Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Joy Kills Sorrow signs with Signature Sounds

notloB Folk Concerts presented Joy Kills Sorrow with the Boston Boys, May 9, 2009.

Congratulations, JKS!

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SIGNATURE SOUNDS ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF JOY KILLS SORROW

DEBUT ALBUM WITH NEW LINE-UP DARKNESS SURE BECOMES THIS CITY TO BE RELEASED FEBRUARY 23, 2010

With its bold new brand of acoustic music, Joy Kills Sorrow pushes right through the envelope and out the other side. The Boston-based string band brings a decidedly modern sensibility to an old-world sound, channeling the prodigious talents of its individual members into elegant arrangements and well-crafted songs. While the group pays due homage to its Bluegrass roots-its name refers to one of the first radio stations to broadcast the music of Bill Monroe-the band truly excels in its rich and textured treatment of more contemporary material. Boasting a full arsenal of original songs, Joy Kills Sorrow plumbs the entire spectrum of its spare instrumentation, effortlessly merging influences as diverse as folk, rock, pop, and jazz. The songs that emerge are dark and often funny, ruminating on modern life and love with eloquence and wit. The result is a radical new strain of folk music, one that bravely breaks with tradition even as it salutes the past. Welcome Joy Kills Sorrow!


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