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21/03/2025

The Folk Implosion Reissue Out Now!

Our reissue of The Folk Implosion's 1997 sophomore record Dare to Be Surprised is now out everywhere! This re-release is remastered and is the first repressing since the album first came out. It's available now from the Joyful Noise store. Check for it at your local record shop, too.

Dare to Be Surprised represents a crisp new direction in the band's early career. Contrasting with the lo-fi 4-track-cassette sound of Take a Look Inside, the band's second record is notably sharper. The music is still experimental in the truest sense - it's clear that Lou and John are grasping at newness with every song-form. This experimentalism meshes wonderfully with the record's more hi-fi recording style. Effortless sonic intrusions and easygoing vocals betray the long and committed process of recording the album.

Dare to Be Surprised represents a turning point in the band's discography, and one that deserves a modern revisiting.

Dare to Be Surprised is now available on standard edition white vinyl and VIP Edition "Citrus Wedge" vinyl, which includes a flexi disc live performance of "That's the Trick" and "Checking In" from the era. The VIP edition is limited to 408 hand-numbered copies.

The Folk Implosion are also hitting the US West Coast for the first time in 25 years. Grab tickets while you still can here: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/76857-the-folk-implosion

Order here: https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/products/dare-to-be-surprised

20/03/2025

Deerhoof 31 Flavours Tour! 31 years of Deerhoof… 31 Flavours🍨

New dates just added! The Deerhoof live experience is not to be missed! Ticket links are in the bio now

19/03/2025

NEW DEERHOOF

Today we're announcing a new Deerhoof record, "Noble and Godlike in Ruin" - out everywhere 4/25.

In celebration of the new album, we have a new single that Deerhoof is premiering on Craigslist. There are ads up in Tuscon, Brooklyn, Portland & Minneapolis, corresponding with the band members' local areas. We're premiering the track on Craigslist to throw a finger up to the tech platforms that care only about data mining & the expansion of fascism.

https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/crs/d/new-york-singer-available-for-your-party/7835619551.html
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/evs/d/minneapolis-pastry-chef-available-to/7835619462.html
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/hws/d/portland-scientist-available-to-perform/7835619602.html
https://tucson.craigslist.org/trv/d/tucson-driver-available-for-parties/7835619576.html

About the album:
Matching the whimsical to the revolutionary, the beautiful to the horrific, Deerhoof's new album Noble and Godlike in Ruin provides a catharsis which liberates listeners from the inhumane world we’re forced to wrap our bamboozled, grief-stricken heads around. Their 20th album and follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2023 LP Miracle-Level was self-produced by the band and features Saul Williams on “Under Rats.”

As Noble and Godlike in Ruin reaffirms, each track discovers some previously unknown combination of candy-coated hard-rock riffs and free-jazz percussive freakouts, sideways J-pop hooks and fearsome dissonance, trenchant social commentary and surrealist humor. This music is joyful and foreboding, cybernetic and deeply human, carrying an implicit note of defiant optimism in their refusal to bow to convention or received wisdom. Fronting it all is Satomi Matsuzaki’s inimitable alto, whose plainspoken calm can seem strangely outside of the band’s maelstrom. Deerhoof is defined by such paradoxes.

We are very stoked to continue working with Deerhoof as their shocking prolificity continues to yield amazing music. Noble and Godlike in Ruin will release on 4/25. Pre-orders are now open! The record will be available in VIP Edition Grotesque Double Green vinyl limited to 500 hand-numbered copies, standard edition Test Tube Green vinyl, CD, and cassette. Links in bio for pre order and for the Craigslist exclusive single.

Pre-order the album here: https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/products/noble-and-godlike-in-ruin

18/03/2025

Tomorrow

13/03/2025

We at Joyful Noise are very excited to announce a couple of performances at this year!

On Friday, 3/28, Thor Harris will be doing a live musical collaboration with glass-blowing artist Matthew Cummings of , with sonic sculpture and molten glass intertwining in a multi-sensory experience.

The next day, on 3/29, several of our esteemed Joyful Noise musicians will come together for a live improvised performance at .

We are very excited to be a presence at the amazing Big Ears festival this year - come out to these events and say hello! And make sure to catch our artists in their performances outside of the JNR showcase.

27/02/2025

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Amazing new piece with Nicholas Merz of New Orthodox & Satomi Matsuzaki of Deerhoof, in conversation about folk instruments, earthquakes, volcanos, and the melodies of nature.

Link in bio for the full piece!

26/02/2025

NEW DEERHOOF “DOUBLE B-SIDE” OUT NOW!

