WHAT IT IS: Creating a sound that deftly jumps between genres, the N.Y.-based quintet’s music is grounded in classic songwriting, injected with house music’s energy, the playfulness of disco and an overarching hip-hop spirit. Where any other band might lose its identity in the quest to experiment with so many different sounds, Joywave’s all-embracing approach puts their distinct personality front and center, while reinforcing the band’s stance that they’re not aiming for the middle. “Music should engage the audience. If we have not elicited a response of some sort, we have not done our job.”

ALBUM: How Do You Feel Now?

RELEASE DATE: 4/21

SINGLE: “Somebody New”

TV: VH1 Big Morning Buzz 2/25, Kimmel 3/2, Revolt TV 3/20

LIVE: Dates with Bleachers 3/04- 4/09, dates with Kooks 4/26-6/24

INTERNET: Single earning 57k+ streams a week, 1.3m RTD, streams up five weeks in a row; new video went live on VEVO 2/24

RADIO: Impacting 1/19; keys adds include SiriusXM Alt Nation, WKQX, KDGE, KTBZ, DC101, 89X, KNDD, KBZT, KPNT, WRFF, KNRK

PRESS: Fader, Pigeons and Planes, Nylon, Rolling Stone

BOOKING: US: Marty Diamond & Mike Marquis/Paradigm;

INTERNATIONAL: James Whitting/CODA

MANAGEMENT: Ben Matusow & Mark Kates/Fenway Recordings

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