Karina Rykman

“Joyride Tour 2023” celebrates the upcoming arrival of Karina Rykman’s hugely anticipated debut album, JOYRIDE, arriving via AWAL on Friday, August 18. The album was first heralded earlier this month with the premiere of the single and title track, “Joyride.” Equal parts thick bass, ethereal synths, disco-funk guitar, and silky, inviting vocals, the track – which features signature lead guitar from JOYRIDE co-producer Trey Anastasio – expertly captures Rykman’s jubilant brand of sonic exploration, bridging an array of genres to arrive at her own compelling and original take on psychedelic indie rock.

We met in Boston in 2012 in the skronky shadows of the DIY basement scene. Drawn to the eclectic group of freaks who gathered there, we decided to join forces and create our own interpretation of this twisted scene, and the Earth it laid upon. Anger and life fueled early albums, the rage of inequality, trauma and shame fueled torrid mosh pits and seas of moving people. We cracked open the globe and sweat into the fractures, healing each other from the blade of otherness.

Years have gone by, and every year another album. Each album, although different, is a pointed depiction of what happened within it. All we had listened to, heard, absorbed and interpreted, shredded and mixed into a unified texture, ripe for exploration. We create music to make movement, and perform to embrace the non-conforming.