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JOYN – Fake the Funk @joynradio
Hypnotic guitar riffs blend with 808s and RnB inflected vocals on this stunning and sensual debut from the Los Angeles newcomer, JOYN. The dizzying guitar solo at the end of “Fake the Funk” is a bold statement from a young artist who is clearly walking in the footsteps of Prince before him. JOYN has a sound uniquely his own. Hypnotic guitar riffs blend effortlessly 808 drums and trap style grooves. His voice at one moment childlike and innocent, in the next grotesque and eccentric, recalls a bad-era Michael Jackson, while attempting to wear his grunge influences on his sleeve. Though where JOYN undoubtedly shines are the moments he reaches for…


