Joey Valence & Brae Dance Via the Concern of Rising Up With Third Album ‘HYPERYOUTH’

Pennsylvania-born hip-hop duo Joey Valence & Brae – identified for his or her high-octane mix of increase bap, EDM, and punk – enter a brand new period with maturity and the sensation of rising up, however by no means getting previous, on their club-ready third album ‘HYPERYOUTH.’

Stream: ‘HYPERYOUTH’ – Joey Valence & Brae

No one’s too cool to bounce. Please simply let your self go for a second and luxuriate in your self.

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Growing up used to imply one thing. Not simply wrinkles and sagging pores and skin or feeble bones and crossword puzzles, however one thing inner – like discovering your true self.

By no means letting the get together die although so many individuals wish to see it finish. Rising up was imagined to be enjoyable and stuffed with objective however now it’s so stuffed with concern and alter that it haunts our youth.

Why can’t we be younger eternally? Why can’t we really feel the beat beneath our toes and dance to it slightly than flip it off? If you happen to ask Joey Valence and Brae, they’d say you may and so they’d be proper.

Welcome to HYPERYOUTH. It’s not simply JVB’s third album – it’s a motion; a press release about rising up, however not getting previous. By no means shedding that spark that retains the lights on and the get together leaping.

The Pennsylvania pair have been identified for this very best. Mixing increase bap with EDM and generally punk to create their distinctive model of genre-defying booty-shaking tracks. Popping out of a Penn State dorm room to raging on the Lollapalooza stage and past, their expertise is timeless, and their sound is for the hip-hop historical past books.

They launched each their debut EP Underground Sound and the breakout file Punk Techniques only some months aside. The discharge of those albums put them on the map. Quickly after they had been on Ellen, going viral on TikTok, and doing reveals throughout the nation.

These early information solidified them as a gaggle. Their sound was old-school with new-school attitudes – unapologetically sporting their influences on their sleeve and expertly exhibiting off their mad abilities.

This kinetic power didn’t cease, and in 2024 No Arms launched – their largest drop since ‘22. The file was a mature, extra refined model of their earlier work – showcasing how far they’ve come and pushing the envelope lyrically and sonically.

Atwood Journal’s Jake Fewx hailed it as a “riot of a rap album which bursts on the seams with its one-of-a-kind character… it’s assured, snarky, and beset with a novel model of goofy enjoyable.” No Arms featured icons like Ayesha Erotica and Danny Brown, each of whom helped reinforce JVB’s spot as experimental hip-hop giants whereas additionally holding the TikTok house buzzing.

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A CONVERSATION WITH JOEY VALENCE & BRAE

Atwood Journal: “HYPERYOUTH” has, from my view, turn into a motion. Lots of people are speaking about their emotions about rising up, too. What was the intention behind the concept of HYPERYOUTH? Did you anticipate it to the touch as many individuals because it has?

Joey: I imply, that was clearly the hope with it was to do this. We needed to, going into this album, speak about maturing. As a result of most of our music up till this level has been very spontaneous and really energetic and youthful. We needed to take that and kind of develop up with our viewers and be like “rising up is difficult”. Then utilizing dancing as a metaphor for it, we develop up and we exit and why does no one wish to dance anymore?

I really feel like that’s a sense everyone has. No one needs to develop up, so we simply constructed a observe record round that feeling of not wanting to do this and the youthfulness of it.

How did you handle to seize all these emotions on the observe record?

Brae: It was enjoyable. This album we leaned into some flows and lyrical pockets that we haven’t earlier than and Joey’s manufacturing is simply insane. Each music sounds so totally different and so superb. it was actually enjoyable to only strive new issues. So persons are going to be shocked by how the identical but totally different every thing sounds. Sonically it’s simply very nicely rounded.

I believe, to reply your query slightly bit higher, every music sounds prefer it might be from a distinct album is an efficient solution to describe it. There’s a style for everybody. It’s actually an appetizer sampler of an album by songs that tickle the ear in particular methods for certain.

The music “Occasion’s Over” particularly. I really feel like that music does weave out and in of feelings rather well. How did it really feel within the studio crafting that music and was that the intention to maneuver round between feelings?

