Joel Crouse

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.

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

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

In 2011, Crouse signed with Show Dog-Universal Music, and toured with Toby Keith and The Band Perry. 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". The song, which he wrote with Jamie Houston and Luke Laird, debuted at number 59 on the Country Airplay charts in January 2013. Crouse made his Grand Ole Opry debut on April 18, 2014.

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.

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

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."

Discography

EPs Title EP DetailswasteLAnd 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 Released: August 19, 2014 Label: Show Dog-Universal Music Format: CD, digital download 20 183 3

Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions 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" Chris Hicky 2020 "On My Way" Robbie Norris