Entertainment
10 September, 2022
Vance Joy returns to Cairns with In Our Own Sweet Time
AUSTRALIAN singer-songwriter Vance Joy will visit Cairns as part of the In Our Own Sweet Time Australian tour on November 5 at Munro Martin Parklands.
In Our Own Sweet Time, released in 2022, is Joy’s third album and his most personal so far.
The album, which was written mainly during the pandemic, is an intimate and honest narration of love and life, and Joy cannot wait to share this experience at home with his fans.
“There’s something about playing in Australia that just feels very comfortable,” Joy said.
“Many of my best touring memories are playing in Australia to Australian crowds; everything feels so local and familiar.
“And it’s been quite a while since I was in Cairns playing music.
“I want to make a good show for those who haven’t seen me play live and make a good impression.”
What distinguishes In Our Own Sweet Time from previous Joy albums is the almost testimonial aspect of it.
“I think for this album, I pulled a bit more directly from my experiences and memories,” he said.
“I opened the door to that type of songwriting in my second album, and I wrote a song called Little Boy, which is still the most memory-based song I’ve ever written.
“The song’s about when I was a little kid and fell off my bike and chipped my tooth, and it’s funny how the words started coming to me for that song.
“Sometimes, if you have a bit of distance between things, you can look back at your experiences, and they can form the basis of songs, and I think that happened with a few songs on this album.
“That’s why this album is more personal,” Joy said.
The In Our Own Sweet Time tour also marks the return of Joy’s original bandmates, which he said felt like a full-circle moment in his career.
“When I started, it was me, my drummer Ed, bass player Jono, and my mate Chris on the keys,” he said.
“And we did all those early days touring when you’re in a crappy little van travelling around, sharing hotel rooms.
“We toured for a couple more years after that, and Jono and Chris got jobs in Melbourne, and they’re doing their own thing, but they decided to join this tour.
“It’s exciting to get the original crew together, and I hope it’s as good as all our nostalgia will be.”
In Our Own Sweet Time marked a complete turn in Joy’s album creating process, with zoom writing sessions and completely remote production, but from all the challenges, a very intimate album was born.
And although all the songs from his third album have a special place in his heart, there is one that he cannot wait to perform live.
“There’s a couple of songs that I really like, and they all have their own special flavour,” Joy said.
“I have a soft spot for many of them, but Don’t Fade is probably one of my favourites.
“That was the first song that I wrote, it started the process of writing new music for an album that felt really exciting, and I was like – oh, it feels good, we’re on the right track.
“I want to play Don’t Fade live, and there are a few songs that I want to play that get the people pumped and feeling really good like Catalonia.”
Cairns fans can expect big hits from the latest album like Missing Piece and Clarity, some fan favourites, some of Joy’s favourites and the overall uplifting experience that In Our Own Sweet Time offers.
“We have a good vibe on stage,” said Joy.
“We love playing together, and we’ll be happy to be in Cairns.
“I want people to have fun, relax and let their hair down; that’s the goal.”
For more information and tickets for the Australia tour, visit https://www.vancejoy.com/
