According to Radin his musical career started in 2004, and he had learned to play the guitar only two years before that. His first song, "
Winter", appeared on his debut album
We Were Here.
We Were Here (2006) Radin has said that much of the album was inspired by a bad break-up. It was released exclusively to iTunes for a month, before attracting attention from major labels. Released on Columbia Records in May 2006,
Zach Braff hand-picked one of the tracks to be featured on the soundtrack for
The Last Kiss. Radin played the song "Today" from the album, along with five other songs, for
Ellen DeGeneres and
Portia de Rossi at their August 16, 2008, wedding.
Simple Times (2008) Radin's second album,
Simple Times went straight to No. 1 on the iTunes overall chart upon its release. Radin enlisted highly regarded producer
Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Beck). The two spent seven weeks recording at L.A.'s legendary Sunset Sound Studio working with a cast of musicians that included guitarist
Greg Leisz, bassist Johnny Flaugher, keyboardist Jason Borger, drummer
Victor Indrizzo and percussionist Lenny Castro. Among the album's many highlights are "You Got Growin' Up To Do", featuring guest vocalist
Patty Griffin, lead single "
I'd Rather Be with You" and "Brand New Day". Tracks from the album were featured on TV shows such as
Bones,
Scrubs,
House, ''
Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Life Unexpected, 90210, Brothers and Sisters, American Idol and Australian hit series Packed to the Rafters'' among others.
The Rock and The Tide (2010) Radin's third studio album,
The Rock and The Tide was released on October 12, 2010, on
Mom + Pop Music, his second release with the label. The album reached number five on the iTunes albums chart upon its release.
The Rock and The Tide was produced by
Martin Terefe (Cat Stevens, Ron Sexmith). A later EP released in 2011 used 6 of the album's tacks recorded in an acoustic session.
Underwater (2012) On September 4, 2012, Radin released his fourth studio album,
Underwater. The album was Radin's third release with
Mom + Pop Music. Radin wrote songs with
Janet Devlin in the Autumn of 2012 for her debut album.
Wax Wings (2013) Joshua Radin's fifth studio album
Wax Wings was released May 7, 2013.
Wax Wings, a self-released album, has eleven tracks. Included on the album is the song "Lovely Tonight", which had been previously released on iTunes as a single. The tracks "In Her Eyes" and "Stay" were produced by
Matt Noveskey.
Onward and Sideways (2015) Joshua Radin's released a sixth studio album on January 6, 2015. The album consisted of 13 tracks, one of which was a re-release of the
Wax Wings track "Beautiful Day" recorded with
Sheryl Crow.
The Fall (2017) in 2016 Radin released a self-produced album titled
The Fall on January 27, 2017, through Cadence Music.
Here, Right Now (2019) Radin's eighth studio album,
Here, Right Now, was released on October 4, 2019, through
Nettwerk Music Group. It was his first album with Nettwerk.
Here, Right Now features a cover of
Tom Petty's
I Won't Back Down.
The Ghost and The Wall (2021) Joshua Radin's ninth full-length album,
The Ghost and The Wall, was released on July 23, 2021. Radin wrote
The Ghost and The Wall at his home in Los Angeles in 2020, in isolation during the early days of the
COVID-19 pandemic. The album was produced remotely via email and text messages with
Jonathan Wilson, who also played several instruments on the album. The two musicians have never met in person.
ONE DAY, HOME (2025) Radin's tenth studio album,
ONE DAY, HOME, was self-released on February 14, 2025. ==Personal life==