| Brief Episodes of Joy | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Arthur Loves Plastic |
| Cover: | Arthur Loves Plastic - Brief Episodes of Joy.jpg |
| Released: | 28 January 2008 |
| Genre: | Electronica |
| Length: | 40:54 |
| Label: | Machine Heart Music |
| Producer: | Bev Stanton |
| Chronology: | Arthur Loves Plastic album |
| Prev Title: | Beneath the Watchful Eyes |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | King Shag |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
Brief Episodes of Joy is the sixteenth album from Arthur Loves Plastic and was released in 2008.
Brief Episodes of Joy won the 2008 Wammie for Best Recording in the Electronica Category. In the 2009 Just Plain Folks Music Awards Brief Episodes of Joy was nominated in the Electronica Album category, while the track "Unbelievable (Techno Squirrels remixed by ALP)" was nominated in the Electronica Song category.
"Lisa Moscatiello lends her vocals to this brooding release that explores the depths between twilight and sunrise."
The track "Time Marches On" is also known as "Killer Bees".