Joywave, The Inversion (live), San Francisco, March 15, 2022 (4K)

Joywave play their song "The Inversion" live in concert before a sold-out crowd at The Independent in San Francisco, California on March 15, 2022. The Inversion originally appeared on the band's Every Window Is A Mirror EP (2021) and later on their fourth studio album, Cleanse (2022). Joywave is an indie rock band from Rochester, New York consisting of Daniel Armbruster (vocals), Joseph Morinelli (guitar), and Paul Brenner (drums). Joining them on tour are Kevin Mahoney (bass) and Connor Ehman (keyboards).

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The Inversion lyrics:

Oh it’s sad to watch it happen
Push and pull have given way to shove
The inversion has begun
Up is down and left is right
Don’t think too hard, thought's in short supply
There’s nowhere left to run

Two tabs, pay your ransom
Your conversion’s here, there’s a new anthem
As you fall inside, but it looks just like your home

Two tabs, that’s some bad shit
Yeah your "breathe" tattoo isn’t helping one bit
As you fall inside and the vapor turns to stone

The darkest part of every mind
Unchained and free, seeking out its kind
The inversion’s finally come

Black is white and day is night
No logic here, you do not decide
Your will will not be done

Two tabs, pay your ransom
Your conversion’s here, there’s a new anthem
As you fall inside, but it looks just like your home

Two tabs, that’s some bad shit
Yeah your "breathe" tattoo isn’t helping one bit
As you fall inside and the vapor turns to stone

Tell me, don’t lie, tell me don’t lie
Tell me what’s left of the other side to save
Nothing there remains

Tell me, don’t lie, tell me don’t lie
Tell me what’s left of the other side to save
(Nothing there remains)

Written by Daniel Armbruster / Joseph Morinelli / Paul Brenner

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Joywave - Cleanse Live Tour Dates (2022)

Feb. 28 - Hummelstown, PA @ The Englewood
March 1 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
March 2 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
March 4 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
March 5 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe
March 6 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
March 8 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
March 9 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
March 10 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
March 12 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
March 13 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
March 15 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
March 16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
March 18 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
March 19 - Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
March 21 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
March 22 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
March 24 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
March 25 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
March 26 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
March 27 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
March 29 - Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
March 30 - Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
April 1 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
April 2 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
April 3 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
April 5 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
April 6 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere
April 8 - Rochester, NY @ Anthology
April 9 - Rochester, NY @ Anthology

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Joywave official bio:

When Joywave formed in 2010, frontman Daniel Armbruster was writing and recording songs in his parents’ basement as he embarked on a fruitful period of self-discovery. Ironically, after spending the past ten years touring the world in support of three critically acclaimed albums, the new Joywave EP, Every Window Is A Mirror, was crafted under strikingly similar circumstances. “When I was making these songs, it was like I was back in my post-grad years, but it was in my basement now,” Armbruster recalls with a laugh. “I thought, okay, what do I want to do? There’s nobody here again.’” With a virus ravaging the world and no possibility of touring for the foreseeable future, Armbruster was once again able to dig into his own psyche and see what surfaced. “The writing this time was really introspective because I didn’t want to go upstairs and turn on the TV. The only part of the world that made sense to me was my little corner where I’m making music.”

Over the past decade, that little corner has expanded from his parents’ house in Rochester, New York, to the Lollapalooza stage, tours with everyone from Bastille, Brandon Flowers to Young The Giant and late-night television appearances allowing Joywave to beam their infectious brand of indie rock into households all over the world. However, the release of the band’s 2020 album Possession admittedly felt a bit anticlimactic. “We released Possession on dare I say the worst possible day of March 13, 2020” Armbruster said with a sigh, adding that the band had just gotten back from Europe when the virus put everyone’s lives on pause. “So much time and effort went into that record and suddenly the touring cycle we had been planning on for the next year was already over when we landed at Newark International Airport.” Although Possession, which centered around themes of control and polarization was remarkably prescient, that’s little consolation to a band who thrives on live performances.