Holy smokes we have had April 19th circled on our calendar for months… Today we finally get the debut album “superglue” via Photo Finish Records from Little Rock, Arkansas based twosome joan (Alan Benjamin Thomas and Steven Rutherford and…. It’s amazing .

You can listen to “superglue” on Spotify Here and on Apple Music Here

“superglue” was over three years in the making. The full length album is shared with accompanying visuals for the title track. The album follows their beloved EPs portra, cloudy, hi and bye. superglue is an existential journey influenced by the duo’s recent transition into fatherhood.

“superglue” is joan at their absolute best . Each song is beautifully crafted work of art .

We were drawn instantly by the intro track, “life death& everything between” joan does a phenomenal job of placing several audio nuggets between the tracks giving the album another dimension.

We love the vibe on “simple” it has this addictive drum sound that we just love .

“loner” has this cinematic quality. We can definitely picture this song on the big screen. We had this one on repeat for quite sometime

You can check out the video for “loner” below

“nervous “ takes listeners back to their own memories on the school yard experiencing their first crush. This kind of infatuation stirs a myriad of intense emotions and with “nervous”, joan brilliantly depicts that thrilling yet unsettling feeling of intoxication. The single entices with honey-dipped vocals over a unique kaleidoscope of sounds including beatboxing, clapping and lush acoustics

Fatherhood is front and center with the absolutely stunning track “monsters” This one has all the feels , simply brilliant.

However, “monsters” is not the only track to dive into fatherhood. The title track “superglue” speaks to their fatherly bond with one of the most powerful, poignant, and poetic moments on the record. “As new dads, we were like, ‘What if we wrote this about our girls?’,” recalls Alan. “We want them to know we’re superglue for them. We’re the guys you can run to when you’re sad or you want to rejoice because something happy happened at school. If you’re not a parent, it can be about someone you really care about. We’re singing it to our little girls though.”

You can check out the video for “superglue” below

We are all in on joan and their beautifully crafted debut album “superglue”

They will be hitting the road for a u.s. tour starting in May the dates are below

joan tour dates 

May 13 – The Masquerade (Hell Stage): Atlanta, GA 

May 14 – The Basement East: Nashville, TN

May 16 – Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
May 17: The Lounge @ World Cafe: Philadelphia, PA 

May 19 – The Black Cat:  Washington DC

May 20 – The Sinclair: Boston, MA

May 23 – The Velvet Underground, Toronto, ON
May 25 – Subterranean: Chicago, IL 

May 31 – Parish: Austin, TX

June 1 – Club Dada: Dallas, TX

June 3 – Valley Bar: Phoenix, AZ 

June 4 – Voodoo Room @ HOB: San Diego, CA

June 6 – Constellation Room: Santa Ana, CA

June 7 – Teragram Ballroom: Los Angeles, CA

June 8 – Popscene @ Rickshaw Shop: San Fransisco, CA

June 10 – Polaris Hall: Portland, OR

June 11 – Barboza: Seattle, WA

June 13 – Soundwell: Salt Lake City, UT

June 14 – Larimer Lounge: Denver, CO

June 15 – Resonant Head, Oklahoma City, OK

June 16 – Little Rock Music Hall: Little Rock, AR