Lovejoy (band)

Lovejoy, officially abbreviated as LVJY, is a British indie rock band consisting of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Will Gold, lead guitarist Joe Goldsmith, drummer Mark Boardman and bassist Ash Kabosu, founded in Brighton in 2021. They achieved viral Internet success in part due to their association with YouTube RPF and MCYT specifically through their frontman, who also produces video content under the stage name Wilbur Soot.Lovejoy bassist Ash Kabosu on the band's rise, Isabella Ambrosio for Alternative Press, 29 August 2023. (Accessed 30 November 2023)
== Discography ==
=== EPs ===
* Are You Alright? (2021)
* Pebble Brain (2021)
* Wake Up & It's Over (2023)
== Fandom ==
The band is notable for having a close relationship with their fans, engaging with them to an extent not commonly seen in the music industry. The band likes to tease their fans with puzzles in particular. 
Fans of Lovejoy on Twitter refer to themselves as "lovejoytwt".
RPF based on Lovejoy is somewhat uncommon, with only 147 works on Archive of Our Own as of November 2023, though not entirely nonexistent. Fanworks are also often inspired by the songs themselves, as there are also canonical fandoms for "Sex Sells" and "Taunt" from the band's debut EP. The band is also frequently featured in Video Blogging RPF and sometimes inserted into SMP fanfiction, causing the members of the band, particularly Ash Kabosu, to have more works than the fandom tag itself. Around 43% of works tagged Lovejoy (Band) are also tagged Video Blogging RPF. The most common fandoms in crossover fic are Dream SMP (tagged on 39% of Lovejoy works), Minecraft (tagged on 14% of Lovejoy works), and QSMP (tagged on 8% of Lovejoy works). Crossovers with FPF fandom based on Wilbur Soot's solo I'm in Love with an E-Girl song cycle are also common.
Visual fanart and animations based on songs are also common in the fandom.
=== Shipping ===
Shipping isn't a huge part of the Lovejoy fandom, though it does appear from time to time in RPF. The most common pairing is Ash Kabosu/Wilbur Soot. More commonly seen than shipping the band members with each other are Reader-Insert fics.
== Example Fanworks ==
=== Animations ===
* One Day by Poolbranch
* PERFUME by Lindabin
* Perfume by Eiwaa
* it sells by LilMangoMaid o_o
* Taunt - LoveJoy // FLASH WARNING by GomiiDd
* Call Me What You Like by Firexima
=== Zines ===
* Zero Hit Wonder (2023)
== Use in Other Fandoms ==
Lovejoy's songs are also frequently used in fanworks, particularly animations, songfics, and AMVs and other fanvids made for other fandoms.
On Archive of Our Own, the tag Based on a Lovejoy Song has 33 works as of November 2023, Inspired by Lovejoy (Band) has 19, Lovejoy Song Lyrics has 19, and Title from a Lovejoy Song has 72.
=== Animations from Other Fandoms ===
* The Fall by c.cactart (Dream SMP)
* perfume by mizi-milk (Toilet-bound Hanako-kun)
* THE FALL by Asha Phaedra (Spider-Verse)
* Expiration Date Good Ending by Krimmblz (Team Fortress 2)
* It's Golden Hour Somewhere... by captain kat (Generation Loss)
* Oh Yeah, You Gonna Cry? by Plastic f0rk (Wings of Fire)
* Call Me What You Like by Fishy Mom (Marble Hornets)
* It's All Futile! It's All Pointless! by Om (Life SMP Series)
* sex sells by sunkisseddrow (Dungeons & Dragons OCs)
=== AMVs and Fanvids from Other Fandoms ===
* Concrete by Ajudar (FLCL)
* One Day by whisper brothers (Demon Slayer)
* Portrait of a Blank Slate by Ritoriam3D (Spider-Verse)
== Links & Resources ==
* Official website
* Lovejoy (band) on Wikipedia
* Official YouTube channel
* Official Twitter
=== Fan Sites & Communities ===
* Lovejoy article on Wikitubia
* Lovejoy article on Sleepy Bois Inc. Wiki
* r/lovejoyband on Reddit
* Lovejoy page on TV Tropes
* #lovejoy on Tumblr
* Lovejoy (Band) on Archive of Our Own
==References==
Category:MCYT
Category:Music RPF