Joywave

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Joywave
Joywave performing at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 17, 2016
Joywave performing at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 17, 2016
Background information
OriginRochester, New York, United States
Genres
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
  • The Hoodies
  • Vice Grip
Websitejoywavemusic.com
MembersDaniel Armbruster
Joseph Morinelli
Paul Brenner
Past membersTravis Johansen
Sean Donnelly
Benjamin Bailey

Joywave is an American indie rock band from Rochester, New York, formed in 2010. Their lineup consists of Daniel Armbruster (vocals), Joseph Morinelli (guitar), Benjamin Bailey (keyboards), and Paul Brenner (drums).[1] The band first became known for its collaboration with electronic music project Big Data, "Dangerous", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in 2014.[2] After releasing two EPs, their debut album, How Do You Feel Now?, was released through their own Cultco Music label, an imprint of Hollywood Records, in 2015. Their second album, Content, was released on July 28, 2017. It was followed by their third album, Possession, which was released on March 13, 2020 and finally Every Window Is A Mirror on the June 25, 2021.

History[]

Early years (2010–2013)[]

All five members of Joywave grew up in Rochester, New York.[3][4] Armbruster, Brenner and Morinelli played together in various local bands growing up, including The Hoodies.[2][3] They formed Joywave in Rochester in 2010.[2][5] Donnelly joined the band soon after, and they released their first mixtape, 77777, in 2011.[5] In 2012, they released their first EP, Koda Vista.[3]

"Dangerous" and How Do You Feel Now? (2014–2016)[]

Main article: How Do You Feel Now?

Originally a member of Big Data with Alan Wilkis, Armbruster wrote the song “Dangerous”, which was recorded by Wilkis with Armbruster on vocals, and credited to Big Data featuring Joywave.[6] Following the success of “Dangerous”, Joywave's notability continued to rise with the release of their 2014 EP How Do You Feel? The two singles from the EP, "Tongues" (ft. KOPPS) and "Somebody New", achieved considerable popularity on the radio and on YouTube, with the respective music videos each having over 1.8 million views on YouTube as of June 2017.[7][8][9][10] "Tongues" was featured on a Google Nexus commercial and in EA Sports football game, FIFA 15,[3] and the music video for the song was directed by the directing duo Daniels.[11]

Joywave's debut LP, How Do You Feel Now?, was released on April 21, 2015 in the US and June 22, 2015 in the UK.[12] It reached #25 on the Billboard Alternative Albums chart, #34 on the Top Rock Albums chart, and #3 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[13] In 2016, the band released Swish, which features alternate versions of "Destruction". The title is a reference to Kanye West's 2016 album The Life of Pablo, which was originally going to be titled Swish.[14]

Content (2017–2018)[]

Main article: Content (Joywave album)

In April 2017, they released "Content",[15] the first single off their upcoming second album, also titled Content.[16] In May 2017, they released the album's second single, "It's a Trip!".[16] Three other singles were released in the months that followed: "Shutdown," "Doubt," and "Going to a Place." Content was released on July 28, 2017.[17] On June 1, 2018, the band released the song "Compromise", an unreleased song from the How Do You Feel Now? era.[18]

Possession (2018-2020)[]

Main article: Possession (Joywave album)

On July 12, 2018, the band released the single "Blastoffff".[19] It appears in the Fortnite Season 5 trailer.[20] On June 21, 2019 the single "Like a Kennedy" was released alongside a teaser for the music video.[21] On August 9, 2019, the band released the single "Obsession", in advance of their third album.[22] On November 1, 2019, they released the single "Blank Slate".[23] On January 7, 2020, the band released the song "Half Your Age" and revealed that their third album, Possession, would be released on March 13. They also announced dates for a North American headlining tour, which was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [24]

Every Window Is A Mirror (2021)[]

Their four-song EP Every Window Is a Mirror was released on June 25, 2021.[25] The EP include 4 new songs which were released over a course of around 3 months and the EP includes the songs: After Coffee, Every Window Is A Mirror, The Inversion and Pray For The Reboot. Joywave also released a Russian version of Every Window Is A Mirror when they noticed an uptick in streams coming from Russia.

It is also to note that after the EP went live, Joywave started a Q&A series called Every Question Has An Answer.

Performances[]

Joywave made their television debut in July 2015 on Late Night with Seth Meyers, performing "Dangerous" and "Tongues".[26] They have also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live.[27][28][29]

They opened two shows for The Killers in May 2014.[26] That year, they performed at Lollapalooza in Chicago,[30] and played Osheaga Festival in Montreal.[5] In 2015, they toured the UK with Brandon Flowers,[31] went on a five-week tour with Night Terrors of 1927 and Bleachers,[4] opened for The Kooks,[32] and played Leeds Festival in England.[33] In 2016, they went on a five-week US tour with Metric.[3] In the summer of 2017, they toured across the United States with Young the Giant and Cold War Kids.[16] In November 2017, the band announced the second leg of their Thanks. Thanks for Coming tour, which began in Las Vegas on February 10, 2018.[34] They toured with Thirty Seconds to Mars, Walk the Moon, and MisterWives on Thirty Seconds to Mars's North American tour in the summer of 2018,[35] and in September 2018 they toured with Bishop Briggs.[36] In the autumn of 2019 Joywave joined Bastille's Doom Days tour in America. [37]

