Josiah Queen - Damascus Road [Colored]

Josiah Queen plugs in for Damascus Road, his third album and the first he has made with a full band, pressed here on colored vinyl.

The young Florida songwriter built a huge following fast, with The Prodigal in 2024 and Mt. Zion in 2025 both topping the Christian albums chart and introducing a voice that blends worship with folk, pop and rock. This 2026 record widens the frame. With a full band behind him for the first time, he leans into a rootsy folk-rock sound that gives his confessional writing more muscle.

The title points to the record's spine. Much of it draws on the story of Paul and his conversion on the road to Damascus, tracing struggle, redemption and the pull of faith through fourteen songs that move from doubt to hard-won conviction.

Out Of Breath opens things with an urgent, uplifting rush about making every moment count. Demons, which went to number one at Christian radio, takes on spiritual warfare head-on, while Judas and Make Heaven Crowded, both shared ahead of the album, round out a strong run of singles. Aodhán King and Forrest Frank are among the guests along the way.

Earnest, energetic and built for singing along, this is Queen sounding bigger and more certain than ever.