Joywave | |
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![]() Joywave performing at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 17, 2016 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Rochester, New York, United States |
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Years active | 2010–present |
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Members | Daniel Armbruster Joseph Morinelli Paul Brenner |
Past members | Travis Johansen Sean Donnelly Benjamin Bailey |
Website | joywavemusic |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 ]
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]
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]
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]
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The discography of American indie rock band Joywave consists of five studio albums, one remix/compilation album, three extended plays, two mixtapes, and 18 singles.
Possession is the third studio album by American indie rock band Joywave. It was released on March 13, 2020, through their own Cultco Music label and Hollywood Records. The album was supported by five singles prior to release; "Blastoffff", "Like a Kennedy", "Obsession", "Blank Slate", and "Half Your Age".
Cleanse is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Joywave. It was released February 11, 2022 through Cultco Music and Hollywood Records. Four singles were released prior to the album: "After Coffee", "Every Window is a Mirror", "Cyn City 2000", and "Buy American". The EP Every Window is a Mirror was also released prior to the album on June 25, 2021. It contained "After Coffee" and "Every Window is a Mirror", as well as two new songs: "Pray for the Reboot" and "The Inversion".