Joie De Vivre

Joie De Vivre are a five-piece band from Rockford, Illinois who play Mid-Western emo a la American Football, Mineral, etc. What more can be said? I don't mean to dismiss or pigeonhole them, but that's what they do. And they do it quite well, I must say.  According to their Facebook, they formed in December 2007. However, I don't think they formally released anything until 2009. After that, they released an onslaught of sad songs for us to enjoy (if such a word is appropriate). They broke up for the better part of 2011, but are now back and have just put out another beautiful record, as well as doing some touring. Check 'em out.

Summer Months (2009)

1. Magnet

2. Local Local

3. Sundays

4. Handshakes

5. It's Fiction

6. That's The Hot Part

7. This Ship Has Sailed

The North End (2010)

1. Summer In New London

2. Salt

3. Sundays

4. Upper Deck San Diego

5. Next Will Be Better

6. One In The Same

7. I'll Support That

8. The North End

9. Praise Songs

10. We're Equals

11. Autumn In New London

The North End Bonus Tracks

1. Madja Look (We Don't Like Your Band

2. Tails For Tonic

Note: I think these were included on the Japanese version of this album. There is also a demo including songs from The North End. If any has/knows about it, your sharing would be greatly appreciated. 

You Ruined Everything That Was Ever Good/2010 Tour E.P. (2010)

1. Vicodin Lite

2. You Ruined Everything That Was Ever Good

3. Another Month, Another Season

Acoustic E.P. (2010)

1. Handshakes

2. You Ruined Everything That Was Ever Good

3. I'll Support That

Sleep Bellum Sonno/Joie De Vivre (2011)

1. Sleep Bellum Sonno - All I Can See Is An Open Road

2. Sleep Bellum Sonno - Do You Hear That Old Ship's Song

3. Joie De Vivre - Of Up And Coming Monarchs (Pedro The Lion cover)

4. Joie De Vivre - You Ruined Everything That Was Ever Good

5. Joie De Vivre - Another Month, Another Season

The Final Show (2011)

1. You Ruined Everything That Was Ever Good

2. Salt/Magnet

3. banter1

4. Sundays

5. banter2

6. That's The Hot Part

7. banter3

8. Vicodin Lite

9. banter4

10. Local Local

11. banter5

12. This Ship Has Sailed

13. banter6

14. Upper Deck San Diego

15. banter7

16. Praise Song

17. banter8

18. One In The Same

19. banter9

20. I'll Support That

21. banter10

22. Madja Look

23. banter11

24. Another Month, Another Season

25. banter12

26. Handshakes

27. brandon forgets sleep bellum sonno

28. Tails For Tonic

29. banter13

30. Autumn In New London

31. Palisade (Mineral cover) The End

Hit Me With Your Best Schott (2011)

1. Hit Me With Your Best Schott

Annabel/Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)/Joie De Vivre/The Reptilian - Count Your Lucky Stars 4-Way Split (2011)

1. Annabel - Decisions, Decisions

2. Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) - The Horror of Riovanes

3.  Joie De Vivre - Vicodin Lite

4. The Reptilian - Eddie's Lane

Breaking Up With Joie De Vivre (2012)

1. Salt (acoustic)

2. Vicodin Lite (acoustic)

3. Autumn In New London (acoustic)

4. Upper Deck San Diego (acoustic)

5. Canaries (Kind Of Like Spitting cover)

6. You Ruined Everything That Was Ever Good (Anthony Sanders)

7. Sundays (feat. Geoff Schott)

8. Sundays (Emo Side Project)

9. Local Local (Haunted Hayrides)

10. I'll Support That (Warren Franklin)

11. Magnet (live)

Note: "When we broke up we released this casette...some acoustic songs and some covers done by friends. Enjoy."

We're All Better Than This (2012)

1. At Least I Tried

2. I'd Be Upset If I Broke Up With Me Too

3. I Was Sixteen Ten Years Ago

4. Maybe People Do Change

5. Wait Wait Wait... How Soon IS Now?

6. I Guess Not

7. That Dude Leads A Depressing Life

8. Going To A Going Away Party

9. Who Cares

10. Robert Muldoon

11. High School Me Would Have Been Pumped

Joie De Vivre/The Please And Thank Yous/Emo Side Project (2012)

1. Joie De Vivre - Annaballin

2. The Please And Thank Yous - Friends First

3. Emo Side Project - You Thought You Could Beat Me in a Game of Skip-it. You Were Wrong. 

Mint Car (2013)

1. Mint Car (The Cure cover)

Joie De Vivre/Prawn (2014)

1. Joie De Vivre - Martin Part

2. Joie De Vivre - Tenstopet

3. Joie De Vivre - Good Morning Mr. Franklin

4. Prawn - Why You Always Leave A Note

5. Prawn - Fracture

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)/Joie De Vivre (2014)

1. Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) - Since You Left Home On Your Journey, Things Have Changed Around Here

2. Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) - Some Doors Aren't Locked. They Open Without A Key

3. Joie De Vivre - It Can Be Comforting

4. Joie De Vivre - April, 2009