With a name like Wordsworth, you’d think the subject of this entry would be a wealthy shipping heir or possibly a butler.

Oh, but he’s not! Rather, he isn’t a ‘he’ at all, but rather a them. They are a of a sort of classical-jazz-indie duo. It’s a bit like Vince Guaraldi playing poker with The Decemberists at Edvard Grieg’s house. Hopefully that’s conjuring the appropriate image here.

Josiah Wordsworth are Jordan Slominski and Andrew Wiedner. Slominski takes up piano duties while Wiedner pounds the skins. Neither dares sing, allowing their instrumentation to do all the talking. It seems odd to say, but it’s a rather daring concept in this day-and-age. After all, how many hugely popular orchestral bands can you name off the top of your head? Likely not that many.

A lack of vocals may scare off the rock traditionalists, but their loss will be our gain. Stream the entire Wordsworth EP, Blue State, on the band’s Virb page. I’ve got a free song to offer you below, but if you really want a taste of the band’s diversity, I’d recommend checking out ‘Eulogy’ or ‘Rock Song’. It’s well worth it.

Listen: Josiah Wordsworth - Witch Hunt

- Sean