Mt. Joy is an American indie folk and indie rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2016 by Philadelphia-raised high school friends Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper, named for a hill in Valley Forge National Historical Park. The self-titled 2018 debut on Dualtone is the natural starting point, with Orange Blood (2022) close behind. Dig into Mt. Joy vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Mt. Joy formed in Los Angeles in 2016 around Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper (high school friends originally from Philadelphia who reunited in LA after college). The band's name is a reference to Mount Joy, a hill in Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania, where the founders frequently visited. They signed with Dualtone Records and released their self-titled debut Mt. Joy (2018). They have continued releasing material across multiple decades, building a touring audience in the contemporary indie folk and indie rock scenes.
Mt. Joy's sound combines indie folk, indie rock, folk rock, Americana, alternative rock, and indie pop with Quinn's distinctive vocal delivery and arrangements drawing on classic 1970s folk rock alongside contemporary indie folk traditions.
Dualtone Records pressings of the Mt. Joy catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Mt. Joy typically start with Mt. Joy (2018) or Orange Blood (2022).
