Joy Kills Sorrow

Joy Kills Sorrow

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Joy Kills Sorrow, an American indie pop and roots string band from Boston, was formed in 2005. The group initially consisted of Matthew Arcara on guitar and other members who would evolve over time. In 2007, the band won first prize in the Podunk Bluegrass Festival Band Contest, marking a significant early achievement. Their debut album, Joy Kills Sorrow, was released in 2006. The group's lineup changed several times, including bassist Bridget Kearney leaving in September 2012 to focus on her own project, Lake Street Dive, and Zoe Guigueno joining as the new bassist in February 2013. The band released three more albums, such as Darkness Sure Becomes This City (2010), This Unknown Science (2011), and an EP titled Wide Awake (2013). In February 2014, Joy Kills Sorrow announced its disbandment, playing their final show on May 1, 2014, at Cambridge's Lizard Lounge.

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Send Me A Letter
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
02:46
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Such Great Heights
Joy Kills Sorrow
Wide Awake
04:13
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Enlistee
Joy Kills Sorrow
Wide Awake
03:35
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You Make Me Feel Drunk
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Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:47
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Jason
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This Unknown Science
02:49
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Surprise
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This Unknown Science
03:37
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All The Buildings
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Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:22
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When I Grow Up
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This Unknown Science
04:11
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One More Night
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This Unknown Science
04:29
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Spring
Joy Kills Sorrow
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03:48
Writer: Heather Anne Masse / Composers: Heather Anne Masse
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You Will Change Me
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Darkness Sure Becomes This City
04:08
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Jake
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Wide Awake
02:41
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Such Sweet Alarms
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This Unknown Science
05:23
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My Jury's Still Out On You
Joy Kills Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
02:55
Writer: Bridget Kearney / Composers: Bridget Kearney
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Was It You
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Wide Awake
03:38
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01
Reservations
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This Unknown Science
03:44
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New Shoes
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:05
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Thinking Of You And Such
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Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:41
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Kill My Sorrow
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Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:52
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04
Gold In the Deep
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Wide Awake
03:26
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We Will Have Our Day
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Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:40
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02
Books
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Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:32
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02
I Still Miss Someone
Joy Kills Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
03:53
Writer: John R Cash - Roy Cash Jr / Composers: John R Cash - Roy Cash Jr
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Train On The Island
Joy Kills Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
04:21
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
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1216 Two Step
Joy Kills Sorrow
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02:06
Composers: Joe Walsh
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Get Along
Joy Kills Sorrow
Wide Awake
03:35
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Louise
Joy Kills Sorrow
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03:58
Writer: Paul Siebel / Composers: Paul Siebel
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Fall On My Knees
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04:05
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
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Working for the Devil
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Wide Awake
03:07
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If It's Rainin'
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Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:56
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  • Discography
Albums
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
2010 Signature Sounds Recordings
18-03-2014
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
01
Kill My Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:52
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
02
Books
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:32
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
03
New Shoes
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:05
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
04
Send Me A Letter
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
02:46
