Music Style Pop, AAA Alternative, Folk-pop

Musical Influences Elvis Costello, Joe Henry, David Gray, Bruce Springsteen

Similar Artists Elvis Costello, Tom Petty

Artist History Several tracks from Joe's CD "Welcome to Your New Life" have recently been featured on MTV's "Sorority Life," including "I Know I've Been Bad", "Rainbows", "Nothin' To Brag About" and "Streets of Paris." The album is getting airplay on over 100 college and AAA stations in the U.S., including WFUV in New York City and KUT in Austin, Texas.

Albums Welcome To Your New Life

Press Reviews "Singer-songwriter-guitarist Joe Rathbone throws himself into the arena of Tom Petty (nee Dylan) performers." - Village Voice "Think John Wesley Harding meets Joe Jackson." - Boston Globe "New Atlanta resident Joe Rathbone probably comes face to face with a lot of 'oh...that's what I'm hearing' kind of reactions, when explaining his upbeat pop-inflected music, which bears the stamp of his former home of Jersey City, NJ. Quick, name at least one other rock act, other than the Boss, who came from New Jersey. If you're one of the smart ones who said the Smithereens, take a bow, because they are one of the most immediately obvious touchstones for Rathbone's sound, on more rocking cuts like 'Rainbows.' Elsewhere on the recording, he ranges far from his Garden State roots with Elvis Costello-sounding strains of, 'I Know I've Been Bad." A heady melancholy wafts through the Joe Henry-like, 'Heart Full of Song,' and the title cut is a rousing, memorable tune as well. His melodic sense is unerring, and sometimes a great tune is all that is needed to lift the ordinary to something much, much higher." - Southeast Performer "Equal parts contemplation, confession and celebration, the easy-going pop delivery of Joe Rathbone achieves a personal connection without being overly sentimental." - Creative Loafing, Atlanta, GA "Joe spruces up the singer-songwriter genre with pop overtones." - 99X (Atlanta's alternative rock station)

Location Atlanta, GA - USA

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