Lovejoy

Lovejoy (left to right, Ash Kabosu, Joe Goldsmith, Wilbur Soot & Mark Boardman)

**Lovejoy** (also known as LVJY) is an English indie rock band based in Brighton. They debuted on May 9, 2021 with their EP *Are You Alright?* along with a music video for their song *One Day*. The band consists of Wilbur Soot (lead vocals, guitar, songwriting), Joe Goldsmith (guitar, songwriting), Ash Kabosu (bass guitar) and Mark Boardman (drums, percussion).

## History

### Origin

Originally named *Hang the DJ*, presumably after the Black Mirror episode of the same name, friends Joe Goldsmith and Wilbur Soot founded the band between 2019-2020. They later changed the band's name to *Lovejoy*, after their friend Benedict Lovejoy who would hang out with them during early songwriting.

Wilbur met James Marriott's friend Ash Kabosu in a burger shop, and noticing he had a bass guitar on his back, asked if he was in a band to which Ash said he wasn’t. Following his response, Wilbur offered him a place in the band and gave him his address.
For the band’s first rehearsal, Wilbur booked a drummer on Fiverr, Mark Boardman but after playing a few songs, Wilbur asked if he wanted to properly join the band, to which he agreed.

### Early Success & First EPs

In May 2021, they debuted on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart at #10, following the success of their debut EP *Are You Alright?*.

On October 14, 2021, the band released their second EP, *Pebble Brain*.

In December 2021, the band released their first single, a cover of the Los Campesinos! song *Knee Deep at ATP*.

### Touring

From May-August 2022, the band performed using pseudonyms in order to practice and prepare for touring.

In August 2022, they performed their first gig under the band's name and were also announced as a performing artist at the 2022 Neighbourhood Festival in Manchester, England and at Live at Leeds In The City. In September 2022, the band revealed that these shows were part of their upcoming first tour, titled the Northern Autumn Tour.

In September 2022, the band announced that they would be doing two Halloween Shows accompanied by James Marriott and beetlebug and later announced their first London shows.

In October 2022, following the success of the Northern Autumn Tour, they announced their first European tour, the Inselaffe Tour. They also announced dates for their first US shows and started recording *Wake Up & It's Over*.

### Future Releases

Joe mentioned the band releasing a further EP following Wake Up & It's Over in an interview in December 2022.

On September 27, 2023, the band teased the song “Normal People Things” with a short snippet posted to their official social media accounts.

See also: Discography

## Band Members

Current members
 Mark Boardman | Drums, percussion | 2021-present

## Trivia

* The band's twitter account had the username @LVJYonline until October 4, 2022, when the account got verified and the username was changed to @Lovejoy. The show announcement account also changed from @LampwithSock to @Livejoy on the same day.

