Joey Valence & Brae Release Third Studio Album 'HYPERYOUTH' via RCA Records
Joey Valence & Brae
Release Third Studio Album
HYPERYOUTH
via RCA Records
Featuring New Single “SEE U DANCE” with Rebecca Black
Just-Announced NYC Album Release Show
August 20 at Central Park SummerStage
Kicks Off September 24
“Joey Valence & Brae have painted the music industry red, firing on every cylinder.” – PASTE
“Balls to the wall, better than coffee.” – PAPER Magazine
“They are the best live show I have been to in years. It made me feel like it was the first show I’d ever been to. That unique, first-time energy that you feel when you go to your first gig. That’s a very special quality.” – Jack Saunders BBC Radio 1
“[The] music’s really f*cking good. The production is f*cking amazing and [their] voices are great. It’s very nostalgic in the best possible way, yet very present because the lyrical content is super relevant. It’s cool as sh*t.”
– Zach Sang
“Joey Valence & Brae are carving out their own lane in hip-hop with a sound that pays homage to the genre’s early days while pushing it into fresh territory. Their explosive style and throwback-meets-next-wave sound immediately transports listeners to an era when MTV still played music videos, capturing the fun and energy that made hip-hop irresistible.” – Rolling Out
“Nobody brings that hype, throwback rap energy in the way that Joey Valence & Brae do.” – The Needle Drop
“Joey Valence & Brae are taking us back to a time when names like Timbaland and Nelly Furtado were dominating the charts.”
– HotNewHipHop
“There’s a marked insistence on not taking themselves too seriously, bringing humor whenever possible and letting their personalities shine.” – CONSEQUENCE
Fast-rising, genre-defying alt/hip-hop phenoms Joey Valence & Brae have released their highly-anticipated third studio album HYPERYOUTH via RCA Records. PRESS HERE to stream and HERE to pre-order exclusive album merch and limited-edition vinyl. The pair will celebrate the album’s release on Wednesday, August 20 when they take over Central Park SummerStage for a free, just-announced pop-up show – more information can be found HERE.
In tandem with release week, Joey Valence & Brae also shared their new single “SEE U DANCE,” a collab with Rebecca Black that flawlessly bridges the underground and the mainstream while paying homage to bouncy club bangers of the early 2000s, complete with Daft Punk and FUBU references.
“‘SEE U DANCE’ felt like a smash to me on first listen,” said Rebecca Black. “I love JVB and was honored to put my spin on the hook and verse. Summer ain’t over yet, it’s just begun yallllll. Hope to get to crowd surf to this ASAP!”
With the volume turned up to max capacity, JVB is as eclectic and hard-hitting as ever on HYPERYOUTH while remaining undeniably themselves throughout. The collection was written, produced, mixed and mastered by the pair in Joey’s State College, PA bedroom and is jam-packed with all the hallmarks of the best of JVB. It’s a sample-heavy, maximalist rager threaded by boisterous raps, booty popping bars, catchy call and response hooks and EDM-infused beats, but it also digs deeper thematically. Woven throughout the album is the message of growing up without getting old – a marked, lyrical evolution and the duo’s most innovative work to date that still marries elements from their early hits and critically-acclaimed albums PUNK TACTICS (its title track was Certified RIAA Gold) and NO HANDS.
“‘HYPERYOUTH’ was born from our experience going out to clubs and looking around in astonishment that nobody else shared the same excitement we did,” said JVB. “14 songs about dance, love, expression and maturing. A club album about growing up. Nonchalantness is dead. Click play. Have fun. Dance. Cry.
Enjoy yourself.”
Stitched with a poignant, yet childlike Adventure Time clip, and sampling a major influence in Skrillex, the album’s title track is a frenetic, high energy celebration of the music and artists Joey Valence & Brae continue to be inspired by. Lead single “WASSUP” ft. JPEGMAFIA injects Peggy’s signature kineticism into a monstrous track brimming with energy and in-your-face chaos, and elsewhere, the anthemic “LIVE RIGHT” encapsulates the tone and themes of the album by showcasing the exciting-but-complicated relationship Joey & Brae have with growing up. The record also includes a standout collaboration with North Carolina rapper TiaCorine on “BUST DOWN” – an instantly catchy, Neptunes-esque, basement dance-floor buster that finds Braechanneling the spirit of Fatman Scoop with an instructive hook for ass-shaking and mayhem while Joey Valence takes aim at the critics who just don’t get it.
Following packed album release pop-up shows in Los Angeles and London, as well as standout performances at Lollapalooza, Osheaga, Gov Ball, Bonnaroo and more, the pair’s HYPERYOUTH WORLD TOUR Part 1, with special guests AG Club, will kick off September 24 in Portland and includes stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Austin, Toronto, Philadelphia, New York City (SOLD OUT), Manchester, Leeds, London and more. Please visit www.jvbsucks.com for tickets and more information.
(HYPERYOUTH Album Art)
HYPERYOUTH TRACKLIST
HYPERYOUTH
BUST DOWN with TiaCorine
GIVE IT TO ME
IS THIS LOVE
SEE U DANCE with Rebecca Black
PARTY’S OVER
WASSUP with JPEGMAFIA
LIVE RIGHT
BILLIE JEAN
HAVE TO CRY
THE PARTY SONG
MYSELF
GO HARD
DISCO TOMORROW
HYPERYOUTH WORLD TOUR DATES
Sept 24 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Sept 25 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
Sept 26 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
Sept 29 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
Sept 30 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory OC
Oct 2 – Denver, CO – Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom
Oct 6 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
Oct 8 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall
Oct 9 – Austin, TX – Empire Garage
Oct 15 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Oct 17 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave / Eagles Club
Oct 18 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Oct 19 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
Oct 21 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
Oct 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
Oct 24 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza – SOLD OUT
Oct 25 – Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
Oct 30 – Leeds, UK – O2 Academy
Oct 31 – Bristol, UK – Bristol Electric
Nov 1 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute
Nov 3 – Manchester, UK – New Century Hall
Nov 4 – London, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Nov 6 – Newcastle, UK – Newcastle University Student Union
w/ support from AG Club on all dates
UPCOMING JVB FESTIVAL DATES
Sept 19 – Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
Oct 4 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
Oct 11 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
Nov 8 – Reykjavík, IS – Iceland Airwaves Festival