Joy Downer’s Biting New Single "A Song You’d Never Want to Hear" Reminisces About Sappy Teenage Love Songs – Grimy Goods

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Most of us prefer tobury the memories of our most vulnerable, blissfully naive teenage years brimming with mistakes and saccharine love. Alt dream-pop darling Joy Downer, however, channelled them into her songwriting. The result: A funky, neon-vibrant melody parading with tongue-and-cheek lyrics. A Song Youd Never Want to Hear is Downers latest single off her debut recordPaper Moon,and features a bold, syncopated bassline underscored by synths and drum machines.

Jeffrey [Joys husband and musical collaborator] was playing a sweet bass line, explained Joy in an email interview. I started to feel that wonderful feeling of inspiration I wrote it as I do most my songs, in stream of consciousness sort of just press record with this sweet sweet bass line rolling, start singing and see where it takes me.

The most sharp lyric on the track, I still dont know why I didnt let you let me go was notably a lyric Joy wrote for a scummy high school boyfriend. The remainder of that song may be history, but from it a gem was born!

Most the vocal you hear is from that very first recording, shares Joy. I always thought I would replace with some more clever and poetic words, or a better vocal take, but when I listened back to the idea, I thought about how it put me back in the mindset of my 17 year old self. How it resonated with who I was when I used to write romantic sappy songs for my high school boyfriend. He never really cared for them, or for my singing

Joy Downers childhood was filled with music her parents, both musicians and music lovers, helped to shape a wide range of influences from Broadway musicals to disco to punk. All throughout school Joy wrote music, whether it was to help her retain information for classes, or to cope with feelings of what she would later learn to be depression.

Ultimately, Joy Downer, shes not a downer at all, says Joy when asked to describe herself. Her positive outlook and self-awareness, combined with a fearless musical range, have culminated with a stunning collection of 9 songs on her upcoming albumPaper Moon.All nine tracks were written, recorded, and produced by Joy and Jeffrey Downer in their Los Angeles home.

Paper Moonis the highly anticipated follow-up to Joys debut EPRadio Dreamer- released in 2017 to local buzz, prompting Joy to sing a cover of Over the Rainbow for a powerful Honda TV Ad that same year. From there, syncs started rolling in with MTVsSiesta Keyhighlighting Weapons Down and Netflixs Original SeriesSpinning Outtapping In the Water as its theme song in early 2020.

Featured on Grimy Goods Forecast of Artists to Watch in 2018, as well as commended by Refinery29, PopSugar, Earmilk,andMagnetic Mag,as well as playlisting at Apple Music and Spotify Joy Downer is soaring through new dimensions withPaper Moon.

Words: Jenna Dorn

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