released August 21, 2020

halloween costume contest is josh allen

all songs written and performed by josh allen
recorded by chris clary at couch king studios from march-june 2020

chris and caleb clary - vocals on "chase high road"

photography by jesse peeler
instagram.com/jfilmphoto
ashley stevens - ghost

thank you:
my family, ashley, feelings club, stress fractures, central street electric tattoo, calmness, al, callie, caleb, leah, cait, sydney, jess, acrobat unstable, duke, don, kaitlin, mackie, mitch, hey there rabbit, maya atkins, jail socks, your spirit dies, field medic, ol' sport, the milestone club, almost heaven salon & spa, hospital bracelet, bince, yes chef!, theo, isaiah, luck doom, ferret bueller, annabeth, every single artist i’ve had the opportunity of playing a show with, and anyone who has ever come to a show, bought some merch or streamed my music. the support i’ve gotten from y’all since starting this project means the world to me. thank you so much. i hope you like these songs.

"Josh Allen, a native of North Carolina, a couple of years ago began bringing a project to life called Halloween Costume Contest. Through their first EP "A Ghost in Autumn", they left us before a set of songs collected where they put the value of the off tone and the more enveloping environments around certain withered states of mind. Positioning themselves as a chronicler of sensations that come and go in the same way as the seasons, they undoubtedly achieved an exciting cover letter. Some time later they are back with their second work "I Don't Wanna Be Sad When The World Ends", finding ourselves before an emo folk song format with which to delve fully into all the contradictory thoughts that flutter in their head, all using their guitar almost exclusively and an enormous sensitivity to capture all kinds of experiences that seem to be consumed by irremediable way."