Joy Downer Announces Her Debut Album "Paper Moon" and Shares New Single "A Song You'd Never Want to Hear"
Joy Downer is excited to announce the release of her debut album “Paper Moon” on June 5th. With the news, Joy is sharing the infectious new single “A Song You’d Never Want to Hear” – available now via all DSPs.
The track and album feature Joy’s addictive vocal melodies seamlessly blended with synths, drum machines and guitars. Self-described as “Alternative Dream Pop,” the nine-song debut LP was recorded by Joy and her husband Jeffrey Downer in their home studio in West Adams, Los Angeles. Dave Trumfio (Wilco, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Mekons) mastered the album and mixed six of the songs with the remainder of the tracks being mixed by Liam Westbrook, one-half of the UK production duo Superhuman.
“Paper Moon” was written and recorded by Joy and Jeffrey Downer outside of “Plastic Wrap” – a song they collaborated on with musician, visual artist and painter Darren Le Gallo. The debut LP also features Joy’s brother Jon Bishop on “Neon Turns” and title track “Paper Moon.”
“Paper Moon” is the follow-up to Joy’s debut EP “Radio Dreamer” – which was released January 2017 and was recorded and produced by Rob Kolar (KOLARS, Lemon Sun). With some early love from Grimy Goods and HillyDilly among others, the songs also caught the attention of UK production duo Superhuman who enlisted Joy’s vocal talents for a Honda TV ad campaign that featured her singing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”.
Listen to “A Song You’d Never Want to Hear” right now, stream it on your preferred music service, connect with Joy Downer on her website and social media, and get ready for “Paper Moon” on June 5th.