Discography[]

Main article: Joywave discography

Members[]

Current[]

  • Daniel Armbruster – lead vocals, guitars, production, pianos (2010–present)
  • Joseph Morinelli – guitar (2010–present)
  • Paul Brenner – drums (2010–present)

Touring[]

  • Kevin Mahoney – bass guitar (2017–present)

Former[]

  • Travis Johansen – keyboards (2010–2013)
  • Sean Donnelly – bass guitar (2010–2017)
  • Benjamin Bailey – keyboards, pianos, synth (2013–2021) [38]

Timeline[]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Lou Foglia, "Joywave talks Disney, 'Dangerous,' late night shows," Columbia Chronicle, October 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Jeff Spevak, "Riding the Joywave," USA Today, November 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Autumn Thatcher, "Joywave on a decidedly upward trend," Salt Lake Tribune, March 5, 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Troy L. Smith, "Buzz band Joywave opens for The Killers, visits 'Late Night with Seth Meyers'," The Plain Dealer, September 24, 2014.
  6. ^ Roman Gokhman, "Noise Pop Q&A: Success buys pink suits, new bed for Joywave," The Bay Bridged, February 25, 2016.
  7. ^ "Joywave – Tongues (Official video) feat. KOPPS". YouTube. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  8. ^ "Joywave – Somebody New (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  9. ^ "Joywave – Tongues (Official Video) ft. KOPPS". YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  10. ^ JoywaveVEVO (February 24, 2015), Joywave – Somebody New (Official Video), retrieved April 6, 2016
  11. ^ Claire Lobenfeld, "Joywave and Kopps Lead NSFW Romp in 'Tongues' Video," Spin, June 3, 2014.
  12. ^ "Interview: Joywave – "Destruction Is One Of Our Favourite On The Record; It's Aggressive And Scary"". Inveterate. May 21, 2015. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  13. ^ Joywave Chart History, Billboard. Accessed June 15, 2017.
  14. ^ Tyler Harvey, "Joywave Shows Denver Some Destruction," 303 Magazine, June 14, 2016.
  15. ^ Sydney Sweeney, "This Just In: Joywave's 'Content' is a Creepy, Double-Edged Sword," Atwood Magazine, April 21, 2017.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b c Lindsay Howard, "Joywave Teases Next Album with New Song 'It's a Trip'," Variance Magazine, May 5, 2017.
  17. ^ "Content by Joywave". United States: YouTube. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  18. ^ "Compromise – Single by Joywave". iTunes Store. United States: Apple. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  19. ^ "Blastoffff – Single by Joywave". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  20. ^ "Fortnite Season 5 Is Now Live, Brings Golf Courts, Map Changes And ATK With A Bounce Padded Roof". futuregamereleases.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  21. ^ Joywave (July 5, 2019). "Tuesday.pic.twitter.com/3OEV5OI9Lh". @joywave. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  22. ^ Spruch, Kirsten (August 9, 2019). "Joywave Team Up With Marvel Comics to Unveil New Song 'Obsession'". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  23. ^ Frometa, RJ. "Joywave reveal "Blank Slate"". ventsmagazine.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  24. ^ Frometa, RJ (January 7, 2020). "Joywave announce new album "Possession" to release March 13, North American headline tour announced, new single "Half Your Age" out today". Vents. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  25. ^ Frometa, RJ. "Joywave releases "Every Window Is A Mirror" of their upcoming EP set to release June 25". Vents Magazine. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  26. ^ Jump up to: a b Emily Bloch, "Indie-Rock Band Joywave Makes People 'Feel Uncomfortable'," New Times Broward-Palm Beach, March 17, 2015.
  27. ^ Cantor, Brian (July 30, 2014). "First Look: Big Data, Joywave Perform on "Late Night with Seth Meyers"". Headlineplanet.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  28. ^ "Joywave performs "Somebody New"". abc.go.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  29. ^ "Somebody New (Big Morning Buzz Live)". vh1.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  30. ^ Brittany Spanos, Jessica Hopper, Stacey Anderson, "40 Best Things We Saw at Lollapalooza 2014," Rolling Stone, August 4, 2014.
  31. ^ "Joywave talk collaborating with Kendrick Lamar & why they'll never make a Coldplay album," MTV News, May 22, 2015.
  32. ^ "Joywave talks touring, Tony Hawk and what they're listening to," Into the Crowd, June 26, 2015.
  33. ^ Alistair McGeorge, "Joywave love 'taking the crowd hostage' and admit they 'thrive on being the underdog'," Daily Mirror, September 9, 2015.
  34. ^ "Joywave Expand Thanks. Thanks For Coming Tour With 2018 Dates," The Prelude Press, November 16, 2017.
  35. ^ Dickman, Maggie. "THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS SHARE MASSIVE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, DETAIL NEW ALBUM". Alt Press. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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  37. ^ "Joywave – THE POSSESSION TOUR". Joywavemusic.com. March 9, 2020.
  38. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CR6t-SiBvn6/
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