June 14, 1992
Holland, Massachusetts
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter musician
Instrument(s)Vocals/guitar/piano
Websitewww.joelcrouse.com

Joel Thomas Crouse (born June 14, 1992) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his most recent EP, wasteLAnd on his label, Hum Records in August 2020.[1]

Early life

Joel Crouse grew up in Holland, Massachusetts. He attended Tantasqua Regional High School and graduated when he was sixteen.[2]

Music career

While still living in Holland, Crouse founded a local pop-rock band called Leaving Stafford.[3] He signed a short-lived demo deal with Epic Records in 2009.[4]

In 2011, Crouse signed with Show Dog-Universal Music, and toured with Toby Keith and The Band Perry.[3] He released his debut single "If You Want Some" in February 2013.[5] It received three-and-a-half stars from Taste of Country reviewer Billy Dukes, who thought that Crouse "sings with more confidence than 20 years provides most artists".[6] The song, which he wrote with Jamie Houston and Luke Laird, debuted at number 59 on the Country Airplay charts in January 2013.[3] His album, Even the River Runs, was released on August 19, 2014, and entered the Billboard Top Country Albums at No. 20.[7] Crouse made his Grand Ole Opry debut on April 18, 2014.[8]

From May to July 2013, he toured with Taylor Swift as a part of her Red Tour as one of her opening acts, playing before the other opening act, Ed Sheeran.[9]

On July 10, 2020, Crouse released his first feature collaboration with German DJ Wave Wave, "Broke".[9]

Crouse released "wasteLAnd" EP on his label, Hum Records, in August 2020. "On My Way" was the lead single co-written by Ed Sheeran and the Official Music Video features Darius Rucker, Ed Sheeran, and Lucy Hale.[9] American Songwriter published an interview with Crouse about the EP, which "chronicles Crouse’s roller-coaster experience with the music business. [Crouse said] 'I had gone from touring with Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran and Darius Rucker,' he says. 'Four years later, my business manager ends up going to jail. I ended up getting in this horrible deal that I had to fight my way out of. And at this time, I’m broke, too. I’m on food stamps, trying to survive. I end up going to write a song with Todd Clark and he was like, ‘What’s going on in your life?’ I told him, ‘Dude, I feel like I’m just surviving.’ That started everything. I just started writing everything that was going on around me.'”[10]

In December 2020, Darius Rucker included Crouse in SPIN Magazine's The 35 Best Lesser-Known Artists of the Last 35 Years, Picked by 35 Well-Known Artists, saying "Joel Crouse has a sense of melody like no one I have been around. I think that comes from having such a unique voice, it’s so original."[11]

Discography

EPs

Title EP Details
wasteLAnd
  • Released: August 7, 2020
  • Label: Hum Records
  • Format: Digital

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country US US Heat
Even the River Runs[12] 20 183 3

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
US Country US Country Airplay
2013 "If You Want Some" 50 32 Even the River Runs
2014 "Why God Made Love Songs" - 53
"Don't Tell Me" - -
"-" denotes releases that did not chart

Music Videos

Year Video Director
2013 "If You Want Some"[13] Chris Hicky
2020 "On My Way"[1] Robbie Norris

References

  1. 1 2 "How Joel Crouse Went From Opening for Taylor Swift to 'Food Stamps'". Rolling Stone. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Country singer Crouse set for Tantasqua". Telegram.com. June 6, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Richard Duckett (February 4, 2013). "Ex-Holland resident Joel Crouse's country single 'If You Want Some' hits 59 on Billboard". Telegram.com.
  4. ↑ Kathryn Roy (April 13, 2010). "Holland teen Joel T. Crouse sings backup on soon-to-be released Cyrus-Crow single". The Republican.
  5. ↑ "Joel Crouse Releases Debut Single "If You Want Some" February 5, 2013 – Song Review". Countrymusicpride.com. February 4, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ Billy Dukes. "Joel Crouse, 'If You Want Some' – Song Review". Tasteofcountry.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ Matt Bjorke (August 27, 2014). "Country Album Sales Report – August 27, 2014". Roughstock. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014. Sales figure given here
  8. ↑ Markos Papadatos (August 22, 2014). "Joel Crouse celebrates new album with Grand Ole Opry performance". Digital Journal.
  9. 1 2 3 Joseph Hudak (August 20, 2020). "How Joel Crouse Went From Opening For Taylor Swift to 'Food Stamps'". Rolling Stone.
  10. ↑ Katherine Yeske Taylor (August 7, 2020). "Joel Crouse Discusses Finding His Voice Again, Writing For New EP 'wasteLAnd'". American Songwriter.
  11. ↑ SPIN Staff (December 6, 2020). "The 35 Best Lesser-Known Artists of the Last 35 Years, Picked by 35 Well-Known Artists". SPIN Magazine.
  12. ↑ Allers, Hannahlee (June 25, 2014). "Joel Crouse Announces Release of Debut Album". The Boot. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Crouse debuts video". Country Standard Time. June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
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