Current Joys – Voyager

Current Joys – Voyager

Cinematic, nostalgic, and emotionally restless, Voyager sees Current Joys expanding beyond the lo-fi bedroom recordings that first defined the project into a far more ambitious and widescreen sound. Led by songwriter Nick Rattigan, the album blends dreamy indie rock, hazy Americana, and emotionally raw songwriting into a deeply atmospheric listening experience.

Released in 2021, Voyager feels like a road movie soundtrack filtered through faded memories and late-night introspection. Richer production, layered instrumentation, and sweeping arrangements give the album a cinematic scale while still preserving the intimacy and vulnerability that sit at the heart of Current Joys’ music.

Tracks like “American Honey” and “Breaking The Waves” showcase the album’s melancholic beauty and slow-burning emotional pull, while “Big Star” and “Shivers” lean into shimmering dream-pop textures and nostalgic lyricism. Elsewhere, songs such as “Naked” and “Rebecca” balance fragility with understated rock energy, creating a sense of emotional tension throughout the record.

The two-part title pieces, “Voyager Pt 1” and “Voyager Pt 2,” act as thematic anchors for the album, reinforcing its ideas of movement, escape, identity, and longing. Meanwhile, “The Spirit Or The Curse” and “Vagabond” close the record with a reflective, drifting atmosphere that perfectly suits the album’s cinematic scope.

A beautifully realised evolution for Current Joys, Voyager is a rich and immersive blend of indie rock melancholy, dreamlike production, and deeply personal songwriting.

Tracklist:

Side A

1. Dancer In The Dark
2. American Honey
3. Naked
4. Altered States

Side B

1. Breaking The Waves
2. Big Star
3. Amateur
4. Rebecca

Side C

1. Shivers
2. Something Real
3. Money Making Machine
4. Voyager Pt 1

Side D

1. Calypso
2. The Spirit Or The Curse
3. Vagabond
4. Voyager Pt 2