| Joy Zipper | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Joy Zipper |
| Cover: | Joy Zipper (album).jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | [1] |
| Recorded: | 1997–1999 |
| Genre: | Indie, dream pop |
| Length: | 40:50 |
| Language: | English |
| Label: | Bar/None Records[2] Eye Q Records |
| Producer: |
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| Next Title: | American Whip |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
Joy Zipper is the debut album by the New York duo Joy Zipper, released in 1999.[3]
The duo recorded the album over two years, using three different home studios.[4]
AllMusic wrote that "each pensive, dreamy song manages to be part of an intrinsic whole without being redundant." Trouser Press wrote: "Whether the relationship numerology of 'Like 24 (6 + 1 = 3)', Joy Zipper‘s opening track, actually adds up to anything is debatable, but the melody is a gift from the god of Brian Wilson’s teenage symphonies."[5] The Evening Standard called the album "crammed with dream-struck, kooky melodies, rich textures and peaches 'n' cream vocals from Tabitha Tindale swirling gorgeously around Vinny Cafiso's darker tones."[6]
All songs written by Vincent Cafiso, except where noted: