David New Joy: “Massachusetts Yeah”
Don’t overthink it. It’s a song about Massachusetts. It’s David New Joy!
You probably live in Massachusetts. Bask in the in-jokes. Served up via a throwback New Wave synth hook for the type of dance-targeted indie rock that flourished in the Aughts. Shades of Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Klaxons, you name it.
Did David New Joy get a dig in at the Dig? How about the struggling MBTA? How do you put billions of dollars into a short stretch of track and not realize that the tracks are too wide apart, or too close together?
For a state that considers itself smart, forward thinking, ahead of the curve, it seems like we’re saddled with some of the same cost-of-living and infrastructure woes as states that are run by conservative billionaire demagogue warlords. Go figure.
Stream, share, buy to your heart’s content.
Garage punk, sure. But the art core impulse is unmistakable here.