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Day Joy // Animal Noise

Sometimes you know when something is just not your thing. I often feel this way with folk music. No matter how much I might want to like it, I just can’t get into it. Every so often however there comes along an artist that forces me to keep at least one toe dipped into the genre. Most recently that responsibility has lain at the feet of Day Joy. After coming out of the shadow of Saskatchewan, the band has really stepped into their own and should be acknowledged as so.

A few months ago the duo released their New Ordinary 7” and really caught my attention. The songs seemed light and upbeat at first but the more I listened the more I realized what exactly they were doing. I was so impressed at the lush arrangements conjured up by just these two guys. Moving their sound along into a four-track EP, the guys have maintained that level of artistry but they’ve tweaked it a bit. They pretty much shed the distant pop melodies on the 7” and have opted for a deeper, more spacious sound. They dredge up these haunting atmospheres and then lavishly decorate them from the inside out. 

It’s a great offering from a young band that I am anticipating great things from. It used to be a free download on their bandcamp but people have sorta gone nuts over it and the downloads ran out. So either cough up some cash for the guys or nab it from this link that they provided.

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Day Joy - Talks of Terror

Orlando’s dreamy pop maverick’s are at it again. And so soon, with another EP - Day Joy have seemed to create a solid foundation for what will surely be a successful musical journey. Their first digital 7” New Ordinary gave us enough reason to keep our eyes and ears on the outfit. And with the surfacing of this new Animal Noises EP , we have enough reason to receive them as official and steady in sound. 

Talks of Terror had me from the first spastic, yet controlled guitar strum. Maybe it’s most titular sounding track on the EP, resorting to animalistic belts “You are whatever you want”. I think we’ve got a lot to look forward to from these two. 

Go get the Animal Noises EP here.