Yesterday, we shared a livestream of our very own Moose Adamson in Joyful Noise HQ live-cutting the new Deerhoof “Double B-Side” - “Sparrow Sparrow” f/w “Overrated Species Anyhow.” These lathe cuts are available now, for a very limited time, until 4PM EST today (2/26). Deerhoof will donate all proceeds from the lathe cut, and from Bandcamp sales for the Double B-Side, to The Trevor Project, the leading organization focusing on su***de prevention in LGBTQ+ youth.

Here’s a statement from the band on the new songs:

“In the new world we want to create, we need today’s trans youth to grow into tomorrow’s trans adults.

This ‘Double B-Side’ is meant as a life beam to anyone who has been feeling dehumanized by mainstream society lately. Anyone who didn’t find themselves in the rankings of which races, nationalities, genders, or belief systems have equal value. Anyone who sees life on earth as something more than some capitalist death match. Anyone who got thrown under the bus in the past year’s race to the bottom. Anyone who isn’t one of 2781 billionaires who’ve taken control of the world. Anyone refusing to lick the fascist boot.”

Sparrow Sparrow and “Overrated Species Anyhow” are streaming now everywhere: Deerhoof.lnk.to/sparrow

Deerhoof are also announcing many new tour dates as part of their “31 Flavours” tour celebrating 31 years as a band. Tickets available at https://deerhoof.website

25/02/2025

DEERHOOF LIVE STREAM & NEW MUSIC TODAY!

Today at 4:00 PM ET, at Joyful Noise HQ, we will be lathe-cutting a new “Double B-Side” by Deerhoof - “Sparrow Sparrow” f/w “Overrated Species Anyhow.” Members of the band will be present in the livestream chat to hang and answer questions.

For the next 24 hours, starting at 4:00 PM, this live stream - available on deerhoof.website - will be the only way to hear these new Deerhoof tracks. You’ll see our very own Moose Adamson cutting the limited-edition lathes and hear the music going onto them.

These lathes will ONLY be available for 24 hours, from 4:00 PM EST today to 4:00 PM EST tomorrow (2/26). All profits from the lathe cut and the Bandcamp of this Double B-Side will be donated to The Trevor Project, the leading organization focusing on su***de prevention in LGBTQ+ youth.

Click the link in our bio to go to deerhoof.website and prepare for the livestream starting at 4:00 PM.

24/02/2025

Something special tomorrow

20/02/2025

New artist announcement -

We are very excited today to announce that Wendy Eisenberg will be joining the family of artists here at Joyful Noise Recordings. Joining them on the roster is another of Wendy’s projects, the indelible Editrix. Editrix are an acclaimed noise-rock trio with members Steve Cameron and Josh Daniel accompanying Eisenberg.

To celebrate the signing, we are releasing Wendy’s new single “I Don’t Miss You,” available now on DSPs and as a limited-run lathe cut.

Wendy’s output is truly prolific. In 2024, they released Viewfinder, a double-album jazz and improv song cycle. The album was universally acclaimed and was listed as one of Pitchfork’s best albums of 2024. Earlier that year, Eisenberg also toured and released a live record as part of the Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet, which notably led to a performance on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk.

Their collaborative spirit continued with a duo album with saxophonist Caroline Davis and a release from Squanderers, their trio with Kramer and David Grubbs. Most recently, Eisenberg released their debut album with More Eaze under their alias whait, which also marked the final release from the esteemed durational label Longform Editions.

Eisenberg has an exciting lineup of performances on the horizon, starting with a residency at The Stone—New York City’s renowned avant-garde venue curated by John Zorn and The New School. Their schedule also features a mix of solo and ensemble performances, along with appearances with projects Editrix, Squanderers, and Water Damage. Eisenberg will also take the stage at the esteemed Big Ears and Rewire festivals.

We’re extremely excited to be welcoming both Wendy Eisenberg and Editrix into the Joyful Noise fold. “I Don’t Miss You” is available now to stream and to buy on a limited lathe cut edition of 150. Click here to stream and order: https://wendyeisenberg.lnk.to/idontmissyou

18/02/2025

🐇 Surprise! 🐇

We are excited to announce the re-release of a special album, The Folk Implosion’s 1997 sophomore record Dare to Be Surprised - available 3/21.

Dare to Be Surprised represents a contrasting yet natural progression of the band’s nascent style. Through its newly clarified sound - a bright left turn from the lo-fi Take a Look Inside - it becomes clear that this record is the occasion of an important band finding its aural footing. The song-forms are experimental and grasping, but never lost. Easygoing vocals betray the long and committed process of recording the album.

