Kevin Downswell to release Joy Is Here album

Gospel singer-songwriter Kevin Downswell is describing his fifth studio album, Joy Is Here, as his most vulnerable and personal project to date, reflecting the experiences, spiritual growth, and renewed convictions that have shaped his life.

The 10-track album was previewed during an intimate listening session at Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston on Thursday, October 22, where members of the music industry and media were given insight into the inspiration behind the music.

“If I never dropped the album this year I would have missed something. I don’t know if it was somebody who needed these kinds of songs — maybe it’s one; maybe it’s a thousand, or a million. You know when you just have that urgency? It feels like the most perfect thing I’ve ever done,” Downswell told the Jamaica Observer following the private listening.