No Joy

Shoegaze band No Joy started out as a duo between fellow guitarist/songwriters Jasamine White-Gluz and Laura Lloyd, but then gradually became a solo project of the former artist. Their earlier work in the '10s was heavily influenced by bands like My Bloody Valentine, with their heavy use of distortion, fuzz-laden sonic layers, aggressive beats, and blurry vocals, with occasional forays into dream pop. Gradually, White-Gluz began to experiment with genre crossing, first with new wave (Creep, 2017) then with electronic music (No Joy/Sonic Boom, 2018). This trend became more pronounced on 2020's Motherhood, where she brought in elements from metal, jangle pop, synth pop, and Britpop. Her follow-up EP, Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven (2021) takes a few of her songs in Motherhood and gives them a calmer, orchestral interpretation that strips out the shoegaze component.