## References

1. ↑ reallymillee [WilburSoot] (June 12, 2021). "lovejoy name origins" (Twitch Clip).
2. ↑ Anthony Padilla [AnthonyPadilla] (January 26, 2022). "I spent a day with WILBUR SOOT" at 9:55 (YouTube Video).
3. ↑ reallymillee [WilburSoot] (June 12, 2021). "how will met ash" (Twitch Clip).
4. ↑ Anthony Padilla [AnthonyPadilla] (January 26, 2022). "I spent a day with WILBUR SOOT" at 10:04 (YouTube Video).
5. ↑ Bilboard Charts [@billboardcharts] via Twitter (May 19, 2021): "This week's top 10 on the #EmergingArtists chart: 1. @KALIUCHIS (7th week at No. 1) 2. @doddleoddle (re-entry) 3. @Mooski\_Official 4. @coi\_leray 5. @rittmomney 6. @morrayda1 7. @dunclaurence 8. @ITZYofficial 9. @ianndior 10. @LVJYonline (debut)"
6. ↑ Lovejoy [@lovejoy] via Twitter (October 13, 2021): "Lovejoy - Pebble Brain (Full EP) https://youtu.be/twbZII\_djEo"
7. ↑ Lovejoy [@lovejoy] via Twitter (August 14, 2022): "Lovejoy’s first named gig at the Hope and Ruin in Brighton https://bit[dot]ly/HR\_LVJY [Image]"
8. ↑ Neighbourhood [@NBHDFestival] via Twitter (August 5, 2022): "🚨SECOND WAVE LINE-UP ANNOUNCED🚨 Manchester's biggest multivenue music festival just got even bigger. We've added loads more artists to join headliners @TheSnuts, @E\_E\_ and @sundarakarma on Sat 1st October. Get yer tickets➡️ https://gigst.rs/NBHDMCR [Image]"
9. ↑ Live at Leeds [@liveatleedsfest] via Twitter (August 31, 2022): "🚨BRAND NEW NAMES ADDED TO LIVE AT LEEDS IN THE CITY!🚨 @sundarakarma, @whiteliesmusic, @gruffingtonpost, @CrawlersHQ, @SWIM\_DEEP & @warmduscherr are amongst the latest acts joining us on Saturday 15th October! 🎟http://bit[dot]ly/LiveatLeedsInTheCity [Image]"
10. ↑ Lovejoy [@lovejoy] via Twitter (September 9, 2022): "Tickets go on sale September 15th at 9am BST at https://bit[dot]ly/LVJY\_UK For future gig news and updates follow our rumours account; @LampwithSock [Image]"
11. ↑ Lovejoy Rumours [@livejoy] via Twitter (September 22, 2022): "New LOVEJOY rumour just dropped! They’re playing a Halloween show with @JamesMarriottYT & @auribug Tickets - Monday 26th September 9am https://lovejoy.ffm.to/concordeoct29 Spooky (time to dress up!) 💀 [Image]"
12. ↑ Lovejoy Rumours [@livejoy] via Twitter (September 27, 2022): "Due to very high demand @LVJYonline @JamesMarriottYT & @auribug will be playing a second SPOOKY show on October 30th! 💀 Tickets on sale tomorrow morning (28th) at 9am (BST) !! 🎃 https://lovejoy.ffm.to/concordeoct30"
13. ↑ Lovejoy Gigs & Tours [@livejoy] via Twitter (September 29, 2022): "Lovejoy are playing their 1st & 2nd ever London shows ON THE SAME DAY! 🇬🇧 Cor blimey guv’nor! (etc) Tickets ON SALE Monday 3rd October 9am (BST) https://lovejoy.ffm.to/omearadec3"
14. ↑ Lovejoy Gigs & Tours [@livejoy] via Twitter (October 21, 2022): "🐒🦧🦍 Lovejoy are swinging over to Europe! Shit’s about to go bananas! 🍌 ON SALE Mon 24th Oct @ 10am (BST) https://lovejoy.ffm.to/eutour\_april23 [Image]"
15. ↑ Lovejoy Gigs & Tours [@livejoy] via Twitter (October 20, 2022): "🇺🇸 🦅 🌭 🏈 💵 Lovejoy coming to visit AMERICA!? Buy tickets at the links below (links will become active on the date of release!) ON SALE Fri 21st @ 10am (local time)"
16. ↑ Lovejoy Gigs & Tours [@livejoy] via Twitter (October 25, 2022): "🇺🇸 New US dates added for December! ⏰ ON SALE IN 1 HOURS TIME! (10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET) LA - https://ticketmaster.com/event/09005D58FE046AED NYC - https://ticketmaster.com/event/00005D55B4B430D8 [Image]"
17. ↑ Wilbur Soot Updates [@sootupdate] via Twitter (October 17, 2022): "Wilbur posted an Instagram Story! 👀 [Image captioned 'It is studio time']"
18. ↑ Lovejoy Station (December 8, 2022). "Lovejoy talks about 2 new EPs on WNYU’s interview!" at 2:29 (YouTube Video).
19. ↑ {{{channel name}}} (September 27, 2023). "Normal People Things Snippet" (TikTok Video).

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