Joywave has spent much of the past decade holding an aural mirror to society, concocting a distinctively modern approach towards pop music that is both organic and synthetic, much like our own day-to-day lives. The Rochester, NY-based band is now wrapping up work on their hugely anticipated third album, POSSESSION, due via Cultco Music/Hollywood Records in early 2020. Produced at Joywave's own studio in Rochester by founder Daniel Armbruster, arranged by Armbruster and his fellow band members Joseph Morinelli, Paul Brenner, and Benjamin Bailey, and then mixed by Dan Grech-Marguerat (The Killers, Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey), advance tracks from the LP offer a clear display of the band's evolution from the basement to the big stage, to their current role of full-fledged pop provocateurs, fearlessly assimilating genres, motifs, and big ideas into its own one-of-a-kind identity. Songs such as the unprecedented first single, "Like A Kennedy" or the haunting "Blank Slate" provide both commentary and catharsis by bridging the political with the personal, as Armbruster's finely etched social commentaries ultimately give way to frank introspection.
"The album really focuses on control," says Armbruster. "It examines it on a broader societal level but also on a very personal level, like, how do I gain control over my own life and experiences? We turn on the news now and it's like, what is happening? How am I supposed to go to the grocery store or think about paying my bills or whatever mundane thing I need to do?"
Joywave first came together in 2010 to put live flesh on the bones of songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Armbruster's original home recordings. A series of visionary mixtapes and EPs followed, as did Big Data's RIAA gold certified 2013 single, "Dangerous (Feat. Joywave)," a #1 hit at Alternative radio as well as a top 10 multi-format smash. 2014's HOW DO YOU FEEL? EP was fast followed by the band's full-length debut album, HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW? The album spawned a string of multi-format hits and 2016's innovative remix collection, SWISH. The following year saw CONTENT make a top 10 debut on Billboard's "Heatseekers" chart upon its arrival, powered by the Alternative radio favorites, "It's A Trip" and "Doubt."
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"The album really focuses on control," says Armbruster. "It examines it on a broader societal level but also on a very personal level, like, how do I gain control over my own life and experiences? We turn on the news now and it's like, what is happening? How am I supposed to go to the grocery store or think about paying my bills or whatever mundane thing I need to do?"
Joywave first came together in 2010 to put live flesh on the bones of songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Armbruster's original home recordings. A series of visionary mixtapes and EPs followed, as did Big Data's RIAA gold certified 2013 single, "Dangerous (Feat. Joywave)," a #1 hit at Alternative radio as well as a top 10 multi-format smash. 2014's HOW DO YOU FEEL? EP was fast followed by the band's full-length debut album, HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW? The album spawned a string of multi-format hits and 2016's innovative remix collection, SWISH. The following year saw CONTENT make a top 10 debut on Billboard's "Heatseekers" chart upon its arrival, powered by the Alternative radio favorites, "It's A Trip" and "Doubt."
Joywave has spent much of the past decade holding an aural mirror to society, concocting a distinctively modern approach towards pop music that is both organic and synthetic, much like our own day-to-day lives. The Rochester, NY-based band is now wrapping up work on their hugely anticipated third album, POSSESSION, due via Cultco Music/Hollywood Records in early 2020. Produced at Joywave's own studio in Rochester by founder Daniel Armbruster, arranged by Armbruster and his fellow band members Joseph Morinelli, Paul Brenner, and Benjamin Bailey, and then mixed by Dan Grech-Marguerat (The Killers, Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey), advance tracks from the LP offer a clear display of the band's evolution from the basement to the big stage, to their current role of full-fledged pop provocateurs, fearlessly assimilating genres, motifs, and big ideas into its own one-of-a-kind identity. Songs such as the unprecedented first single, "Like A Kennedy" or the haunting "Blank Slate" provide both commentary and catharsis by bridging the political with the personal, as Armbruster's finely etched social commentaries ultimately give way to frank introspection.
"The album really focuses on control," says Armbruster. "It examines it on a broader societal level but also on a very personal level, like, how do I gain control over my own life and experiences? We turn on the news now and it's like, what is happening? How am I supposed to go to the grocery store or think about paying my bills or whatever mundane thing I need to do?"
Joywave first came together in 2010 to put live flesh on the bones of songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Armbruster's original home recordings. A series of visionary mixtapes and EPs followed, as did Big Data's RIAA gold certified 2013 single, "Dangerous (Feat. Joywave)," a #1 hit at Alternative radio as well as a top 10 multi-format smash. 2014's HOW DO YOU FEEL? EP was fast followed by the band's full-length debut album, HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW? The album spawned a string of multi-format hits and 2016's innovative remix collection, SWISH. The following year saw CONTENT make a top 10 debut on Billboard's "Heatseekers" chart upon its arrival, powered by the Alternative radio favorites, "It's A Trip" and "Doubt."
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"The album really focuses on control," says Armbruster. "It examines it on a broader societal level but also on a very personal level, like, how do I gain control over my own life and experiences? We turn on the news now and it's like, what is happening? How am I supposed to go to the grocery store or think about paying my bills or whatever mundane thing I need to do?"
Joywave first came together in 2010 to put live flesh on the bones of songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Armbruster's original home recordings. A series of visionary mixtapes and EPs followed, as did Big Data's RIAA gold certified 2013 single, "Dangerous (Feat. Joywave)," a #1 hit at Alternative radio as well as a top 10 multi-format smash. 2014's HOW DO YOU FEEL? EP was fast followed by the band's full-length debut album, HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW? The album spawned a string of multi-format hits and 2016's innovative remix collection, SWISH. The following year saw CONTENT make a top 10 debut on Billboard's "Heatseekers" chart upon its arrival, powered by the Alternative radio favorites, "It's A Trip" and "Doubt."
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