James Gabriel Keogh, known professionally as Vance Joy, is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and former Australian rules footballer. He is best known for his 2013 hit song "Riptide".
real name: James Keogh
labels: Atlantic Records
genres: indie pop, indie folk
plays: ukulele, guitar, voice
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James Gabriel Keogh was born on 1 December 1987. His father worked in the computer trade, while his mother was a high-school English teacher. His paternal grandparents immigrated to Australia from Ireland. He attended St. Patrick's Primary School, Murrumbeena, in Melbourne. He was school captain at and graduated from St Kevin's College, Toorak, in 2005, and later graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws.
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"Mess Is Mine" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, released on 9 July 2014 as the lead single from his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014). The song peaked at number 37 on the Australian national singles chart.
A music video to accompany the release of "Mess Is Mine" was first released onto YouTube on 9 July 2014 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-four seconds and was directed by Luci Schroder.
"Mess is Mine" features in the soundtrack of the popular video game by EA Sports, FIFA 15 as final track in game soundtrack's album. It was also featured in fourth season of the American television show Hart of Dixie, the first episode of the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why, and in the trailer for the 2017 film The Big Sick and 2018 Netflix original film Sierra Burgess is a Loser. Vance has also publicly said the song and many others on this album were written about Amber Morris, a girl he met while touring in Texas.
"Riptide" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. It was first released as a track on his debut EP God Loves You When You're Dancing (2013), serving as its second single, and is also featured on his debut studio album, Dream Your Life Away (2014).
The song was written by Joy, who also produced it with drummer Edwin White. The upbeat song has been lyrically described as a "coming of age love story" and is known for its metaphors and pop culture references.
Taylor Swift performed a piano-based version of the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge segment on 9 October 2014. That version of the song consists of a piano, electric organ, shaker, and acoustic guitar.
"Lay It on Me" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy and released on 12 July 2017. It is the first single from his album Nation of Two.
"Georgia" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. The song was released on 9 November 2014 as the third single from his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014).
The song has peaked at number 15 on the Australian Singles Chart.
Joy began writing "Georgia" in 2006, then sat on it until he figured out the words and melody eight years later. "It was New Year's Day in 2014, and I just sat down and started playing those chords," he says. "Somehow, I just found the right combination, found a way to put words over the top of the riff that sounded right. That's always a magic moment."
The video was directed by Luci Schroder, with whom Joy worked on the video for previous single "Mess Is Mine". It premiered on YouTube on 26 March 2015. The video shows a battalion of soldiers in a deadly battle during an unspecified war. At one point, two soldiers are ambushed, and one of them is seriously wounded and the soldiers intimately kiss. It then shows several crew members filming the scene become overwhelmed with emotion.
"Fire and the Flood" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy and released on 24 July 2015 as the first single from deluxe edition of his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014). It was also featured in the Warner Bros CGI-animated film Storks.
Joy wrote the song in February 2015 and recorded it in Los Angeles. Joy explains; "There was a couple of moments when the song started coming together. I wrote this guitar riff that ended up being the line that the horns play and just a few lyrics that were rolling around in my head... When we were recording it, it feels like an epic song so we may as well treat it that way."
"Saturday Sun" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy and was released on 1 February 2018 as the fourth single from Joy's second studio album Nation of Two.
Brandon John from Tone Deaf said "In keeping with much of his best work, it’s about as hopeful a tune as you could reasonably ask for, dripping with the optimism of a young romantic as Vance proclaims his new love to the sun over bright acoustic and a swelling horn section."
"Every Side of You" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, released on 3 June 2022 as the fourth single from Joy's third studio album, In Our Own Sweet Time.
Ellie Robinson from NME called the song "a wholesome and heartfelt ode to human connection."
"First Time" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. The song was released on 4 August 2014 as the second single from his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014).
A music video to accompany the release of "First Time" was first released onto YouTube on 4 August 2014 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-six seconds.
"I'm with You" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. A 15-second sample of the song was released on Joy's Facebook page in February 2018, a week before the release of Joy's second studio album Nation of Two.
A single edit and re-recorded version was released on 21 September 2018 as the sixth single from Joy's Nation of Two. Upon released, Joy said: "Last month, at the end of the North American, tour I went back into the studio to re-record a song from Nation of Two.
The video was directed by Mimi Cave and released on 22 October 2018. Broadway World reviewed the video, saying that "the stunning video is a perfect companion piece to the song. Shot in Hawaii, it follows two women through a magical landscape, with a dreamlike feel."
"Straight into Your Arms" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. The song was released in February 2016 as the second single on the deluxe edition of his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away.
The song peaked at number 56 on the ARIA Chart.
The video was released on 2 March 2016. The music video is directed by UK based director Toby Ashenheim, and the poignant video sees two puppets engaged in a stirring and emotional dance, mirrored by their human shadows. The video took months of meticulous, painstaking work to create – the dolls animated predominantly by hand using strings and basic rigging to simulate dancing, with 3D animation taking care of more complex movements.