Written by Elijah P.

The Soundcloud algorithm has yet to meet another goldmine and the golden shovel has picked up an anonymous artist that goes by the name Joy Fiction. Their hit-track “Will I ever be myself again?” sails the coast and rides the waves of the current bedroom post-punk revival. This is currently its 3rd or 4th wave at its point thanks to bands like Surf Curse, The Drums anniversary tour, and Tiktok guitar pedal vloggers. Those aforementioned symptoms are a part of something bigger, as post-punk’s current trajectory calls for another proliferation of DIY bands coming out of the fold, with similar material to spare and gear-fitted to wile out in your nearest local dive bar.

“Will I ever be myself again” ticks all the boxes in being the bedroom post-punk that Beach Fossils fans are going gaga over: foundational drum machine, indistinguishable drawls, and an atmospheric guitar riff. Not much information about the artist is out there yet, however, his material stands out in the contemporary landscape of bedroom-made slowcore/post-punk; This track compared to a lot of post-punks bands today banks on empty, aimless percussion driven production that distracts the listener that there’s no catchy hook nor catchy lead guitars. The lead vocalist’s voice casts a gloomy shadow as chords begin to spring up along with the harmonies that continue to haunt the listeners to this day.

Joy Fiction, please release more soon.

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