Joy is an American five-piece indie rock band based in Los Angeles with roots in Philadelphia.

Having first met at Conestoga High School in suburban Philadelphia, Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper reunited in Los Angeles in 2016 and began working on music.

[3] The single's rapid streaming success, as well as the success of their second single, "Sheep", drew the three to add drummer Sotiris Eliopoulos and keyboardist Jackie Miclau to the group, together playing Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, and Lollapalooza, as well as opening for bands such as The Head and the Heart, The Shins, Whitney, and The Revivalists.

[8] Throughout 2017, the now five-piece band recorded additional tracks with producer Jon Gilbert at his home studio in Pasadena, California, and released its debut album, Mt.

[13] Four singles were released ahead of the album, "Lemon Tree", "Orange Blood," "Evergreen," and "Bathroom Light."

Joy began 2023 by opening for Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds in their annual Riviera Maya Festival on February 17.

Next, the band went on a spring tour starting in Aspen, Colorado in March and ending the following month in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Then they went on their main tour, starting on August 4 in Indianapolis and ending at a live music festival on October 29 in Oak, Florida.

Joy said it originally hoped that "music could create a welcome distraction from reality", but just a few weeks before the album's release, the murder of George Floyd took place in Minneapolis on May 25.

Joy reminded followers to "listen to and amplify black voices, learn, protest peacefully, and put your money where your mouth is."

Joy announced that "100% of album profits from the first week will be donated to Campaign Zero, a nonprofit dedicated to ending police violence."

On October 30, 2020, the band released the single "New President" before the November 3, 2020, election, encouraging fans to vote for someone other than Donald Trump.