Artist · chart history
Joywave
Band Rochester United States Formed 2010
Joywave formed in 2010 in Rochester, United States. Joywave has 23 chart appearances on 22 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 2014–2021. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Tongues”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #33. The station that charted Joywave most often is 102.7 WEQX (Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany)), with 8 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2014.
Joywave came together in Rochester, New York, in 2010, with Daniel Armbruster out front on vocals, Joseph Morinelli on guitar and Paul Brenner on drums. They first got noticed on "Dangerous", a collaboration with the electronic project Big Data, then put out a pair of EPs, including How Do You Feel? with "Tongues" and "Now", before their debut album arrived in 2015.
That record, How Do You Feel Now?, came out on Cultco Music, their own imprint under Hollywood Records, and it's all glossy synths, twitchy grooves and Armbruster's deadpan sneer: indietronica with a sense of humor about itself. "Destruction" is the one that caught rock radio's ear. Content followed on July 28, 2017, sharper and more cynical-sounding, a record that still makes you want to dance, with "Doubt" leading the way.
They kept going: Possession in 2020, Cleanse in 2022 and Permanent Pleasure in 2024, each one another turn of the screw on their brainy, bittersweet synth-rock.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Joywave on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tongues | 4 | #33 | – | 2014 | |
| 2 | Doubt | 4 | #14 | – | 2018 | |
| 3 | Destruction | 4 | #52 | – | 2016 | |
| 4 | Half Your Age | 3 | #42 | – | 2020 | |
| 5 | Now | 3 | #60 | – | 2015 | |
| 6 | Obsession | 1 | #59 | – | 2019 | |
| 7 | Somebody New | 2 | #74 | – | 2015 | |
| 8 | Every Window Is A Mirror | 1 | #31 | – | 2021 | |
| 9 | It's A Trip! | 1 | #86 | – | 2017 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Featured on
Songs by other artists credited with Joywave as a guest.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Comments
Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about Joywave.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.