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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
MembersDaniel Armbruster
Joseph Morinelli
Paul Brenner
Past membersTravis Johansen
Sean Donnelly
Benjamin Bailey
Websitejoywavemusic.com

Joywave is an American indie rock band from Rochester, New York, formed in 2010. Their lineup consists of Daniel Armbruster (vocals), Joseph Morinelli (guitar), and Paul Brenner (drums).[1] The band first became known for its collaboration with electronic music project Big Data, "Dangerous", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Rock & Alternative Airplay 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. Their fourth album, Cleanse, was released on February 11, 2022. Their fifth album, Permanent Pleasure, released on May 17, 2024.[3]

History

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Early years (2010–2013)

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The members of Joywave all grew up in Rochester, New York.[4][5] Armbruster, Brenner, and Morinelli played together in various local bands growing up, including The Hoodies.[6][4] Joywave was officially formed in 2010.[6][7] Donnelly joined the band soon after, and they released their first mixtape, 77777, in 2011.[7] In 2012, they released their first EP, Koda Vista.[4] In 2013, they released their second mixtape, 88888.[8]

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

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Main article: How Do You Feel Now?
Joywave performing in 2016

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.[9] 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.[10][11][12][13] "Tongues" was featured on a Google Nexus commercial and in EA Sports football game, FIFA 15,[4] and the music video for the song was directed by the directing duo Daniels.[14]

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.[15] It reached #25 on the Billboard Alternative Albums chart, #34 on the Top Rock Albums chart, and #3 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[16] 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.[17]

Content (2017–2018)

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Main article: Content (Joywave album)

In April 2017, they released "Content",[18] the first single off their upcoming second album, also titled Content.[19] In May 2017, they released the album's second single, "It's a Trip!".[19] Three other singles were released in the months that followed: "Shutdown," "Doubt," and "Going to a Place." Content was released on July 28, 2017.[20] On June 1, 2018, the band released the song "Compromise", an unreleased song from the How Do You Feel Now? era.[21]

Possession (2018–2020)

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Main article: Possession (Joywave album)

On July 12, 2018, the band released the single "Blastoffff".[22] It appears in the Fortnite Season 5 trailer.[23] On June 21, 2019 the single "Like a Kennedy" was released alongside a teaser for the music video.[citation needed] On August 9, 2019, the band released the single "Obsession", in advance of their third album.[24] On November 1, 2019, they released the single "Blank Slate". 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.[citation needed]

Cleanse (2021–2024)

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Main article: Cleanse (Joywave album)

The single "After Coffee" was released March 19, 2021, followed by the single "Every Window Is A Mirror" on May 7, 2021, in advance of their upcoming EP also titled Every Window Is A Mirror. The EP was released on June 25, 2021, and included the previous two singles plus two new songs: "Pray For The Reboot" and "The Inversion".[25] Joywave also released a Russian version of Every Window Is a Mirror when they noticed an uptick in streams coming from Russia.[citation needed]

After the EP went live, Joywave started a Q&A series called "Every Question Has an Answer".

On October 29, 2021, the band released the single "Cyn City 2000" and announced the release date of their fourth album, Cleanse, as well as a headlining tour. A fourth single "Buy American" was released January 14, 2022. The album was released on February 11, 2022.[25]

On June 24, 2022, the band announced a live album titled Live. While the band toured the US, they recorded multiple shows and compiled it all into an album. The album was released on July 29, 2022.[26]

Permanent Pleasure (2024-present)

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On February 16, 2024, they released the single "Brain Damage".[27] On March 22, 2024, they released the single "Scared", and announced that their upcoming album Permanent Pleasure is scheduled for release on May 17, 2024.[28]

On May 17th, 2024, they released the entirety of the album Permanent Pleasure. This album includes the two previously released singles "Scared" and "Brain Damage" along with 7 other songs. The entire album is framed with excerpts from a found audio celebrating Rochester's history and culture. The promotional material for this album heavily features a cat. This cat was included in both of the music videos for the singles, as well as in other merchandise. Most notably, a small sleeping cat figurine that one can place on their record player while it is playing a vinyl. The figurine was included in one of several versions of the Permanent Pleasure Vinyl bundles. These bundles featured different color prints of the album and various other additional items depending on its level.

