Mt.joy
10 vinyl records found
Mt. Joy is a five-piece indie folk band that emerged from Philadelphia reconnections in Los Angeles, blending folk-pop songwriting with psychedelic and gospel textures. Since their self-titled 2018 debut, they've developed a catalog that bridges acoustic storytelling and more expansive production work.
About Mt.joy
Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper first met in high school in Philadelphia and reconnected in Los Angeles in 2016, naming their project after a mountain in Valley Forge National Park near their hometown. Their debut single "Astrovan" gained rapid streaming traction and attracted drummer Sotiris Eliopoulos and keyboardist Jackie Miclau to the group. In 2017, Mt. Joy signed with Dualtone Records and released three singles that year, with "Silver Lining" reaching number one on the Billboard Triple A charts. The five-piece recorded their self-titled debut album with producer Jon Gilbert at his Pasadena home studio, releasing Mt. Joy in March 2018.
The band's live presence solidified quickly through festival performances at Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, and Lollapalooza, plus tours opening for The Head and the Heart, The Shins, Whitney, and The Revivalists. Their second album, Rearrange Us, arrived in June 2020 after a pandemic-shortened tour with The Lumineers. Produced by Tucker Martine, who has worked with My Morning Jacket and Modest Mouse, the record moved between folk-stomps, psychedelic passages, and gospel-inflected arrangements. The band's third album, Orange Blood, followed in June 2022, recorded at Headroom Studios in Philadelphia with four singles released in advance of its summer tour.
The Groove Hunter currently tracks 7 editions of Mt. Joy vinyl releases, including Orange Blood, Mt. Joy Orange Blood Ltd. Ed., and Hope We Have Fun Pink Lady Mt. Joy among others in the catalog.