This record came out after their work on the 1995 Kids soundtrack, a release which resulted in their charting hit “Natural One.” Long time Folk Implosion fan Peter Hughes of the Mountain Goats writes of the process:

“There were rules, rules born from frank conversations. No power chords. No riffs. No indie rock! They whiled away afternoons in the park writing lyrics, trading lines. And over a year of episodic sessions, a weekend here, a few days there, an album came together. When “Natural One” blew up it could’ve changed the calculus — the opportunity was there to scrap what they’d been working on and start over with major-label money — but they elected instead to stay the course, confident in the process.”

Dare to Be Surprised represents a turning point in the band’s discography, and one that deserves a modern revisiting. We’re very excited to be reissuing the remastered album, which is available for pre-order now.

The Folk Implosion are also touring the West Coast starting in March. Tickets available now. Dare to Be Surprised will be available 3/21 on standard edition white vinyl. It’ll also be available in VIP Edition “Citrus Wedge” vinyl, which includes a flexi disc live performance of “That’s the Trick” and “Checking In” from the era.

📷: Tamara Bonn

Pre-order now here: https://thefolkimplosion.lnk.to/daretobesurprisedFA
Buy tickets here: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/76857-the-folk-implosion

11/02/2025

New show with announced!

Finom takes the road with their Not God 2025 tour later this month.

4/02 in Milwaukee was just added with Mannequin Pussy🤩 Tickets in bio!

10/02/2025

Check out on ! Amazing piece on K’s backstory and music.

…And a bit of coverage on the Kishi Bashi live experience. He’s just announced a tour starting this May. Click here to grab tickets: https://www.kishibashi.com/shows

And check out the KQED piece here: https://www.kqed.org/news/12026067/how-experimental-composer-and-performer-kishi-bashi-brings-new-ideas-to-life

07/02/2025

Happy birthday ! We love you so much! Hail satan!

07/02/2025

🗣️New Orthodox album out now!

Today is the day! We are very excited to release New Orthodox’s new album, Bull Market on Corn.

On Bull Market on Corn, New Orthodox (Nicholas Merz) makes music that responds to the American expanse with plain-spoken thought. The pedal steel player’s songs paint pictures of the fractured ideologies that shape life in this country through the melodic haze of his instrument, the comedy of his lyrics, and the surreal choreography that accompanies his performances. The music is both intimate and grand, charged and claustrophobic, taking the tools of country and spinning them out of context.

This album marks the debut of the project New Orthodox, but represents a continuation of many of the themes that have colored Merz’s songwriting. The album was one of the last recorded projects of Steve Albini, whose musical output, principled ethic, and honest production served as an early inspiration for Merz. The studio image you see is of the legendary in Chicago.

Pedal steel has been primarily used in country music — the tradition of the cradle of America. In his music, Merz takes this history and flips it on its head, transforming his instrument’s gentle twang into a resonant, echoing hum, or a growling, swarming buzz. His vocals, too, reimagine history, taking a forthright style of singing and filling it out with echoing melismas. It’s Merz’s way of playing with American musical idioms, putting a new spin on them to match the stark nature of his songwriting.

Bull Market on Corn is now available on VIP limited-edition Silver Dollar vinyl, including a 7” flexi-disc feat. “Hey You with the Face! (Demo).” It’s also available in Standard Edition Black Vinyl, as well as cassette. Links here: https://neworthodox.lnk.to/bullmarketoncornTW

06/02/2025

SUUNS are hitting the road starting in April in North America. Tickets are on sale 2/7.

Austin, TX - 4/25 - 13th Floor
Brooklyn, NY - 4/26 - TV Eye
Philadelphia, PA - 4/27 - Kung Fu Necktie
Chicago, IL - 4/29 - Cobra Lounge
Toronto, ON - 5/1 - Lee’s Palace
Montreal, QC - 5/3 - Foufounes Electriques

Ticket links available soon!

05/02/2025

New Orthodox’s legendary pedal steel show is on tour starting in April!

New Orthodox, the alias of pedal steel innovator Nicholas Merz, releases a debut album on Friday. “Bull Market on Corn” offers a deep exploration of the rich sound and a rewritten history of the pedal steel. The music takes country music’s history and flips it on its head, transforming his instrument’s gentle twang into a resonant, echoing hum, or a growling, swarming buzz.

New Orthodox’s live show is a big part of the reason we signed Nicholas. It’s not to be missed. When he plays, he moves in dramatic yet constrained jolts, stilted yet completely choreographed and in-sync. It’s another way of conveying the surreal absurdity of his music, derived from the mechanics of the pedal steel.

