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Like a rocket shooting into space, New York electro-rock crew Joywave go intergalactic on their shimmering third full-length, Possession. Lighter and more vibrant than their 2017 effort Content, this round of existential musings finds frontman Daniel Armbruster weighing ideas of possession and control in a contemporary existence under constant cultural bombardment by outside forces and influences. On the slick "Who Owns Who," he poses the titular question before concluding "If you're asking me, it must not be you," later declaring "It's possessions, not possession, that'll finally set me free" on the tense "No Shoulder." Toying with those issues, Armbruster demonstrates his typical wit and wisdom, maturing and growing more comfortable in his own skin in the process. Production-wise, Possession doesn't stray too far from the reliable Joywave formula: hypnotic, often dance-friendly beats bubble up beneath inventive sampling choices and melodic synths, balancing the occasional upbeat jam with dark, ominous soundscapes. Those samples -- selected from the Voyager Golden Record, which was curated in 1977 by Dr. Carl Sagan for the Voyager missions -- are just part of the allure of Possession, which is a journey unlike anything they've done in the past. Atmospheric opener "Like a Kennedy" slowly expands to a Queen-esque finale, complete with guitar solo and fireworks, a sweeping epic that is a wonder to behold. The ebullient rush of "Half Your Age" faces the inevitable crisis of aging before realizing it's alright for dreams to change as we get older. The robust burst "Blastoffff" delivers the album's crunchiest rock moment, a wry vignette about returning to a place you've grown beyond. Finding the secret to it all, Joywave concludes that the goal in this life -- beyond the fear, media burnout, and global dread -- might be simply "to be fat and old and happy." As lyrical substance blends seamlessly with ambitious production, Armbruster and his fellow astronauts -- Joseph Morinelli, Paul Brenner, and Benjamin Bailey -- complete their third successful voyage out of this mundane and complicated world with the excellent Possession.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Drums, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Vocals, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist - Joseph Morinelli, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Bailey, Guitar, Piano, Strings, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hill, Producer - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Drums, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Moore, Unknown, Other - Blake Mares, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Morinelli, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Bailey, Guitar, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Burgoyne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Drums, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Moore, Unknown, Other - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Morinelli, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Bailey, Guitar, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Burgoyne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Drums, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Morinelli, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Bailey, Piano, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Drums, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Vocals, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Morinelli, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Bailey, Acoustic Guitar, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Drums, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Moore, Unknown, Other - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Vocals, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Morinelli, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Bailey, Organ, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Burgoyne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Drums, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Moore, Unknown, Other - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Morinelli, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Bailey, Guitar, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Burgoyne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Drums, Percussion, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Moore, Unknown, Other - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Vocals, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Morinelli, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Bailey, Theremin, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Burgoyne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist - Joseph Morinelli, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Bailey, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Drums, Percussion, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Moore, Unknown, Other - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Morinelli, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Bailey, Piano, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Burgoyne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Drums, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Moore, Unknown, Other - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Morinelli, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Bailey, Piano, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Burgoyne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Joel Davies, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Unknown, Other - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Brenner, Drums, Percussion, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Moore, Unknown, Other - Daniel Armbruster, Producer, Flute, Vocals, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joywave, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Blum, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Morinelli, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Bailey, Guitar, Organ, Recorder, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Haydon Hicks, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Burgoyne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
Album review
Like a rocket shooting into space, New York electro-rock crew Joywave go intergalactic on their shimmering third full-length, Possession. Lighter and more vibrant than their 2017 effort Content, this round of existential musings finds frontman Daniel Armbruster weighing ideas of possession and control in a contemporary existence under constant cultural bombardment by outside forces and influences. On the slick "Who Owns Who," he poses the titular question before concluding "If you're asking me, it must not be you," later declaring "It's possessions, not possession, that'll finally set me free" on the tense "No Shoulder." Toying with those issues, Armbruster demonstrates his typical wit and wisdom, maturing and growing more comfortable in his own skin in the process. Production-wise, Possession doesn't stray too far from the reliable Joywave formula: hypnotic, often dance-friendly beats bubble up beneath inventive sampling choices and melodic synths, balancing the occasional upbeat jam with dark, ominous soundscapes. Those samples -- selected from the Voyager Golden Record, which was curated in 1977 by Dr. Carl Sagan for the Voyager missions -- are just part of the allure of Possession, which is a journey unlike anything they've done in the past. Atmospheric opener "Like a Kennedy" slowly expands to a Queen-esque finale, complete with guitar solo and fireworks, a sweeping epic that is a wonder to behold. The ebullient rush of "Half Your Age" faces the inevitable crisis of aging before realizing it's alright for dreams to change as we get older. The robust burst "Blastoffff" delivers the album's crunchiest rock moment, a wry vignette about returning to a place you've grown beyond. Finding the secret to it all, Joywave concludes that the goal in this life -- beyond the fear, media burnout, and global dread -- might be simply "to be fat and old and happy." As lyrical substance blends seamlessly with ambitious production, Armbruster and his fellow astronauts -- Joseph Morinelli, Paul Brenner, and Benjamin Bailey -- complete their third successful voyage out of this mundane and complicated world with the excellent Possession.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:48
- Main artists: Joywave
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Cultco Music
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2020 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2020 Cultco Music/Hollywood Records, Inc.
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