Modern Guilt “Joy Control”
Following their critically acclaimed debut EP You’re Welcome, the five-piece alternative rock band Modern Guilt is returning with a vintage-feel new single “Joy Control.” Fully absorbed the historical significance of Motown sounds and New Wave in the 1970s New York City, Modern Guilt continues to surprise rock fans with fresh and unique content.
“Joy Control” has the wonderful blend of a driven The Smiths’ post-punk and a lighthearted touch of soul and R&B in the vocal cooked up in its raw, lo-fi approach to garage rock. It’s nostalgic, daring, and refreshing at the same time. Something that is longed for collectively in the rock community is somehow being manifested through this band.
“Joy Control” revolves around the frustration of witnessing self-destruction from someone with great talent, wasting their years away. “You could have been quite something, nothing that they’d ever seen. Breaking hearts like bones in the summer, and breaking hearts through the TV screens.”
Photo credit: Carl Fox
The easily relatable lyrics have the ability to address broader subjects from personal stories to tragedies within the rock scenes. “I think I know you, seen your type before. Before you wanna kiss the neck of the ghost that you wear and hit the floor.”
With just about a handful of releases since 2020, the ambitious band has taken their energized, daring rocker spirit onto a larger quest, drawing from vast, diverse musical influences. Their passionate delivery of blending old and new elements while remaining authentically loyal to their own sounds shows versatility and possibility. Modern Guilt is a band that shouldn’t be underestimated.
