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By the mid-2010s, Venezuela’s once-vigorous music scene had been obliterated by a falling economy. Formed in youth under the growing shadow of one of the most corrupt authoritarian regimes in modern history, and forced to flee their homeland one-by-one at the height of their success, heavy psychedelic-rock outfit, Joudy, thought their future had been stolen from them for good.
Dispersed across two continents and grieving the shattered vision of a life that had once awaited them, cousins and founding members, Diego Ramirez (vocals/guitar), Gabriel Gavidia (bass) and Hulrich Navas (drums), were unaware that fate would conspire to reunite them in New York City nearly three years later. Coming to terms with the sudden upheaval, they set about rebuilding their lives and got back to work with renewed energy. Making a name for themselves for their sweat-inducing live performances, Joudy has since become a regular fixture in Brooklyn’s diverse music scene, cultivating a strong and dedicated fanbase along the way.
They band just-released the two records that launched their career back in Venezuela, La Bestia and Obertura, on digital streaming platforms for the very first time. And following a string of sold out live shows throughout NYC this summer, the band is about to launch into a month-long residency at beloved NYC venue, Berlin.
And a startling mirror to the band’s violent rebirth, Joudy’s long-awaited forthcoming third LP, Destroy All Monsters, drops in 2023. It’s an austere journey through the belly of the beast; an invitation into oblivion and a hand reaching through the dark to pull you back out. Their first full-length release since their fated reunion, the members’ individual trials of transformation and assimilation in an alien, even hostile, new world mutated their singular sound in unanticipated ways. Rising from the ashes of frustration, grief, and fear, Joudy’s newborn sound is a hybridity of who they were and what they became a transfixing meditation on overcoming impossible circumstances.
Destroy All Monsters is a mystical synthesis of hypnotic rhythms, dark tonalities, and crushing harmonies, crowned in contrast with encouraging and esoterically-laced lyricism, both in English and Spanish. The kick-off single, “Uneasy,” makes it abundantly clear: Joudy is here to stay.
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