When we first arrived at Lisa of Joyce Island’s apartment for an informal interview, we were graciously welcomed by the artist with Oreos while the sweet and witty Vancouver based alt-country singer/songwriter scurried around her place making us loose leaf tea, and happily telling us all about her upcoming Folkways and Railways Tour that will traverse her all across Canada!
Lisa’s solo act, Joyce Island is a superb sample of what the future of alt-country and indie-folk will become in the next few years. When describing that sound Lisa mentions old-time acts such as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Rolling Stones, The Who and even the Beach Boys (all coming from her parent’s record collection) were important to how her sound became this hybrid country and old rock fusion.
While we met up with Joyce Island we were lucky enough to sit down and enjoy two intimate performances of Dry These Eyes (my personal favourite!) and Mercy on Me. With her unique honey and milk tone that is reminiscent of old country nostalgia and the blend of honest emotive lyrics, I find myself foreseeing really big things in her near future due to her unique sound.
I would like to point out what was most appealing and pleasant about Lisa was her ability to remain absolutely humble even though she clearly has a massive professional ability to sing and song-write, it’s a wonderful testament to how she’ll develop as an icon in the future.When we asked Joyce Island what we can expect for the near future, Lisa responded that she will be more of a solo act similarly to Cat Power and Feist so that she can focus on exacting her sound more precisely. When you have a young female artist such as Lisa Joyce who points to songs like I Fall To Pieces by Patsy Cline as a long time favourite song of hers but also somebody who admits to listening to The Go Gos, then you know you can expect some truly unique sounds coming forth!
On her sound: “Johnny Cash, Willy Nelson, Kris Kristofferson all those outlaw dudes is where the country element came in!”
On October 26th, we were invited to check out one of her performances alongside Mise En Scene and The Fast Romantics at the Railway Club, it was thrilling to see Lisa belt out that stunning voice of hers outward to a receptive crowd. The venue itself was buzzing and jam packed with media members, sweaty musicians breaking strings and drummers banging out wicked percussion, but amongst all the noise and booze, you had Joyce Island (who cutely enough kicked off her heeled boots to be more comfy) stood out as the bright beacon of true talent that in my opinion engaged the crowd the most that evening.
Final praise and thanks; we had a total blast interviewing Lisa and getting better acquainted with this truly gorgeous Vancouverite, we wish her nothing but the best in her future endeavors on tour across Canada and beyond. As always kids, you heard it here first so pass on the good word – Joyce Island better be on your tune contraptions now!
Make sure to check out the exclusive acoustic sessions and full interview with Joyce Island, they are featured on our Youtube channel for all you insatiable music addicts!
Photo and video coverage by Sarah Boland
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