JOSEPH  – Closer To Happy

Today, indie-pop duo JOSEPH — sisters Natalie and Meegan Closner — share their highly anticipated new album Closer To Happy, out now.

The record marks JOSEPH’s first full-length release since the departure of sister and co-founder Allison Closner, capturing a period of profound upheaval, loss, and transformation. The result is their boldest and most vulnerable work to date.

Closer To Happy finds Natalie and Meegan co-producing alongside Luke Niccoli (Carly Rae Jepsen, Towa Bird, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness), bringing a punchy new intensity to their guitar-heavy, harmony-driven sound. Recorded at Niccoli’s studio in Nashville, the album embodies an irrepressible energy that partly stems from spotlighting the larger-than-life vocal work that has come to define JOSEPH’s live shows. Like all their work to date, Closer To Happy emerged from JOSEPH’s heartfelt mission of bringing about real transformation in their audience.

“What we’re trying to get across with this album is ‘You’re okay as you are right now,’” says Natalie. “These songs all came from learning we can trust ourselves, and we hope that’s the feeling people walk away with for themselves too.”

To help usher in this new era, JOSEPH spent last fall on their Listening Party Tour, playing intimate acoustic pop-up shows in small businesses across the country, a nod to how they first got their start. Now, they’re bringing the full live experience to music venues nationwide on their 2026 Closer To Happy tour, which kicked off last week in Iowa City, IA and wraps April 12 in Milwaukee, WI.

The sisters introduced Closer To Happy with a series of previously released singles, including the emotionally charged  “Ready To Let You Down,” the vibrant “Closer To Me,” the raw and unfiltered “Bye and Bye,” a triumphant collaboration with Becca Mancari called “I Believe In Myself,” and the wistful yet powerful “Looking Back.”

JOSEPH first made waves with their widely lauded 2015 debut I’m Alone, No You’re Not, featuring breakout hit “White Flag.” They followed it with 2019’s Good Luck, Kid, which landed at #4 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and showcased a bold sonic evolution. Their 2023 album The Sun continued to expand their creative reach, earning praise for its sculpted sound and emotional urgency.

Over the years, the band has toured with James Bay, Amos Lee, and The Shins, and performed at major festivals including Coachella, Glastonbury, Bonnaroo, and Austin City Limits. With their signature blend of harmony-driven indie pop and deeply personal lyricism, JOSEPH steps into their next chapter with fearless vulnerability and radical self-trust.

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