Tickets on sale soon. Keep an eye out! Pre-order "Bull Market on Corn" here: https://neworthodox.lnk.to/bullmarketoncornFA

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@oneida_official on @officialofficehours to talk West Coast Tour! Come to the Los Angeles show to see Tim Heidecker introduce the band. Except that’s probably not going to happen😅 Dates: 3/15 - Seattle, WA 3/16 - Vancouver, BC 3/17 - Bellingham, WA 3/18 - Portland, OR 3/19 - Arcata, CA 3/20 - San Francisco, CA 3/21 - San Diego, CA 3/22 - Los Angeles, CA Ticket links are in our bio!

@oneida_official are on tour imminently!! West Coast don’t miss this run starting 3/15. Links in bio for tickets🎫

NEW COCOROSIE - “Pushing Daisies” out now! Little Death Wishes is out 3/28. Link in bio to pre-order.

“Sparrow Sparrow” / “Overrated Species Anyhow” by Deerhoof are out now! All profits from the bandcamp and the limited lathe cut (available until 2/26 at 4:00PM EST) will be donated to @trevorproject. Link in our bio now!

New Orthodox Bull Market on Corn - $50 to $50,000+ in 30 days trading commodities #GUARANTEED!!!!

“Yesterday is a nostalgic sunshine scene of the crude reality of broken families. We hear it as backyard-BBQ music, setting a place for every misfit family member at the table.” ❤️ CocoRosie’s new single “Yesterday” is out now everywhere.

Label founder Karl Hofstetter popping off about the Joyful Noise vision. This label at its core is a curation, and that’s always our focus. Infinite love and gratitude to all the artists who help bring this curatorial vision to life❤️ Interview from Joyful Noise Radio Hour episode with Kristian Dunn - full ep available on Youtube

Kristian Dunn of @yesnessband and @elteneleven chats with label founder Karl Hofstetter about the balancing act of pedal looping🤓 Full interview on our YouTube channel - “Joyful Noise Radio Hour - Episode 6, with Kristian Dunn. @yesnessband are on tour now. Links in our bio and on yesnessband.com. Dates below: 1/30 - Bend, OR 1/31 - Portland, OR 2/1 - Seattle, WA 2/2 - Spokane, WA 2/4 - Boise, ID 2/6 - Salt Lake City, UT 2/7 - Denver, CO 2/8 - Colorado Springs, CO 4/9 - Santa Fe, NM 4/11 - Austin, TX 4/12 - Dallas, TX 4/13 - Houston, TX 4/16 - Atlanta, GA 4/17 - Charlotte, NC 4/18 - Raleigh, NC 4/19 - Washington, DC 4/23 - Cambridge, MA 4/24 - Philadelphia, PA 4/25 - New York, NY 4/26 - Pittsburgh, PA 4/27 - Cleveland, OH 4/29 - Chicago, IL

Today, CocoRosie announce a new album, “Little Death WIshes.” Their 8th LP - first on Joyful Noise - is out March 28th! Stream “Cut Stitch Scar,” CocoRosie’s new single. Written while Bianca was gripped in heartbreak, “Cut Stitch Scar” mirrors the false starts of grief, as the song barrels between sparsity and density. “Take a leap of faith,” Bianca sings with her trademark quaver, “there may not be a plan for you.” #CocoRosie #LittleDeathWishes #CutStitchScar #LittleDeathWishesTour

“Bull Market on Corn” by New Orthodox is releasing February 7! The album marks Nicholas Merz’ debut under the project name New Orthodox. The album - one of the last recorded projects from Steve Albini - offers a deep and abstracted exploration of the sound and history of the pedal steel. Each of the songs on the upcoming album takes on a different fragment of the American experience, traversing both the personal and political. One of those songs is today’s new single, “Glory.” Pulsating, droning chords pair with the primal shriek of his voice, and intense lyrics pile and strain themselves, offering a decimation of the concept of glory and the quest for it. “Glory” is streaming now. Listen to the new single - and pre-order “Bull Market on Corn” - at the link in our bio.

Finom - “Dirt (Live)” at the @metrochicago is out now😮 Hear the full single in our bio - and catch them live on the Not God 2024 tour. West coast and EU tour dates and tickets are at the link as well!🔗

#earlybird2025 is open for sign ups through December 31! Early Bird membership is our annual, special package deal for an entire year of VIP Membership with automatic shipments of VIP Edition vinyl and exclusive perks. In exchange for buying-in early, Early Birds get a huge discount while sustaining the label and supporting our community of artists. Sign up on our website - #linkinbio

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