When the onset of the pandemic brought about the dissolution of the band he’d fronted since eighth grade, Joe P found himself in isolation with time to step out and experiment on his own. From the refuge of his New Jersey basement studio, he threw himself into writing, recording and producing his most personal material to date. A deal with Neon Gold/Atlantic was quickly followed by the acclaimed release of his well received debut EP, Emily Can’t Sing, highlighted by the song “Off My Mind,” since the release of the EP (and as of Feb 2023 ) -the song ‘Off My Mind’ has garnered over 400 spins on Boise's famous radio station The River as well as over 24 million Spotify streams. Joe also has a 2nd ep out entitled French Blonde Joe has continued to gain traction with his odd approach to social media and his retro B-movie inspired videos. He put out a horror film recently - entitled " If We Run ". Joe P has spent much of the past couple years on the road traveling with such like-minded artists as the Middle Kids and Joywave, he returned to the road in fall 2022 with a North American tour opening for Spacey Jane, which got underway October 10, 2022 with a sold out show at The Axis Club in Toronto and then finished in early November. The tour was sold out – including an eagerly awaited two-night stand at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom (October 12-13), as well as shows in Boston, Washington, DC, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles .......in addition Joe visited The River in Boise with a live on air performance and interview with innovative station programmer Tim Johnstone and then did an in store at The Record Exchange He's wanted to come back to Boise since then and now he will be