Joy Zipper is the debut album by the New York duo Joy Zipper, released in 2000.[1][5]

Joy Zipper
Studio album by Joy Zipper
Released	2000
Genre	Indie, dream pop
Language	English
Label	Bar/None Records[1] Eye Q Records[2]
Producer	Vincent Cafisco, Tabitha Tindale
Joy Zipper chronology
Joy Zipper (2000) American Whip (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Times	9/10[4]

Production

The duo recorded the album over two years, using three different home studios.[6]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "each pensive, dreamy song manages to be part of an intrinsic whole without being redundant."[3] Trouser Press wrote: "Whether the relationship numerology of 'Like 24 (6 + 1 = 3)', Joy Zipper‘s opening track, actually adds up to anything is debatable, but the melody is a gift from the god of Brian Wilson’s teenage symphonies."[7] The Evening Standard called the album "crammed with dream-struck, kooky melodies, rich textures and peaches 'n' cream vocals from Tabitha Tindale swirling gorgeously around Vinny Cafiso's darker tones."[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Vincent Cafisco, except where noted:

1. Like 24 (6+1=3) – 3:54
2. Transformation Fantasy (Cafisco, Tindale) – 3:44
3. Check Out My New Jesus – 3:53
4. Pillow – 2:56
5. Christine Bonilla (Cafiso, Tindale) – 3:59
6. Pan Moota – 1:32
7. Booda – 4:13
8. God – 4:42
9. Everyday – 6:22
10. The Power of Alan Watts – 4:00 (bonus track)
11. Apathy (Cafiso, Tindale) 5:29

References