On “DEAD!”, Juliana JoydDelivers sophisticated changes and pop grooves that have plenty to offer trained ears and casual listeners alike. Avoiding the all too common, self-pity-filled pitfalls so many young artists fall into when tackling mental health issues in their works, Joy’s writing is poignant yet playful making the everyday bummers and hang-ups we all go through seem perfectly manageable as long as they’re confronted. Add to that a mature sense of arrangement and layering that’s always exciting and never overdone, it’ll be difficult to not have the word “DEAD!” joyously bouncing around your skull after the first listen.
“My goal always is to create pop music that stands on its own, no matter what the subject matter is. “DEAD!” is my attempt at making the conversation around mental health feel very common and easier to attack,” says Joy.
