Joywave transcends the cynicism and self-indulgent cleverness of its past albums with the sincere arena pop-rock of “Cleanse,” out Feb. 11.
Daniel Armbruster
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Joywave’s frontman is cherishing his own bed and morning coffee
After a year of not touring, Daniel Armbruster is finding solace at home in the ‘burbs with a morning routine and an annoying cat.
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Track review: “U.G.L.Y.”
KOPPS’ new single is a salty and salacious dance floor send-up combining, disco, pop, and rock.
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Joywave’s ‘Possession’: a prophetic take on isolation
Joywave was not thinking of social distancing as it was writing and recording “Possession” in a studio barn outside of Rochester. But the new album is prescient in these isolating times.
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Joywave: satirical and sci-fi
Joywave is a rock band that embraces bounding, life-affirming electronic beats — with a self-awareness that sometimes approaches self-parody. The Rochester product plays the ROC Dome Arena on Friday, January 24.
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Critics’ Picks 2017
Best locally created national sensation Bru-Bag Imagine the love-child of beer pong and cornhole and you’ve got Bru-Bag. While it sounds like something you’d get from a quirky Amazon seller, it’s actually made in Rochester by two laid-back guys. The “classic” set includes two game boards, two sets of bags, a carrying bag, and a […]
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Joywave headlines its way home
If new wave were made of something more substantial, less-plastic, then perhaps you could call Joywave a new wave band. But with its layered pulse and drive as well as its lofty vocals over a lush electronic bed, this Rochester-gone-big-time band transcends the quick answer and the lazy pigeonhole. In its relatively short history (est. […]
