Josie Cotton Gets Candid With Us Speaking About Her Music

The always stylish and very enigmatic Josie Cotton speaks to us about her music and influences.

Josie Cotton Is ‘Painting in Blood’ In The Third New Single From This Incredible Singer Songwriter

Paying tribute to Ennio Morricone, as well as giving a nod to the classic Italian giallo horror films, the music video for ‘Painting In Blood’ sees Josie Cotton channel Gina Lollobrigida, as well as some Nancy Sinatra.

It’s The ‘Day Of The Gun’ For Josie Cotton

The second music video we present for Josie Cotton is ‘Day Of The Gun’, which sees her going through just an average day – albeit one featuring psycho bikers, bounty hunter priests, and kung fu killers – oh and the disembodied head of an ex.

Josie Cotton Gets Funky With New Video, ‘Disco Ball’

Josie Cotton is no stranger to Essentially Pop; we’ve been writing about her and her music since 2019. Now we bring you a real treat, with not one, not two, but three tracks from our favourite New Wave artist.

Josie Cotton & Kevin Preston Got A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On With New Rockabilly Single, ‘The Ballad Of Elvis Presley’

The first thing you’ll notice in the video of ‘The Ballad Of Elvis Presley’ is Josie Cotton’s sky-high beehive hair, the likes of which we’ve not seen since the late great Amy Winehouse – or, more likely given the subject matter, Priscilla Presley. But hair like that is a good sign that we’re in for a treat, and Josie Cotton and Kevin Preston certainly don’t disappoint.

The Essential Advent Calendar: December 4

Essential Advent Calendar: December 3 – Josie Cotton Celebrates the Holidays with “Every Day Like Christmas”

Day 3 of the Essential Advent Calendar, and we’re celebrating it with Josie Cotton and her festive single, ‘Every Day Like Christmas’.

Josie Cotton – ‘Ukrainian Cowboy’

Josie Cotton knows that pop music thrives on unlikely combinations. An upbeat, catchy chorus combined with a hip hop bridge shouldn’t work, but it does. But genre bending doesn’t usually cross this far: for her new single, ‘Ukrainian Cowboy’, she blends a twangy baritone guitar and a country-inspired melody with the deep-voiced chants and buoyant rhythms of Russian folk music. It sounds bizarre when written down, but believe us when we say, it works.