No Joy

Since first arriving on the scene in 2009 with blistering inversions of shoegaze, Montreal’s No Joy has always found formidable ways to reinvent itself. Now solely composed of musician Jasamine White-Gluz, No Joy has evolved over five studio albums and five EPs, defying expectation and genre, and cementing itself as something rare: a band without a category. Over the years, No Joy has conjured an effortless mix of sound, achieving new heights in the more traditional confines of the shoegaze genre, while veering into heavy metal and even EDM. 2020’s Motherhood was the culmination of years composing outside of her comfort zone, and a return to DIY recording with a leveled-up expertise in production. Highlights include 'Dream Rats', which features vocals from Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy. On the band’s 2025 acclaimed LP Bugland , co-produced by Fire-Toolz and featuring contributions by Tara McLeod (Kittie), we saw No Joy at a fearless crossroads, pulling from every corner the band had mastered before while rocketing itself into another level; a staggering, melancholic tapestry of fuzzy, 90s/early 2000s nu metal and trip hop, faithful shoegaze, jungle percussive breaks, bold lyricism with blunt meditations and wild world-building, all while maintaining a sense of humor.