Mt. Joy release their powerful and emotionally expansive fourth album, Hope We Have Fun, out now via Futures x Bloom Field Records. Arriving at the peak of a remarkable grassroots rise, the album is a deeply personal reflection on resilience, love, and the messy beauty of life lived in motion.
Formed in Philadelphia in 2016, Mt. Joy, Matt Quinn (vocals, guitar), Sam Cooper (guitar), Jackie Miclau (keys), Sotiris Eliopoulos (drums), and Michael Byrnes (bass), has steadily built a devoted global following through word-of-mouth, gripping live performances, and songs that speak to shared human experience. Over the last few years, they’ve gone from self-releasing SoundCloud songs on to selling out Madison Square Garden, amassing nearly 2 billion streams, and selling more than 500,000 tickets across North America and Europe.
Hope We Have Fun captures that journey in full, 13 tracks that explore everything from road-worn intimacy to post-tour depression, spiritual longing, and the sacred act of making music with people you love. The record features fan favorite, “Highway Queen“ along with newer songs like ”God Loves Weirdos” which dives into the quieter moments between shows, the love that blooms during late-night gas station runs and long-haul van ride- while “More More More” faces down the haunting silence of post-tour depression, building to a breaking point before erupting in a powerful emotional release.
Emotional track “Lucy,” was inspired by a fan who reconnected with the band after their sold-out MSG show and shared her recent brain cancer diagnosis. The track became a tribute to her bravery and vulnerability, and Mt. Joy announced a philanthropic partnership with the American Brain Tumor Association, pledging a portion of proceeds from “Lucy” to fund research and advocacy efforts.
Two special collaborations mark high points of the record. On “In The Middle,” Mt. Joy teams up with rising alt-pop powerhouse Gigi Perez for a soul-searching, slow-burning duet that captures the ache of not knowing where you stand, with someone else, or with yourself.
Of the collaboration, Gigi Perez said, “it came together naturally. When we wrote the song, I didn’t connect that Matt was from Mt. Joy, which is one of my favorite bands. He also wasn’t aware of me as an artist and so there was this very easy connection that felt anonymous looking back. We just hung out and it happened in a room full of new friends. When he mentioned wanting to put the song out I was so excited. It’s another side of my sonic interests and it’s an honor to get to express it with Mt. Joy.”
On “Wild and Rotten” the band is joined by Nathaniel Rateliff, whose rich, world-weary vocals intertwine with Quinn’s in a gut-punch ballad about holding on to something fleeting and sacred.
Following festival appearances at Bonnaroo, Governors Ball, and Newport Folk Festival, Mt. Joy will hit the road this fall for their massive ‘Hope We Have Fun’ North American Tour. The tour promises to bring the full emotional weight of the album to life, in a setting where Mt. Joy has always thrived: onstage, in front of their fans.
Hope We Have Fun Track Listing
1. More More More
2. Coyote
3. In The Middle (ft. Gigi Perez)
4. Pink Lady
5. God Loves Weirdos
6. Scared I’m Gonna Fuck You Up
7. Lucy
8. Groove In Gotham
9. Wild and Rotten (ft. Nathaniel Rateliff)
10. Highway Queen
11. She Wants To Go Dancing
12. You Are Who She Loves
13. Hope We Have Fun.
HOPE WE HAVE FUN TOUR
June 6 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre – Sterling Heights, MI
June 7 – Stage AE – Outdoors – Pittsburgh, PA
June 8 – The Governors Ball Music Festival – New York, NY
June 10 – Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Expo – Essex Junction, VT
June 12 – MegaCorp Pavilion – Newport, KY
June 13 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD
June 14 – Bonnaroo – Manchester, TN
June 17 – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park – Indianapolis, IN
June 19 – Thompson’s Point – Portland, ME
June 20 – Green River Festival – Greenfield, MA
June 20-June 22 – Mountain Jam Music Festival – Highmount, NY
June 27 – Rough Trade East – London, UK
June 28 – BST Hyde Park – London, UK
June 29 – Banquet Records – London, UK
June 30 – HMW Manchester – Manchester, UK
July 4 – July 5 – Zootown Festival – Missoula, MT
July 23 – July 27 – FloydFest – Floyd, VA
July 27 – Newport Folk Festival – Newport, RI
August 9 – Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary, AB
August 10 – Edmonton Folk Festival (Gallagher Park) – Edmonton, AB
August 12 – Twilight Concert Series at Library Square – Salt Lake City, UT
August 14 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
August 15 – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre – Denver, CO
August 17 – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater – Nampa, ID
August 19 – Deer Lake Park – Burnaby, BC
August 20 – WAMU Theater – Seattle, WA
August 22 – Hayden Homes Amphitheater – Bend, OR
August 23 – The Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA
August 24 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
August 26 – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – San Diego, CA
September 11 – Budweiser Stage – Toronto, ON
September 12 – September 14 – Borderland Music Festival – East Aurora, NY
September 13 – United Center – Chicago, IL
September 16 – The Armory – Minneapolis, MN
September 17 – Kohl Center – Madison, WI
September 20 – TD Garden – Boston, MA
September 23 – Koka Booth Amphitheatre – Cary, NC
September 24 – ExploreAsheville.com Arena – Asheville, NC
September 26 – TD Pavilion at The Mann – Philadelphia, PA
September 27 – TD Pavilion at The Mann – Philadelphia, PA
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