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Mt.joy
April 1, 2022 | 2 Comments
Instead of going back in time to inform you about a once great band or musician were going to change it up and talk about one of my favorite current bands, Mt. joy. Mt. joy is a indie folk rock band that started in LA but the band is tied to its Philly roots. Members of the band include Matt Quinn, Sam Cooper, Sotiris Eliopoulos, Jackie Miclau, and Michael Byrnes. The first single released by Mt.joy was a song called “Astrovan” 2017. The song became very popular as it saw millions of streams from Spotify in the first month of release. This kickstarted the band into creating more songs to make their first studio album. In 2018 Mt.joy would drop their first and self titled album MT.JOY. The album featured standout songs like Astrovan, Dirty love, Cardinal, and their billboard number one song Silver linings. This album is one of my personal favorites not just because of the music, but because of the artwork featured on the album cover. It’s trippy, it’s scary, it’s funny and it’s beautiful all at the same time. I personally think great artwork can help elevate a band and Mt.joy is a great example. Not taking away from the quality of the music just emphasizing how much I enjoy the artwork done on this album. In 2020 Mt. Joy would release its highly anticipated 2nd album “Rearrange Us.” The second album featured great songs like My Vibe, Let Loose, Death, and Strangers. The album cover shared great artwork like Mt.Joys first album. Rearrange us would go on to be top in vinyl sales for the first week of its release. Mt. joys album are both great they’re some of my top spins, but I highly recommend seeing them live if you get the chance. Watching them play together in perfect timing with great commutation as they change pace mid song then change songs, then revert back to the original song, is amazing. They put on a great show, and its music everyone can vibe to. Don’t just take my word for it, give them a listen and see what you think. Comment a favorite song by mt. Joy if you have one!
This is the freaking awesome album cover
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I have never met anyone else who talks about Mt. Joy! I’m currently obsessed with Strangers from their album Rearrange Us.
One of my friends was just telling me about this band! They recommended their song “Lemon Tree” to me, and I really liked it! I’m going to have to check out the rest of their music, including Rearrange Us!