Joshua Idehen - I know youre hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have got to try

Released 6th March 2026

Lately, it feels like the world is one endless bad news cycle. Joshua Idehen isnt here to pretend otherwise but on the spoken word artists new album, I Know Youre Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try, he provides a phenomenal sonic, poetic space. Made with his creative partner, musician Ludvig Parment, the album is an urgent but transcendent collection that holds you through it all, filled with grief, euphoria and hope.

I Know Youre Hurting comes after the virality of Idehens track Mum Does The Washing, a wry and whipsmart poem examining how the world works (which started life as a Twitter thread), set to Parments spacious beats. The song has seen the pair propelled beyond Idehens wildest dreams this past year, with support from the likes of Jamz Supernova and Huw Stephens leading to sold-out shows and packed out festival performances including rammed crowds at Glastonbury and Green