Interview: Too Much Joy’s Tim Quirk on Reuniting During a Pandemic and New Album ‘Mistakes Were Made’

Tim Quirk, the singer and co-founder of Too Much Joy, readily admits they would not have recorded an album of new material – their first LP of all new songs in 25 years – if not for the global pandemic that essential shut down the world for nearly a year. But forced isolation will make a person do strange things; Like reunite a beloved 1990s alt rock band over zooms, emails and texts and lead to a phenomenally strong album brimming with the whip smart lyrics and tight guitar pop. The band just self-released Mistakes Were Made, a 15-track album, they crowd-funded. You can purchase a copy here. Quirk was kind enough to answer some questions recently, discussing how this reunion came about, how they were able to record safely despite the ongoing pandemic, and why notes from your bandmates abo...

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