Featured Tune: "Holdin' On" from Joshua Gellman

Waiting Wrapped in Harmony

Joshua Gellman’s “Holdin’ On” is a tender masterclass in emotional restraint, an achingly beautiful snapshot of love suspended in time. Featured on his new album Speak to My Dreams, the track glides with a quiet confidence that doesn't beg for attention, but instead earns it through raw sincerity and graceful nuance.

Built around the singer-songwriter tradition, Holdin’ On finds its strength in softness. The arrangement is deceptively simple, yet intricately layered, gentle acoustic strums, rich harmonies, and a delicately measured tempo that mirrors the emotional landscape of someone willing to love patiently, even through uncertainty. Gellman’s voice isn’t just singing; it’s narrating a deeply internal moment, steeped in vulnerability and emotional maturity.

What makes the song so compelling is its ability to sound both grounded and ethereal. It sits in that quiet space where longing, hope, and quiet ache coexist. There’s no melodrama here, just the kind of honesty that feels lived-in and real, like the conversation you replay in your head but never actually say out loud.

Holdin’ On is a sonic still frame, a moment paused and lovingly examined. With it, Gellman offers listeners a place to breathe, feel, and remember that sometimes love means waiting, and waiting can be its own kind of devotion.