Name: LOVE + POP
Brand: Current Joys

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SC463lp-C1

Colour

Green

Colour details

Neon Green Vinyl

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-11-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

656605046334

Total Cap

Green LP

SC463lp

Black

Extended format: No

656605046310

Black LP

SC463cd

656605046327

Artist

Current Joys

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Secretly Canadian

Current Joys is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, journalist and music video director. With a diverse range of talents and skills, he has established himself as a versatile artist in the music industry.
His unique blend of heartfelt lyrics and captivating melodies has garnered him a dedicated fan base worldwide. Whether he's strumming his guitar or playing the piano, Current Joys' musical prowess shines through in every performance.
In addition to his musical endeavors, Current Joys also explores his creativity through journalism and directing music videos. His artistic vision extends beyond just creating music, allowing him to connect with his audience on multiple levels.

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LOVE + POP is a snapshot of a moment in not-so-far-away time; something fast, loud, moody and a little dangerous. It is, in some ways, classic Current Joys: full of wild ambition, sneaky hooks, and songs that move from concept to completion with prolific speed. But LOVE + POP also explodes myriad expectations with aggressive, deconstructed production, house music influence, and a guest appearance from Lil Yachty. It is not so much a twist as it is a unique multiverse identity for Current Joys, as Nick Rattigan’s set out to “capture this sonic moment and harken back to the way I first released music.”

The story of LOVE + POP begins with one of those house parties: the kind that bulldozes your home and, in its aftermath, leaves a wreckage that finds you flattened but also ready to be new. In that mess and mayhem, Rattigan watched Everybody’s Everything, the documentary of Lil Peep, and recorded a cover of “walk away as the door slams”. But the itch wasn’t scratched, and what began as a moment of homage morphed into something bigger, deeper and more fundamental, a point where the seemingly haphazard – in his home, in Peep’s process – opened Rattigan up to an entire creative space and a new approach to bending or even detonating genre.

Crucially, all of this was recorded at home, in what Rattigan calls a “tribute to the process of creating” in a DIY space. And what began as a singular passion project unexpectedly grew into a uniquely collaborative record for Current Joys. “I’ve set out to make collaborative records before,” Rattigan explains, “but they often end up totally me, with just a couple exceptions. But then this record gave me the opportunity to be extremely collaborative, to let other people write instrumental tracks, sending links around for people to mess with and weigh in on. I sat down to do credits and realized here were all these people and styles and they all came together and worked.”

LOVE + POP’s cover art is an airbrush/spraypaint rendition of the Wild Heart album cover, which is itself a photo of Rattigan’s grandparents kissing. It is sacred in some ways and shredded in others. This idea – the aggressive reimagining of something timeless into a present, finite style – is LOVE + POP.

LOVE + POP

Music US