Performances

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Joywave made their television debut in July 2015 on Late Night with Seth Meyers, performing "Dangerous" and "Tongues".[29] They have also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live.[30][31][32]

They opened two shows for The Killers in May 2014.[29] That year, they performed at Lollapalooza in Chicago,[33] and played Osheaga Festival in Montreal.[7] In 2015, they toured the UK with Brandon Flowers,[34] went on a five-week tour with Night Terrors of 1927 and Bleachers,[5] opened for The Kooks,[35] and played Leeds Festival in England.[36] In 2016, they went on a five-week US tour with Metric.[4] In the summer of 2017, they toured across the United States with Young the Giant and Cold War Kids.[19] 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.[37] 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,[38] and in September 2018 they toured with Bishop Briggs.[39] In the autumn of 2019 Joywave joined Bastille's Doom Days tour in America.[40]

In October 2021, the band announced The Cleanse Tour, which began in Harrisburg, PA on February 26, 2022.[41] In the fall of 2022, Joywave coheadlined The Welcome to Hellvetica Tour with I Dont Know How But They Found Me.[42] In August 2022, Joywave announced a UK and EU tour, which began in Dublin, Ireland on November 1, 2022.[43] In December of 2022, they announced another tour of the United States called Express Wash, which took place in March and April 2023.[44] In May 2024, the band announced the Permanent Pleasure World Tour, which began on September 11, 2024, in Toronto, Canada, and concluded on November 14, 2024, in Utrecht, Netherlands.[45]

Members

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Current

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

Touring

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  • Kevin Mahoney – bass guitar (2017–present)
  • Connor Ehman - guitar, keyboards, and background vocals (2022)
  • Taylor Dubray - guitar, keyboards, and background vocals (2022–present)

Former

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  • Travis Johansen – keyboards (2010–2013)
  • Sean Donnelly – bass guitar (2010–2017)
  • Jeremiah Crespo – bass guitar (2017–2018)
  • Benjamin Bailey – keyboards, pianos, synth (2013–2021)[46]

Timeline

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Discography

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Main article: Joywave discography

