Joy Again was an American

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band from

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. Founded in 2014, the band consisted of singer and guitarists Sachi DiSerafino and Arthur Shea, keyboardists Blaise O'Brien and Zachary Tyndall, bassist Kieran Ferris, 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

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. 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.

Band members

* Sachi DiSerafino - vocals, guitars * Arthur Shea - vocals, guitars * Blaise O'Brien - keyboards * Kieran Ferris - bass * Zachary Tyndall - keyboards * Will Butera - drums

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

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