Joy Again was an American

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band from

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. The band consisted of singer and guitarist Sachi DiSerafino, singer and guitarist Arthur Shea, keyboardist Blaise O'Brien, bassist Kieran Ferris, keyboardist Zachary Tyndall, and drummer Will Butera. The group was originally managed by Shamir and signed to Lucky Number Records, but are now signed to

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The band's first release as Joy Again was a self-titled EP in 2017. Previously in 2014, they had released two EPs ''Sherry'' and ''Love, Respect and Wisdom'' under the name Forever Lesbians. These were published on Bandcamp and as cassettes by Third Floor Tapes. The tracks were later released as a compilation album in 2022 titled ''Forever''. In 2019, the band released their second EP as Joy Again titled ''Piano''. The band opened for

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on a portion of their 2022 tour. In January 2023, the band's single "Looking Out For You", originally released in 2015, was certified Silver in the UK by the

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(BPI) for selling 200,000 equivalent units. In March 2024, the band announced via a post on

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that they would be ending the band after ten years of being together, and announced their final album, ''Song And Dance'', to be released on June 28.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Song And Dance'' (2024)

EPs

* ''Joy Again EP'' (2017) * ''Piano'' (2019)

Singles

* ''How You Feel'' (2016) * ''Looking Out For You'' (2016) * ''On A Farm'' (2017) * ''Kim'' (2017) * ''What Lovers Do'' (2021) * ''Who Knows'' (2022) * ''Let’s Do A Dance'' (2023) * ''Shoobie'' (2023) * ''Angel'' (2024)

Compilation albums

* ''Forever'' (2014)

References

{{Authority control Musical groups from Philadelphia