Even when she’s barely awake, it’s easy to hear the passion Joy Kills Sorrow’s Emma Beaton has for crafting surprising, virtuosic folk rock.
Unlike some indie groups, the Boston-based quintet has stuck to its guns and avoided the allure of electric instrumentation. As a result, Beaton said, the band revels in its reputation for uniting acoustic chops and complex arrangements.
IF YOU GO* What: Joy Kills Sorrow in concert.* When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday.* Where: Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave.* Admission: $10 in advance, $12 at the door.* Phone: 624-5347.* Venue website: www.barkinglegs.org.DISCOGRAPHY2010: “Darkness Sure Becomes This City”2011: “This Unknown Sci
“None of us have ever not played music acoustically,” the lead singer said during a phone interview from Louisiana. “The fact that the instruments aren’t usually used the way we’re using them and that we haven’t decided to have an electric guitar and bass and drums really sets us apart.”
Thursday, Joy Kills Sorrow will perform at Barking Legs Theater, drawing material primarily from its recently released sophomore album, “This Unknown Science.”