Joey: Yeah, that was truthfully the primary music that I despatched Brae to begin to consider the context of the album. However I believe that’s the intention. Particularly with my verse, you may hear the intent of speaking as a youthful child after which straying again just like the sh*t is definitely actual. And so it’s the battle you hear inside that of attempting to develop up however then not desirous to.

So, you may hear that lots after which the music because it progresses will get dirtier and also you hear extra emotion and the vocals and every thing. That’s truthfully absolutely the purpose of that music. As a result of we’re speaking concerning the get together being over, but it surely actually isn’t. It’s an uplifting music on the finish of the day to be like, you realize what, generally it’s time to maneuver on, however we are able to keep the identical.

There is a lyric in that music: “My life’s a three-leaf clover, however I assume the get together’s over.” What does that imply to you?

Brae: That was me and I f*ed that up utterly, however we left it in. I forgot that the onerous to search out clover is the four-leaf one, however I truly I believe it’s form of humorous wanting again now. After I’ve stated it and we each talked about it, we had been like, “Wait, is a three-leaf one the uncommon one or is it four-leaf?”

However that’s form of the juxtaposition, double entendre of that bar truly in and of itself. As a result of our life is getting so loopy and all these blessings are taking place to us that we really feel fortunate and blessed to be right here. However on the identical time we’re simply these youngsters from the center of Pennsylvania. We by no means really feel well-known or particular so I believe that bar is form of humorous being like a standard f*ing three-leaf clover.

So, the album has lots of samples. What’s your course of with discovering a pattern, and what’s your favourite pattern on the album?

Joey: I’m so impressed by sample-based music. It’s a really misplaced artwork, particularly in an age the place no one needs to pay to clear samples and so they’re simply attempting to remake every thing to allow them to take 100% of the minimize of the music and I’m like, ‘I don’t even care, I simply wish to make artwork.’ So, in relation to sampling, I’m simply so impressed by, Daft Punk and Skrillex the place they’re simply doing all this multi-layered sampling and every thing and it’s simply what I might like to do extra with manufacturing.

However anyway, my favourite might be the truth that we had been capable of pattern “Bangering” by Skrillex. It’s actually simply so cool that we received that cleared as a result of that’s clearly a music that received me into music. However the means of discovering a pattern is no matter appears cool. We’re blessed to have this web site referred to as Tracklib. If you happen to don’t know what it’s

Brae: We spent hours on Tracklib. I’ve been on Web page 99 Infinity on tracklib.

Joey: Actually that is the primary time the place we had been kind of advised like go loopy with sampling and we’re simply listening to songs that we like after which hopefully kind of get it down the road.

Brae: My favourite pattern on the album is on “Should Cry,” the Bobby Caldwell music “Cry.” That’s so loopy, it’s precisely the kind of hip-hop that I used to take heed to and I needed a music that sounded precisely like that and Joey f*ing killed that music. So, that’s undoubtedly my favourite pattern on the album.

Do you have got any samples that possibly you actually needed however did not clear or simply did not match for this file?

Joey: Sure. Actually, in “HYPERYOUTH,” we had been attempting to clear a Jay-Z pattern on it, which might have been superb as a result of that music was purposely imagined to be a mixture of all of our favourite issues and with the ability to hopefully easy them.

There was an unreleased observe that we did with an M83 “Midnight Metropolis” pattern. I want we may have cleared. However truthfully up till about two days in the past, there’s a string of Journey Time BMO samples on it and we thought we weren’t going to have the ability to clear it and now we’re getting advised that we are able to and we’re going to be the primary folks have that ever had official Journey Time of their music.

BMO form of narrates the album in a approach. Are you an enormous Journey Time fan?

Joey: Yeah, I’m. I f*ing love Journey Time. Particularly that episode is so surrounded with the concept of rising up however wanting to remain youthful and I simply assume BMO’s quotes in it, each time I watch that episode, it simply completely kind of describes the sensation of being scared to develop up and never change when every thing round you is altering. So, I believe I do use BMO as a narrator lots on this album to kind of painting that feeling. And I’m glad we had been capable of pattern it. It’s so cool.

Brae: Yeah, it’s additionally so sick as a result of the BMO samples form of pop up in three or 4 of the tracks on the album. And it’s form of a callback to A Tribe Known as Quest Midnight Marauders how there’s a continuing form of narration from that voice recorder lady’s voice so I identical to that shit that form of follows and calls again and provides ode to previous hip-hop ‘trigger it’s simply it’s so dope.

