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The Joys
12+ albums
sxsw 2009hard rocksxsw 201060s girls
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Location: London, ON, CA Genres: Rock Band Members: Sarah Smith- Vocal, Mike McKyes- Guitar, Kevin Kamatsu- Drums, Ken Ross- Bass Metamorphosis-a key word in the career of London Ontario musicians The Joys. The last year or so has been a real period of growth and change for the band; as well as a period of introspection-and finally happiness. And all these emotions and changes are reflected on the group's forthcoming album UNFOLD. "The last couple of years have been tumultuous both for the band and in our personal lives" says singer Sarah Smith "it has been a roller coaster of emotion, both good and bad-and the new songs reflect that." Marriages, births in families, as well as deaths, have been key events marking a sea change in the band's growth. "We have always been so focused on being a 'working band' " says drummer Glen Gamble "that we rarely have the chance to slow down and take stock of our personal lives." All that came to sudden stop with the events of the last while; in particular, the passing of guitarist Mike McKyes mother. The ensuing period of grief and reflection resulted in the band pulling even closer together and realizing they wanted to continue. "The music is all we have, really" McKyes states "so we buried ourselves in our writing." The end result is a collection of songs inspired by this emotional time, in particular, the title track. Sarah's words tell of Mike's mother's wish to become a butterfly and transcend her psychical pain, thus inspiring on
