How Do You Feel Now?

How Do You Feel Now? is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Joywave, released through Cultco Music and Hollywood Records on April 21, 2015.^[1] The album is a follow-up to the band's second extended play, How Do You Feel?, which was released earlier in 2014. It was co-produced by band members Daniel Armbruster and Sean Donnelly and was recorded during 2013 and 2014. Four official singles were released from the album: "Tongues", "Somebody New", "Destruction", and "Now".

How Do You Feel Now?
Studio album by Joywave
Released	April 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)
Recorded	2013–14
Studio	Premier Studios, New York, NY Red Booth Recording, Rochester, NY The Joycave, Rochester, NY
Genre	Indie rock alternative rock indie pop indietronica post-progressive
Length	49:03
Label	Cultco Music Hollywood
Producer	Daniel Armbruster Sean Donnelly
Joywave chronology
How Do You Feel? (2014) How Do You Feel Now? (2015) Swish (2016)
Singles from How Do You Feel Now?
"Tongues" Released: February 9, 2014 "Somebody New" Released: April 28, 2014 "Destruction" Released: March 30, 2015 "Now" Released: July 24, 2015

Background and composition

Joywave was signed to a record label and composed the album following the break-through success of the single "Dangerous", written by member Daniel Armbruster with Alan Wilkis in the band Big Data. In an interview with RIFF Magazine, Armbruster said the band received two signing offers, one from "a really small Brooklyn indie label" and the other from Disney-owned Hollywood Records. After signing with Hollywood Records, Joywave obtained permission to use samples from the Disney catalog in the album,^[2] the first band to do so.^[3] Samples from the movies Fantasia, Bambi, and Peter Pan were used in the album.^[4]

The Rochester music scene was dominated by metal bands at the time, leaving Jowave in a unique position to pursue whatever sound the members desired. According to Donnelly, "Everyone else in Rochester is very aggressive with the music they make, which has seeped into our music a little bit".^[2] The album has an eclectic mix of rock and pop elements, with each track having an underlying dance beat.^[5] Armbruster stated the album's overarching theme was figuring out post-college life after the Great Recession.^[2]

Promotion and release

The album was released on April 21, 2015.^[6] Following the release, Joywave promoted the album with the Joywave World Tour for seven months, concluding with a performance in Rochester on October 10.^[7]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Rolling Stone Australia	[8]

Critical reception of the album was generally positive, with critics noting the album's genre-mixing. Oliver Pelling of Rolling Stone Australia wrote, "The New York natives have somehow managed to mash multiple sounds and styles into one cohesive, captivating and effortlessly convincing record."^[8] Writing for AllMusic, Marcy Donelson described How Do You Feel Now? as a "highly danceable, occasionally ambient album".^[6]

The song "Tongues" featuring KOPPS was included in the soundtrack of the EA Sports video game FIFA 15.^[9]

"Somebody New" was featured in the Konami video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Somebody New"	3:26
2.	"Carry Me"	4:18
3.	"Tongues" (featuring KOPPS)	3:54
4.	"Destruction"	3:04
5.	"Now"	4:22
6.	"Parade"	3:20
7.	"In Clover"	4:27
8.	"Feels Like a Lie"	4:43
9.	"Traveling at the Speed of Light"	7:33
10.	"Nice House"	5:40
11.	"Bad Dreams"	4:16
Total length:		49:03

All tracks are written by Daniel Armbruster and Sean Donnelly^[6]

Personnel

Personnel adapted from album liner notes.^[4]

Joywave Daniel Armbruster – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming Sean Donnelly – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming Paul Brenner – drums, percussion Joseph Morinelli – guitar Benjamin Bailey – piano Additional musicians Andrew York – keys Erik McOmber – trumpet Patricia Petrone – background vocals Mikaela Davis – harp

Technical personnel Daniel Armbruster – producer and engineer Sean Donnelly – producer and engineer Brian Moore – additional engineering Andros Rodriguez – additional engineering Neal H Pogue – mixing tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 11 Randy Warnken – mix assistant tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 11 Andy Wallace – mixing tracks 1, 5, 6, and 10 Paul Suarez – Pro tools engineering tracks 1, 5, 6, and 10 Chris Gehringer – mastering Joseph Cultice – cover image Enny Joo – art direction Kyle O'Hara – album layout design

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10]	3
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[11]	25
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12]	34

References

1. "How Do You Feel Now? by Joywave". United States: iTunes Store. 21 April 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
2. Gokhman, Roman (25 February 2016). "Noise Pop Q&A: Success buys pink suits, new bed for Joywave". RIFF Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
3. Graham, Kendall (18 July 2017). "Review: Joywave Sharpen Focus on Terse New Single "It's a Trip!"". Atwood Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
4. How Do You Feel Now? (album liner notes). Joywave. Cultco Music; Hollywood Records. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. Labarge, Dave (29 April 2015). "ALBUM REVIEW: "How Do You Feel Now?"". CITY Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
6. Donelson, Marcy. "How Do You Feel Now? – Joywave". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
7. Spevak, Jeff (9 February 2016). "Riding the Joywave". Democrat and Chronicle. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
8. Pelling, Oliver (April 24, 2015). "Joywave – How Do You Feel Now?". Rolling Stone Australia. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
9. "Listen to the FIFA 15 Soundtrack". EA Sports. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014.
10. "Joywave Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
11. "Joywave Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
12. "Joywave Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

External links

• Armbruster, Daniel (3 September 2015). "Why Be Credible When You Can Be Incredible?: Prologue". HuffPost.