Description
First Word Records is proud to present Allysha Joy's latest album, "The Making of Silk".
Allysha Joy is a singer, songwriter, producer, and keyboard player from Melbourne (Naarm). Known for her solo work and as the frontwoman of 30/70, she has captivated many fans with her husky, soulful voice, exceptional Fender Rhodes skills, and raw poetic expression.
As an essential figure in the contemporary jazz-soul scene, she has received support from Gilles Peterson and Jamz Supernova (BBC 6 Music), Jamie Cullum (BBC Radio 2), China Moses (Jazz FM), and Laurent Garnier (PBB France). She has also been featured by radio stations such as NTS, Lot Radio, KEXP, and KCRW, as well as media outlets including OkayPlayer, Dazed, and The Vinyl Factory.
Recently, she expanded into the U.S. market, performing with Snarky Puppy, PJ Morton, The Teskey Brothers, Kokoroko, Children of Zeus, and others.
Joy has previously released two full-length albums, "Acadie : Raw" in 2018 and "Torn : Tonic" in 2022, as well as the EP "Light It Again" in 2020, along with numerous collaborations and features. Entirely self-produced, "The Making of Silk" explores a new understanding of love.
Joy says, "It's about the kind of love bell hooks wrote about, that lives in the poetry of Mary Oliver and Hafiz—a love that thrives in open conversation, deep listening, and on the front lines of social movements, and that never seeks to stifle your light. It's about accepting our aloneness and the impermanence of all things, while still wanting to argue against it—to say that I understand that all things change, all things end, and that pain exists, but that I will love regardless."
Woven together with rich string arrangements, vocal harmonies, and her signature raw poetic expression, this next album embodies love itself.
A1. nothing To prove
A2. dropping keys
A3. reset : ____
A4. raise up
A5. hold on
A6. silk
B1. david
B2. ____ : float
B3. your touch
B4. learning to love
B5. stay
First Word Records is proud to bring you ‘The Making of Silk’, the brand new album from Allysha Joy.
Allysha Joy is a deeply-expressive singer, songwriter, producer & keys player hailing from Naarm (Melbourne), known for both her solo work and as front woman for 30/70. A uniquely-talented artist, her husky soulful voice, formidable Fender Rhodes prowess and raw poeticism has garnered legions of attentive fans the world over.
As an integral performer in the modern day jazz-soul scene, previous support has included selectors Gilles Peterson & Jamz Supernova (BBC 6 Music), Jamie Cullum (BBC Radio 2), China Moses (Jazz FM) & Laurent Garnier (PBB France), along with stations such as NTS, Lot Radio, KEXP & KCRW, and publications including OkayPlayer, Dazed and The Vinyl Factory.
Along with a recent foray into the USA market with a string of successful shows, Allysha Joy has performed alongside acts such as Snarky Puppy, PJ Morton, The Teskey Brothers, Kokoroko and Children of Zeus, to name a few.
Joy has previously released two full-length solo albums 'Acadie : Raw' in 2018, 'Torn : Tonic' in 2022 and an EP, 'Light It Again' in 2020, along with countless collaborations and features over the past few years. Entirely self-produced and affectionately poured over, 'The Making of Silk' is about a new understanding of the meaning of love.
Joy says, "it's the kind of love that bell hooks writes about, that lives in the poetry of Mary Oliver, Hafiz and the passionate dreaming of a Koryusai painting. It’s about a love that is compassionate, that lives in open conversation, deep listening, the front lines of social movement and would never seek to stifle the light in you. It’s about accepting our aloneness, the impermanence of all things and still forever wanting to prove it wrong, to say that I understand that all things change, all things end, hurt exists, but I will love regardless."
Riding on the waves of rich string arrangements, layers of vocal harmony and the raw poeticism she is known for, Allysha Joy's next album is embodying love.
