Vance Joy has announced his forthcoming third studio album, In Our Own Sweet Time, out June 10th. Alongside the announcement, he’s shared a new single, “Clarity.”
The new track was produced and co-written over Zoom with Joel Little. The accompanying video follows Vance Joy through surreal, moving projections as he performs along to the tune.
“It’s very upbeat and poppy,” Vance Joy explains of the track “Dan Wilson says if there is a song you might be a bit shy about because it feels poppy or makes you feel uncomfortable because it’s saying something really directly that’s probably the single. I got that feeling from ‘Clarity.’ When we finished the song Joel said he could imagine the feel of the production – when he sent it back to me, with the full production, it just exploded. I didn’t see that coming. The original voice memo was me doing mouth trumpet. He even sampled my weak mouth trumpet in the original demo, then that got replaced with the real thing.”
Listen to “Clarity” below.
“I’m always drawn to the idea of timelessness or that shared moment that takes you out of the chaos outside,” Vance Joy explains of In Our Own Sweet Time. “If the world is crazy, you can retreat somewhere. It’s always hard to think of the right title but I think that sums it up perfectly.”
Pre-order In Our Own Sweet Time here.
Vance Joy is headed out on tour. Check out the dates below.
Vance Joy Tour Dates:
MAY:
14 – Redondo Beach, CA – Beachlife Festival
27 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
29 – Napa, CA – Bottlerock Festival
JUNE:
2 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium (SOLD OUT)
4 – New York, NY – The Rooftop At Pier 17 (SOLD OUT)
9 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
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