In your file No Arms, the deluxe model particularly, you stated that “Pineapple Fried Rice” is essentially the most underrated observe. Is there a music on HYPERYOUTH that you don’t want to be neglected?

Joey: Actually, all them. I actually hope the one we simply launched, “LIVE RIGHT” correctly will get to shine– that’s such an excellent music. I actually hope “Should Cry,” that music is so good – I hope that will get to shine, and I hope that the final music on the album, “Disco Tomorrow,” I hope that will get a shine. Each observe is simply in its personal approach so good.

Brae: Yeah, each music has its personal factor. The final music, “Disco Tomorrow,” is sort of like a storytelling of JVB and each of our verses are actually lengthy in that music and I like the verses and the lyrics and what we’ve to say on that one after which “Give It To Me” is simply essentially the most uncooked in-your-face punch anyone hip-hop songs. I hope the hardcore increase bap hip-hop followers f*ok with that one.

After which “IS THIS LOVE” is our first music that form of leans into our actually softer voices and tones and talks about emotions and love and relationships and that’s tremendous f*ing dope. So each music I can’t wait for everyone to listen to actually. We’re so excited.

I believe that “Is This Love” and some of the opposite songs, they do form of contribute to that maturity that you just had been speaking about on this file. Was it form of onerous to dive into extra of your emotions with them?

Brae: It was straightforward as a result of we’ve by no means talked about it.

Joey: Yeah, it’s virtually getting tougher to put in writing simply the enjoyable stuff as a result of we’re child boys who’ve emotions, you realize. However I’ve at all times made that form of music in my very own time and we each have feelings. So, it’s simply straightforward when you get a distinct matter to put in writing about aside from partying.

So, these songs simply got here so quick, however I believe particularly with me, particularly on among the extra open tracks, it’s onerous for me to speak about feelings candidly. Particularly with the present state of our music. So, it was slightly little bit of a problem to speak about issues in a approach that may genuinely join with an viewers and overtly about it. So, in some factors of it, it was slightly bit difficult, however general it’s lots simpler to be trustworthy than you assume as a result of there’s simply no strain.

How do you are feeling your viewers goes to answer these varieties of songs?

Brae: I imply initially, we’re so grateful for our fan base. Everybody that rocks with JVB, they’re so accepting of recent sounds and new noises from us. We discovered that our fan base could be very mendable to what we do. So, particularly with “LIVE RIGHT,” it hasn’t been out for that lengthy however the response to it up to now has been loopy. As a result of they’re so excited to listen to a distinct aspect of what we usually do.

And we’re grateful and blessed that we received well-liked from the loopy, mosh hip-hop stuff, however the truth that we’re capable of put out a observe that seems like “LIVE RIGHT” That’s simply sonically sounds so totally different than “Punk Techniques” or “Double Leap” or what have you ever. The truth that our followers like this and are like “that is the best music, I like it a lot.” Like “you guys are my favourite artists” blah blah blah. It’s inspiring and it retains us going for certain. So, I believe everybody’s going to benefit from the album with all of the totally different sounds.

How do you are feeling understanding that so many individuals, are studying about increase bap and old-fashioned music on the whole out of your group?

Brae: Dude, it makes me so pleased as a result of I bear in mind as a youthful child particularly as a result of it was tougher at our age as a result of Spotify actually wasn’t popping but after we had been 12, 13 years previous. So, music discovery was so cave man. It was simply YouTube.

All I used to be doing was, you’d discover one music after which pray that one thing else got here up after that and you realize you’re studying stuff from your pals and what have you ever, but it surely’s humorous once you learn the feedback. These 13, 14-year-old youngsters are asking “what are extra artists that sound like this?” They usually don’t have any clue that complete world discography of stuff like Tribe Known as Quest and Gang Starr and Wu-Tang exists. So, I really feel honored that we’re capable of put a era of youngsters on the kind of music they by no means knew existed.

You’ve gotten some main co-signs from like JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown, Pendulum. How does it really feel to have that in your discography?

