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MojoJul 23, 2018In its early stages, Joy feels not at all slight, dashed-off or inferior, launching out on a series of acoustic-rattling, inescapably Syd-Barrett-esque pop tunes whose wonky brevity is a virtue. [Sep 2018, p.93]
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Jul 23, 2018Joy fails to replicate the shock of the new and for all its effulgent harmonies, a certain gnarly swagger has been lost.
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Q MagazineJul 18, 2018It walks to the wobbly line between the sparkling and the indulgent with the former just about winning out. [Aug 2018, p.116]
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Jul 18, 2018Their combined creative nous is such that if the two took the time to craft something more elegant and thought out, they could deliver a classic.
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Jul 20, 2018It’s barely over 30 minutes long but brims with musical ideas, including several sets of interconnected songs that push Segall and Presley to their weirdest and most tuneless.
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Aug 17, 2018Both musicians are good enough at this genre that Joy is never a total drag (if not quite a Joy either), but also both of them have been better, and Segall has been better this year, so caveat emptor.
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Jul 18, 2018If one Ty Segall record a year isn’t enough for you, you’ll likely find enough muggy demo-grade fun amid Joy’s best moments. If you’re a dabbler who’s already given part of your 2018 to Freedom’s Goblin, though, you’re probably safe sitting this one out.
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Jul 20, 2018Sure, it’s worth making the effort if you’re already a Segall Stan or a White Fence mega fan, but beyond that? There’s little here to latch onto that’ll make your stay worthwhile.