All summer long, and well into the fall so far, everybody seems to be drinking the Vance Joy Kool-Aide. Rightfully so. The Melbourne-based singer/songwriter, whose real name is James Keogh, creates magic with his music - subtle melodies with deeply-felt lyrics. That being said, he spawned a huge alt-rock hit with "Riptide" this summer off both his 2013 EP God Loves You When You're Dancing and his recently-released full-length album Dream Your Life Away, and seems poised to be the "next big thing."
Vance Joy was named VH1's "You Oughta Know - Artist to Watch" last month, and has earned an array of other accolades, including being named among Shazam's "10 Artists Predicted To Break In 2014" and being included in Spotify's "Spotlight Artists For 2014." If that weren't enough, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, and even Time gave him props.

From Atlantic Records in New York City, the rising star performed a pair of songs for A-Sides (asidesmusic.com) and sat down for an informal chat about "Riptide's" success, its Michelle Pfeiffer namedrop, and his relatively new-found success in the U.S. Filmed by shootmepeter.com.

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