Joey: Actually, going into this these had been the folks we seemed as much as when making music and it’s so cool to see it kind of come full circle and have precise tracks with them and be accepted by the identical group that we’re part of. They paved a approach particularly for various hip-hop. So it’s actually cool once more to be accepted by that group and so they’re simply legends and it’s that they simply completely kill the tracks they do with us.

So, it’s actually superb. I can’t say the rest than that but it surely’s so cool that we’re capable of meet these folks and turn into buddies with them and make music with our buddies.

Do you have got any options that you just hope to have in a while in your profession?

Brae: Yeah, everyone. We wish to work with all of the folks that we take pleasure in. I don’t know. Yeah, we do that on a regular basis.

Joey: Our dream is Tyler. That may be implausible. Tyler and Skrillex. I’d love Skrillex to work with Yeah. Skrillex And if Daft Punk ever makes a comeback we higher on that observe

Joey posted that photograph of the inspirations for the album. And Igor was on the record however Chromakopia has the same vibe of realizing your getting older. Do you are feeling like regardless that it got here out slightly later, do you are feeling like Chromakopia form of influenced you slightly bit?

Joey: I believe truthfully out of all of Tyler’s albums They actually all in their very own approach impressed it. I may have put Cherry Bomb, I may have put Flower Boy, I may have put Chromakopia, I may have put even Wolf and stuff like that. I simply assume his fashion It was primarily from a manufacturing stand level the place I used to be taking lots of inspiration from that stuff. [Igor] most likely my favourite Tyler album. In order that’s why I put it on there, however I simply love the songwriting and that stuff and the soiled synths and every thing like that was actually an enormous inspiration.

However particularly with this new album, like he’s kind of explaining to folks the identical message that we’re going for with this file and what we’ve been going for for fairly a while. It’s why don’t folks wish to dance anymore? And it’s so cool to see that album come out and folks have that thought of their head proper earlier than our album comes out as a result of it’s kind of paving a approach for our album to have the identical in the same lane, so it’s actually thrilling.

Your dwell reveals, completely insane. Have you ever at all times had this pure chemistry on stage or was it a studying curve going by the motions?

Brae: We form of simply received thrown into performing truthfully. We didn’t have a alternative. We form of simply jumped on the market and began doing what we do, and it’s just about been the identical since a pair years in the past.

Joey: Yeah, we’re naturally simply idiots and we wish to make fools of ourselves so being on stage we had been simply performing for ourselves and we’re silly and like to do this so, it simply got here so naturally. There’s no nerves once you’re on stage.

You’ve gotten tour guidelines, too. What made you are feeling prefer it was vital to push such an emphasis on dancing and moshing and being within the second at your reveals?

Joey: I imply, it’s actually there’s not lots of reveals we do the place folks aren’t dancing, but it surely was extra simply kind of pointed at a common viewers for music and new potential followers coming to this present. This album is so centered round being your self on the dance ground and like I stated, we simply use dancing as an enormous metaphor all through this album and it’s a membership album.

So we’re like, “If you happen to come right here, you higher be dancing.” Why after we exit to golf equipment, after we exit to issues like that, folks simply aren’t dancing. I’m like, guys, what are we doing? Take pleasure in your self, please. Like we’re too cool to bounce… No one’s too cool to bounce. Please simply let your self go for a second and luxuriate in your self. And that’s the message that we wish to give with this album. That’s why we made the tour guidelines. We simply need folks to come back, be within the second and able to dance.

General, what would you like folks to be left with after they end the album? After that first hear, what are they imagined to really feel?

Joey: That is one of the best album of all time. I’m going to run it again 10 instances.

Brae: We maintain getting requested this query and I maintain attempting to provide you with an excellent reply for it. However I maintain defaulting to I simply hope that one music means one thing to anyone. “I like that line that he says” or “oh my god the synths on this one music I like how like floaty they’re.” Simply take a bit of it with you and simply maintain taking part in that sh*t. And simply f*ing dance to it man. There’s so many good songs on it.

Joey: Hope that folks kind of of hear it and listen to what we’re saying, take a bit out of it like Brae stated and so they simply study to be extra accepting of themselves and modifications round them. That’s actually what we’re attempting to say. Be okay and issues are going to be tremendous. All of us change, all of us develop up. It’s not that scary. Exit and have enjoyable.

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