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Joy on Fire’s “Thunderdome” song and video debut on NPR’s All Songs Considered today, November 17; Thunderdome digital EP out now!

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 “Thunderdome” and its music video, directed by Damien Davis, was debuted on today’s episode of NPR’s All Songs Considered, November 17th, 2020! Check it out here!

We could not be more thrilled to share this music and video with you, and we are releasing the Thunderdome EP digitally on Bandcamp today as well. It was released as a special edition vinyl-only extended single earlier this year, with the plan that we’d be able to sell them at shows, but, as you all know, things changed. The vinyl is also available to buy online, and the album art, by Gerald Ross, is stunning.

This EP is part of a full length album that is currently in progress, States of America, our collaboration with poet Dan Gutstein.

The other track from the EP, “Uh Huh,” has a video by Mark Isaac and Gabriela Bulisova, released earlier this year, which has been a finalist in the Prisma Rome, London Rocks, and LA Rocks Film Festivals.

We hope you tune in to NPR’s All Songs Considered, it is such an honor to be a part of their show again. Many thanks to All Songs Considered creator Bob Boilen!

Joy on Fire Featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered

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2019 is off to an AMAZING start for Joy on Fire. Two weeks into the new year and we find ourselves honored with a spot on NPR’s All Songs Considered, hosted by Bob Boilen.

On this episode of the podcast, Bob features JoF’s latest single Hymn which will appear on the upcoming album of the same name. Of Joy on Fire, Bob says, “It’s a perfect name for the band, and they just blew me away—they are just so fantastic.” The Joy on Fire segment begins around the 14-minute mark, but check out the whole show. We’re in good company, as other segments include Lana Del Rey, Telekinesis, and The Wild Reeds.

Joy on Fire at the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, June 9, 2018.
Photo by Brian Jenkins

Hymn, written by John Paul Carillo, is a hopeful and bittersweet celebration of the life of his mother, whose passing inspired him to capture her sense of humor and joyous spirit in song. You can listen to the song on our bandcamp page, where you’ll also find our first two releases, Fire with Fire, released November 1, 2017 on Procrastination Records, and The Complete Book of Bonsai, released independently on September 1, 2013.

Bob is an aficionado of vintage synthesizers and makes adventurous electronic music, which is how we first came to meet him.  He sat in regularly with DC-based improvisational renegades Heterodyne during the band’s lifespan.  Joy on Fire shared the stage with Heterodyne many times and has become friends and comrades with the group.  Be sure to check out Heterodyne’s deep archive of expansive improvisations, as well as Bob’s absolutely beautiful ambient album, Take It To Bed: Music For Clouds.

Bob performing on the Arp Odyssey synthesizer with Heterodyne, led by Maria Shesiuk and Ted Zook. Photo by Aaron Mertes

So, thanks very much to Bob Boilen, All Songs Considered producer and co-host Robin Hilton, and the whole All Songs Considered crew for an auspicious start to the new year. We are grateful for your support and enthusiasm. Stay tuned for much more excitement in 2019.