Allysha Joy is a deeply-expressive singer, songwriter, producer and keys player hailing from Naarm (Melbourne), known for both her solo work and as front woman for 30/70. A uniquely-talented artist, her husky soulful voice, formidable Fender Rhodes prowess and raw poeticism has garnered legions of attentive fans the world over.
Allysha Joy has performed alongside acts such as Snarky Puppy, PJ Morton, The Teskey Brothers, Kokoroko and Children of Zeus, to name a few. Joy has previously released two full-length solo albums Acadie : Raw in 2018, Torn : Tonic in 2022 and an EP, Light It Again in 2020, along with countless collaborations and features over the past few years.
Entirely self-produced and affectionately poured over, The Making of Silk is about a new understanding of the meaning of love. Joy says, “It’s the kind of love that bell hooks writes about, that lives in the poetry of Mary Oliver, Hafiz and the passionate dreaming of a Koryusai painting. It’s about a love that is compassionate, that lives in open conversation, deep listening, the front lines of social movement and would never seek to stifle the light in you. It’s about accepting our aloneness, the impermanence of all things and still forever wanting to prove it wrong, to say that I understand that all things change, all things end, hurt exists, but I will love regardless.” Riding on the waves of rich string arrangements, layers of vocal harmony and the raw poeticism she is known for, Allysha Joy’s next album is embodying love.
Release: September 13th, First Word Records