Night Songs

Night Songs, supported at Paste Magazine, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan and more, is the new album from shoegaze/slowcore brother duo, Joyer. Nick and Shane Sullivan formed Joyer in New Jersey in 2017, and after releasing two self-recorded demo collections, they released their first studio album, Sun Into Flies, in 2020, followed by Perfect Gray in 2021. Night Songs - available as a very limited edition milky clear vinyl via Hit the North Records - marks a departure from their hushed slowcore beginnings and displays a more expansive sound rubbing shoulders with the likes of Hotline TNT, Wednesday and Horse Jumper of Love - from blowtorched guitars and overtly hooky vocal cadences, to melancholy synths and pastoral lap steel. Their foray into twistier, heavier sonics coincides with the darker nature of nighttime activities, while the more hi-fi, pop-forward vocal direction makes for a fitting contrast, just like the stark clarity that pitch-black skies provide.