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
05
Thinking Of You And Such
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:41
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
06
Get Up And Go
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:22
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
07
We Will Have Our Day
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:40
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
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This Unknown Science
2014 Signature Sounds Recordings
13-09-2011
This Unknown Science
01
Reservations
Joy Kills Sorrow
This Unknown Science
03:44
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
02
Jason
Joy Kills Sorrow
This Unknown Science
02:49
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
03
Wouldn't Have Noticed
Joy Kills Sorrow
This Unknown Science
03:57
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
04
Surprise
Joy Kills Sorrow
This Unknown Science
03:37
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
05
New Man
Joy Kills Sorrow
This Unknown Science
03:12
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
06
The Ice Starting To Melt
Joy Kills Sorrow
This Unknown Science
03:15
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
07
Somewhere Over The Atlantic
Joy Kills Sorrow
This Unknown Science
03:34
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
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Darkness Sure Becomes This City
2010 Joy Kills Sorrow Music
23-02-2010
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
01
Kill My Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:52
Writer: Bridget Kearney / Composers: Bridget Kearney
02
Books
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:32
Writer: Bridget Kearney / Composers: Bridget Kearney
03
New Shoes
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:05
Writer: Caleb Klauder / Composers: Caleb Klauder
04
Send Me A Letter
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
02:46
Writer: Kristin Andrews / Composers: Kristin Andrews
05
Thinking Of You And Such
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:41
Writer: Bridget Kearney / Composers: Bridget Kearney
06
Get Up And Go
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:22
Writer: Bridget Kearney / Composers: Bridget Kearney
07
We Will Have Our Day
Joy Kills Sorrow
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
03:40
Writer: Dave Keenan - Nova Devonie / Composers: Dave Keenan - Nova Devonie
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Joy Kills Sorrow
2006 Joy Kills Sorrow Music
01-01-2006
Joy Kills Sorrow
01
Fall On My Knees
Joy Kills Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
04:05
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
02
I Still Miss Someone
Joy Kills Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
03:53
Writer: John R Cash - Roy Cash Jr / Composers: John R Cash - Roy Cash Jr
03
You Made It Easy
Joy Kills Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
03:03
Writer: Adam Larrabee / Composers: Adam Larrabee
04
Louise
Joy Kills Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
03:58
Writer: Paul Siebel / Composers: Paul Siebel
05
Land Of Lost Grasses
Joy Kills Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
04:20
Composers: Matthew Arcara
06
My Jury's Still Out On You
Joy Kills Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
02:55
Writer: Bridget Kearney / Composers: Bridget Kearney
07
Liza Jane
Joy Kills Sorrow
Joy Kills Sorrow
03:48
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
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EPs
Wide Awake
2014 Signature Sounds Recordings
04-06-2013
Wide Awake
01
Was It You
Joy Kills Sorrow
Wide Awake
03:38
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
02
Get Along
Joy Kills Sorrow
Wide Awake
03:35
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
03
Such Great Heights
Joy Kills Sorrow
Wide Awake
04:13
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
04
Gold In the Deep
Joy Kills Sorrow
Wide Awake
03:26
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
05
Working for the Devil
Joy Kills Sorrow
Wide Awake
03:07
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
06
Jake
Joy Kills Sorrow
Wide Awake
02:41
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
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Enlistee
Joy Kills Sorrow
Wide Awake
03:35
Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
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Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade
2015 Signature Sounds Recordings
24-02-2015
Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade
01
Lovesick Redstick Blues
Crooked Still
Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade
03:21
Writer: Crooked Still / Composers: Crooked Still
02
Real Love
Jeffrey Foucault
Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade
02:35
Writer: Jeffrey Foucault / Composers: Jeffrey Foucault
03
Be Back Home
Sweetback Sister
Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade
04:24
Writer: Sweetback Sister / Composers: Sweetback Sister
04
Moonshiner
Parsonsfield
Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade
05:26
Writer: Parsonsfield / Composers: Parsonsfield
05
What I'm Doing Here
Lake Street Dive
Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade
03:27
Writer: Lake Street Dive / Composers: Lake Street Dive
06
A Tree In The Lung
Winterpills
Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade
02:54
Writer: Winterpills / Composers: Winterpills
07
Such Great Heights
Joy Kills Sorrow
Signature Sounds 20th Anniversary Collection: Favorites and Rarities from the Second Decade
04:12
Writer: Joy Kills Sorrow / Composers: Joy Kills Sorrow
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In Good Company
15-05-2012
In Good Company
01
The Distance Between Two Points
Bill Evans
In Good Company
05:41
02
Walk to the Water
The Infamous Stringdusters
In Good Company
04:28
03
Some Other Creek
Bill Evans
In Good Company
03:31
04
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Tim O'Brien
In Good Company
03:58
05
Big Chief Sonny
Bill Evans
In Good Company
04:49
06
Dakota
Bill Evans
In Good Company
03:08
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On and On
Joy Kills Sorrow
In Good Company
03:59
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