Mt. Joy is a five-piece indie rock band with roots in Philadelphia, and based in Los Angeles. 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 BillboardTriple A charts.[1] On March 2, 2018, they released their debut eponymous studio album.[2][3][4]
Having first met during high school in Philadelphia, Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper reunited in Los Angeles in 2016 to begin working on music. They recorded the single "Astrovan" with their future bandmate Michael Byrnes in September of that year.[3] The single's rapid success drew the three to add Sotiris Eliopoulos and Jackie Miclau to the group, with the newly-five-piece band recording additional singles together. In 2017, the band played Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, and Lollapalooza, as well as opened for bands such as The Head and the Heart, The Shins, Whitney, and The Revivalists.
Mt. Joy at Royale in Boston, MA - September 26, 2018
2017–Present: Mt. Joy
Their self-titled debut album Mt. Joy, named after a mountain in Valley Forge National Park near where Cooper and Quinn grew up, was released on March 2, 2018.[4][5] In 2018, Mt. Joy performed at Innings Music Festival, Shakey Knees Music Festival, ACL Fest, and Voodoo Fest. As of November of 2018, tracks from the album have garnered more than 60 million streams on Spotify.
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