Joyer

Joyer, tipped previously at Brooklyn Vegan, Paste Magazine and more, is the shoegaze/slowcore project of brothers Shane and Nick Sullivan based out of Brooklyn and Boston (originally from New Jersey). In the timespan of releasing two studio albums – Sun Into Flies, in 2020, followed by Perfect Gray in 2021 – they have played all over the US with artists such as Knifeplay, Feeble Little Horse, Hovvdy, and Chastity Belt.

Night Songs – out April 26 – was written when Joyer embarked on their first lengthy tours, which meant a lot of driving, particularly under calming New England skies, as well as reflection on the surreal, nocturnal lives of touring musicians. As a result, the record is peppered with naturalistic, ephemeral imagery and has a prevailing emotional bittersweetness. There’s a cinematic quality to the band’s music, perhaps a side effect of both Nick and Shane being graduates from film school.