Out now: 'Cleanse' by Joywave

Joywave's album Cleanse was released today (listen HERE), marking the band's 4th full-length studio release and follow-up to 2020's POSSESSION which came out in March 2020. Written and recorded during quarantine in Joywave frontman Daniel Armbruster's home studio, Armbruster had this to say about the making of Cleanse:

"With our dense touring schedule shelved, I was able to reflect on past travels and appreciate them in a new way. But reminders of our fragile mortality were everywhere, punctuated by the ongoing pa! ndemic and civil unrest. The music began to encompass all of this. It became the words, encouragement, and occasional cautions that I would want to share with you if this was the last time we spoke.

The title, Cleanse, is an overall reference to coming through a unique and troubling time with a refreshed and rejuvenated perspective on life. Highlights on the album include the catchy and clever "Buy American," the introspective "After Coffee" which celebrates the pleasures of the mundane, the ambient groove of "Pray For The Reboot," the brooding and expansive "The Inversion" and "Every Window Is A Mirror" which according to Armbruster recalls "our inability to understand the experiences of others."

Following the album release, Joywave will make their return to the road with The Cleanse Tour which starts on February 26. Tour stops include LA, SF, Brooklyn, Washington DC, Denver, Chicago, Philly and Boston and wraps up in their hometown of Rochester, NY on April 8. For more information on the tour, visit joywa! vemusic.com.

ABOUT JOYWAVE

Since their formation, Rochester-based band Joywave have released a series of mixtapes, EP's and 3 critically acclaimed albums: 2015's HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW? 2017'S CONTENT (Top 10 Billboard Heatseeker debut) and 2020's POSSESSION. Career highlights include a #1 hit with Big Data's RIAA platinum certified single, "Dangerous (Feat. Joywave)," along with a string of multi-format hits, including "Destruction," "Tongues" and "It's A Trip!"

Joywave has sold-out headline tours, done high profile festivals including Lollapalooza, Coachella, Firefly and the UK's Reading/Leeds, and toured with The Killers, Bastille, Young the Giant, PVRIS, Foals, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Metric and more.

TRACKLIST:

1-Pray For The Reboot*
2-Buy American*
3-Every Window Is A Mirror*
4-Cyn City 2000*
5-After Coffee*
6-We Are All We Need
7-Goodbye Tommy
8-The Invers! ion*
9-Why Would You Want To Be Young Again?
10-Have You Ever Lit A Year On Fire?
*previously released