Mt. Joy | |
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Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Years active | 2016–present |
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Website | mtjoyband |
Mt. Joy is an American five-piece indie rock band based in Los Angeles with roots in Philadelphia. They consist of members Matt Quinn (vocals, guitar), Sam Cooper (guitar), Sotiris Eliopoulos (drums), Jackie Miclau (keyboards), and Michael Byrnes (bass). The band debuted in 2016 with their single "Astrovan", recorded in Los Angeles by Quinn, Cooper, and Byrnes. This was followed up in 2017 by the trio of singles "Sheep", "Cardinal", and "Silver Lining", with "Silver Lining" eventually charting at the top spot of the Billboard Triple A charts. [2] On March 2, 2018, they released their debut eponymous studio album. [3] [4] [5] Between the next two years, Mt. Joy performed at festivals and on tour as support acts, as well as headlining a North American and European tour. After a tour with The Lumineers was cut short due to COVID-19, Mt. Joy released their second studio album, Rearrange Us on June 5, 2020. [6] Their third studio album, Orange Blood, was released on June 17, 2022.
Having first met in high school in Philadelphia, PA, Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper reunited in Los Angeles in 2016 and began working on music. Says Quinn, "It was just one of those cool, serendipitous life moments where a person that I’d been making music with in high school ended up in the same city as me, and I didn’t really know anybody else ... Just because we love music we were getting together and writing together." [7] The pair named the project after the name of a mountain in Valley Forge National Park near where Quinn and Cooper grew up. [8] The two recorded their single, "Astrovan", with the help of future bandmate bassist Michael Byrnes, who they met on Craigslist, and Byrnes' then-roommate producer Caleb Nelson, in April of that year and released the song in September. [4]
The single's rapid streaming success, as well as the success of their second single, "Sheep", drew the three to add drummer Sotiris Eliopoulos and keyboardist Jackie Miclau to the group, together playing Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, and Lollapalooza, as well as opening for bands such as The Head and the Heart, The Shins, Whitney, and The Revivalists. In 2017, Mt. Joy signed to Dualtone Records. [9]
Throughout 2017, the now five-piece band recorded additional tracks with producer Jon Gilbert at his home studio in Pasadena, California, and released their self-titled debut album, Mt. Joy, on March 2, 2018. [5] [10] The song "Silver Lining" went to #1 on the Billboard Triple A charts. [2] As of June 2020, tracks from the album have garnered more than 200 million streams on Spotify.
In 2018, Mt. Joy performed at Innings Music Festival, Shaky Knees Music Festival, ACL Fest, and Voodoo Fest, and performed on their own North American and European headlining tours.
The band toured with Rainbow Kitten Surprise in January and February 2019, then performed their own headlining tour in March and April 2019.
During the summer of 2019, Mt. Joy recorded their second album, Rearrange Us, with producer Tucker Martine at his studio Flora Recording And Playback in Portland, Oregon. On October 16, 2019, the band released the song Rearrange Us from the album of the same name, followed by "Every Holiday" on November 13, 2019. The songs "Strangers" and "Let Loose" were released on February 18, 2020, with an announcement that the new album would debut June 5, 2020. After releasing the songs "My Vibe", "Acrobats", "Death", and "Witness" prior to the release, the album debuted on June 5, 2020, with the band's first-week sales proceeds going to the non-profit Campaign Zero, a non-profit dedicated to reducing police violence. Rearrange Us debuted at #197 on the Billboard 200, marking the band's debut on the Billboard 200. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard's New Artist Albums chart and Alternative New Artist Album chart, and was #2 on the Americana/Folk Albums chart. The vinyl was the top-selling vinyl in the country for the first week.
The band toured with The Lumineers in January, February, and March 2020, though the tour was cut short due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. [11]
In April 2022, the band announced their third full-length album, Orange Blood, which was released on June 17, 2022. [12] The album was recorded at Headroom Studios in Philadelphia. [13] Four singles were released ahead of the album, "Lemon Tree", "Orange Blood," "Evergreen," and "Bathroom Light." Their headlining tour for the album started in June 2022 and ran through November 2022.
Mt. Joy began 2023 by participating the Riviera Maya Festival on February 17. They attended the Innings Festival 2023 on February 26. Next, they went on a spring tour from March 5 starting in Aspen, CO, and ending on April 22 in Charlottesville VA. During this tour, they visited 6 states. After the small tour, they went to a few festivals such as Boston Calling (May 27), WonderWorks Festival (May 28), and FairWell Festival. Then they went on their main tour, starting on August 4 in Indianapolis, IN, and ending at a live music festival on October 29 in Oak, FL. During this tour, they went to 23 states, 1 province in Canada (Toronto, ON), and Washington, D.C. In November, they toured in Europe supporting Greta Van Fleet in 7 different countries through November 6–20. [14]
Mt. Joy hosted an Instagram Live stream consisting of a variety of artists and speakers. Resulting in over $30,000, all proceeds of the live stream were donated to Music Cares and Philabundance. [6]
Leading up to the release of their sophomore album, Rearrange Us, life became increasingly different with the spread of Covid-19. In a social media post, [9] Mt. Joy shared that their original hopes were that "music could create a welcome distraction from reality ... " However, just a few weeks before the release of the album, the murder of George Floyd took place in Minneapolis on May 25. With nationwide protests demanding justice against police brutality and racial inequality, Mt. Joy reminded followers to "listen to and amplify black voices, learn, protest peacefully, and put your money where your mouth is." Concluding the post, Mt. Joy announced that "100% of album profits from the first week will be donated to Campaign Zero, a nonprofit dedicated to ending police violence."
Additionally, Mt. Joy serves as an ambassador for the nonpartisan voter registration organization, HeadCount. On October 30, 2020, the band released their single "New President" before the November 3, 2020, election, encouraging fans to vote for Joe Biden. [15]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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US AAA [19] | ||||
"Astrovan" | 2016 | — | Mt. Joy [10] | |
"Sheep" | 2017 | 40 [20] | ||
"Cardinal" | — | |||
"Silver Lining" | 1 [2] | |||
"Jenny Jenkins" | 2018 | 5 | ||
"Strangers" | 2020 | 5 | Rearrange Us [17] | |
"My Vibe" | 36 | |||
"New President" | — | Non-album single | ||
"Lemon Tree" | 2022 | 2 [22] | Orange Blood [18] | |
"Orange Blood" | — | |||
"Evergreen" | 16 | |||
"Highway Queen" | 2024 | — | TBA | |
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Director | Ref. |
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"Cardinal" | 2017 | Susie Shelton | [23] |
"Silver Lining" | 2018 | James Rico | [24] |
"Bigfoot" | Steve Girard | [25] | |
"My Vibe" | 2020 | [26] | |
"Lemon Tree" | 2022 | Hannah Edelman | [27] |
"Orange Blood" | [28] | ||
"Evergreen" | Francis Galluppi |
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