Portland-based lifelong friends and trio Joypress (Chayse Goda, Michael Nazari, and Zac Olsen) self-released their debut full-length album Here On Out in July. With a super lo-fi sound and an all fun feel, this album is captivating and unassumingly optimistic. Michael Nazari has a quippy albeit familiar vocal style, well-suited to the blend of genres depicted - garage band pop-punk, sprinkled with americana influences, and watermarked by ska. The guitar is grabby, and the drums drive it. While parts are minorly stereotypical at times, that doesn't at all detract from the absolute feel-goodness this album induces. Stream and buy Here On Out at the link below.