References

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  1. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Joywave". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Big Data". Billboard.
  3. ^ "When will Joywave release Permanent Pleasure?". Genius. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Jeff Spevak, "Riding the Joywave," USA Today, November 25, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Autumn Thatcher, "Joywave on a decidedly upward trend," Salt Lake Tribune, March 5, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Lou Foglia, "Joywave talks Disney, 'Dangerous,' late night shows," Columbia Chronicle, October 5, 2015.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Joywave // 88888 Mixtape". SoundCloud. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  9. ^ Roman Gokhman, "Noise Pop Q&A: Success buys pink suits, new bed for Joywave," Archived August 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine The Bay Bridged, February 25, 2016.
  10. ^ "Joywave – Tongues (Official video) feat. KOPPS". YouTube. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  11. ^ "Joywave – Somebody New (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  12. ^ "Joywave – Tongues (Official Video) ft. KOPPS". YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  13. ^ JoywaveVEVO (February 24, 2015), Joywave – Somebody New (Official Video), retrieved April 6, 2016
  14. ^ Claire Lobenfeld, "Joywave and Kopps Lead NSFW Romp in 'Tongues' Video," Spin, June 3, 2014.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ Joywave Chart History, Billboard. Accessed June 15, 2017.
  17. ^ Tyler Harvey, "Joywave Shows Denver Some Destruction," 303 Magazine, June 14, 2016.
  18. ^ Sydney Sweeney, "This Just In: Joywave's 'Content' is a Creepy, Double-Edged Sword," Atwood Magazine, April 21, 2017.
  19. ^ a b c Lindsay Howard, "Joywave Teases Next Album with New Song 'It's a Trip'," Variance Magazine, May 5, 2017.
  20. ^ "Content by Joywave". United States: YouTube. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  21. ^ "Compromise – Single by Joywave". iTunes Store. United States: Apple. June 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  22. ^ "Blastoffff – Single by Joywave". iTunes Store. United States. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  23. ^ "Fortnite Season 5 Is Now Live, Brings Golf Courts, Map Changes And ATK With A Bounce Padded Roof". futuregamereleases.com. July 12, 2018. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  24. ^ Spruch, Kirsten (August 9, 2019). "Joywave Team Up With Marvel Comics to Unveil New Song 'Obsession'". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  25. ^ a b Studios, W. M. A. "Joywave". Hollywood Records. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  26. ^ @joywave (June 24, 2022). "🚨🚨INTRODUCING🚨🚨"Live", the new #live album from Joywave, available 7/29/22..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ Vigil, Dom (February 16, 2024). "Joywave Reveal New Single, "Brain Damage"". Prelude Press. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  28. ^ @joywave (March 22, 2024). "📣 Permanent Pleasure, the 5th full length studio album from Joywave, arrives May 17th. 📣 ..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  29. ^ a b Emily Bloch, "Indie-Rock Band Joywave Makes People 'Feel Uncomfortable'," New Times Broward-Palm Beach, March 17, 2015.
  30. ^ Cantor, Brian (July 30, 2014). "First Look: Big Data, Joywave Perform on "Late Night with Seth Meyers"". Headlineplanet.com. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  31. ^ "Joywave performs "Somebody New"". abc.go.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  32. ^ "Somebody New (Big Morning Buzz Live)". vh1.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  33. ^ Brittany Spanos, Jessica Hopper, Stacey Anderson, "40 Best Things We Saw at Lollapalooza 2014," Rolling Stone, August 4, 2014.
  34. ^ "Joywave talk collaborating with Kendrick Lamar & why they'll never make a Coldplay album," MTV News, May 22, 2015.
  35. ^ "Joywave talks touring, Tony Hawk and what they're listening to," Into the Crowd, June 26, 2015.
  36. ^ Alistair McGeorge, "Joywave love 'taking the crowd hostage' and admit they 'thrive on being the underdog'," Daily Mirror, September 9, 2015.
  37. ^ "Joywave Expand Thanks. Thanks For Coming Tour With 2018 Dates," The Prelude Press, November 16, 2017.
  38. ^ Dickman, Maggie (February 8, 2018). "THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS SHARE MASSIVE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR, DETAIL NEW ALBUM". Alt Press. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  39. ^ "Bishop Briggs schedules fall tour dates with Joywave". ABC News Radio. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  40. ^ "Joywave – THE POSSESSION TOUR". Joywavemusic.com. March 9, 2020.
  41. ^ @joywave (October 29, 2021). "🚨 The Cleanse Tour. Spring '22. Full 🇺🇸. 🚨..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  42. ^ @joywave (May 31, 2022). "🚨🚨 Joywave and @iDKHOW have joined forces to bring you the coheadline tour that America deserves. Welcome to Hellvetica. Tickets on sale Friday. 🚨🚨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  43. ^ @joywave (August 2, 2022). "🚨🚨 UK🇬🇧/EU🇪🇺 🚨🚨 We are pleased to announce Joywave's VERY FIRST UK/EU HEADLINE TOUR..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  44. ^ "Joywave Announce 2023 Express Wash Tour". Prelude Press. December 14, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  45. ^ Shields, Genae (May 16, 2024). "Joywave announces 2024 Permanent Pleasure World Tour". Democrat & Chronicle. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  46. ^ "Joywave on Instagram: "We have some bittersweet news to share with all of you today. For the past year or so, our beloved Benjamin Bailey aka @jacobashermusic has been hard at work on his solo project. His debut EP arrives August 11th (It is excellent!), but it means he will be transitioning away from his role in Joywave. You may still see him on stage with us in the coming months (He's a sport and is not leaving us high and dry), but do not be alarmed if you start to see photos with three people in them on this page. I would encourage you to hit the follow button over on the @jacobashermusic page to keep up with all of Ben's latest happenings (We'll continue to share them here as well). We will miss his contagious laughter on the bus, on stage, and in every green room. Venue juice machines may greet today's news with a sigh of relief, but I have no doubt Jacob Asher will return to make them weep in no time. Love from all of us ❤️"".
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