Formula Indie Sessions : Interview with Joybomb
What is your earliest memory connected to music?
I sang in the choir in elementary school and church when I was very young. I was also obsessed with movie scores and soundtracks.
How did your passion for creating music begin?
I wanted to be a rock star after I saw School of Rock in theaters.
What’s the story behind “Everything Is Drugs”?The lyrics are both an intimate self-examination and a broader social commentary on people’s addictive tendencies, whether benign or corrosive.
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?I call it alt punk. Melodic, high-energy, dynamic, hook-oriented. A kiss on the cheek and a kick in the teeth.
What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?Discovering the soft/loud interplay of bands like Pixies, and that your foot doesn’t always have to be on the gas. Also, simple is probably better. Which I still struggle with lol.
What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?Voice Memos on my iPhone. Gotta get it down before I forget it!
Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?really big really clever
How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?They’re deeply related. “Write what you know.” Not that I can’t write fiction or storytell in songs, but I usually find a moment in a chorus or something to relate or critique a larger phenomenon from my perspective.
What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?Hopefully they ride that paradoxical wave of curiosity and rage. Catharsis… release. Moments to think, then to purely rock.
What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?
Persistence in creation is vital. And if you water your music head just regularly enough, you’ll always have a secret connection to the universe.
What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?
Riot Fest I reckon. Or Glastonbury?!
If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?
Hmm. Maybe Laura Jane Grace of Against Me!. Or Jesse Welles, at the moment. They both are poets when it comes to protest music.
Where can our listeners follow and support your music? (Website,Spotify, IG, links)
https://instagram.com/joybombofficial
https://www.facebook.com/joybombmusic
https://www.youtube.com/@joybombofficial
Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?
Get signed. Quality touring at home and abroad to support the upcoming album. Hand-full of festival slots in ’26. One foot in front of the other.
What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way?
That it’s not just a phase, Mom.
