Mt. Joy are back with a new single, “Lemon Tree,” out today via Island Records. The track, which is accompanied by a dreamy, psychedelic-style music video, boasts luminous guitar underlining a head-nodding beat, before an off-kilter riff and saccharine refrain take hold.
“It’s about realizing that you can’t change the past, but if you can work on being a force of positive energy for others you can be rewarded with the privilege of moving on,” Matt Quinn reveals. “I was drawn to that phenomenon when you’re thinking of someone you haven’t spoken to in a while and that person texts you or reaches you in some physical way. At my most spiritual, I think there’s something about our energy that connects us. When you lean into positive energy, you’re rewarded for generating happiness for those around you. ‘Lemon Tree’ is about the power of our connection via this force.”
After amassing over half a billion streams and earning widespread acclaim from NPR, Billboard, Rolling Stone, The Line of Best Fit, and more, Mt. Joy have just announced their US Headlining “Orange Blood” 2022 Tour (with special guests Grammy-nominated West Coast singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham, L.A. based indie-folk trio Wilderado, and The Brook & The Bluff).
The headlining tour will kick off in South Carolina on June 16 and make stops in Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, New Orleans, and Dallas before wrapping in Austin, Texas on November 5. The tour will follow their current spring run which has sold-out dates in Canada, New York, and North Carolina. Additionally, Mt. Joy is closing out SXSW at Auditorium Shores on March 19.
Mt. Joy 2022 Tour Dates:
6/16 Isle of Palms, SC The Windjammer
6/17 Isle of Palms, SC The Windjammer
6/18 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
6/19 Asheville, NC Rabbit Rabbit
6/21 Birmingham, AL Avondale Brewing Co.
6/22 Memphis, TN Soundstage at Graceland
6/23 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
6/26 Columbus, OH KEMBA Live!
6/28 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
6/29 Cincinnati, OH The Andrew J. Brady Music Center
7/1 Des Moines, IA Lauridsen Amphitheater
8/2 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
8/4 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
8/5 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
8/8 Jacksonville, OR Britt Pavilion
8/9 Vancouver, B.C. PNE Amphitheatre**
8/11 Seattle, WA Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater
8/12 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
8/13 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater
8/15 Boise, ID Outlaw Field @ Idaho Botanical Garden
8/16 Sandy, UT Sandy Amphitheater
8/17 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
8/18 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom
8/20 Chicago, IL The Salt Shed
8/21 Chicago, IL The Salt Shed
8/26 Vineyard Haven, MA Beach Road Weekend Music Festival 2022
9/8 New York, NY The Rooftop at Pier 17
9/9 New York, NY The Rooftop at Pier 17
9/10 Philadelphia, PA Skyline Stage at The Mann
10/15 New Orleans, LA Orpheum Theater
10/20 Columbia, SC Township Auditorium
10/21 Richmond, VA Brown’s Island
10/22 Washington, DC The Anthem
10/24 New Haven, CT College Street Music Hall
10/25 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway
10/27 Knoxville, TN The Mill & Mine
10/28 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
10/29 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
10/31 Fayetteville, AR JJ’s Live
11/1 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
11/3 Austin, TX Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
11/4 Austin, TX Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
11/5 Austin, TX Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
**Mt. Joy are supporting Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
