Joie Wails is a singer-songwriter whose music carries weight and purpose. Her song "Keep Breathing" is exactly what the title suggests: a piece of music that holds on, that pushes through, that speaks to something real. Her CDF session is one of the most emotionally present performances in the catalog.
Joie writes from a place of honesty and resilience. Her voice is the instrument her songs are built around, and when she performs live there is a directness that makes it impossible to look away. She is an artist who came to CDF with something to say and said it.
The Jam w/ Jason interview is one of the more personal conversations in the catalog, covering her creative process, the meaning behind her music, and what keeps her going as an independent artist.
Jason and Joie sit down for one of the most personal Jam w/ Jason conversations on record. They talk about "Keep Breathing," where it comes from, what it means to put that kind of music out into the world, and what the independent path has looked like for her.