Better Joy Release New EP 'at dusk' and Announce UK Headline Tour

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at dusk

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Manchester-born indie-pop artist better joy (aka Bria Keely) unveils her new EP at dusk and announces the biggest UK and Ireland headline tour of her career which will bring it all to life. A vivid indie-pop guitar project with Bria on vocals and backed by a band, better joy fuses sparky melodies with bright, strong guitars and pulsating bass lines, coated in lyrics that delve deep into vulnerability. Across six tracks, she untangles the knots of relationships with the world and with ourselves; the personal resonating on a universal scale.

On the story behind the EP, better joy shares: “at dusk is the sister EP to my debut EP heading into blue. Written and recorded at the same time, these collection of songs show a more vulnerable side to me and a little darker too. It’s about being vulnerable with love and opening up as a consequence, but also the repercussions of that when not doing so in the right hands.”

After heading on the road to support Somebody’s Child, better joy has been revealing the wider vision for at dusk with forerunning singles ‘streamroller’ - one of her emotionally raw singles to date about reclaiming yourself - embracing the unknown with ‘this part of town’ and leaning into the first flush of love with ‘plugged in’.

Produced by Mike Hedges (The Cure, Manic Street Preachers) and mixed by Caesar Edmunds (Wet Leg) and Robbie Nelson (Rolling Stones), at dusk was recorded at Chale Abbey Studios on the Isle Of Wight and acts as the follow-up and sister project to better joy’s acclaimed debut heading into blue (March 2025). The project showcases a more contemplative and vulnerable side to better joy - where the naivety and openness of her debut gives way to a darker, more mature reflection on growth, relationships, and self-belief.

Since bursting onto the scene in 2024 with a string of singles and successful support tours including Hard-Fi, better joy has quickly emerged as one of the UK’s most exciting indie breakthrough acts. With support from the likes of BBC 6Music, NME, The Line of Best Fit, DIY, Radio X’s John Kennedy and more, she’s already proven her staying power.

2025 has been something of a whirlwind for Bria, including a sell out vinyl run for her debut EP, a near sold-out 10 city UK and EU headline tour in March 2025 and festival slots at The Great Escape, Truck Festival, Y Not, Liverpool Sound City and more. The rest of the year shows no signs of slowing momentum - after supporting Somebody’s Child UK shows including a sold-out night at Glasgow’s 13,000-capacity Hydro Arena, better joy will take the stage again in support of Amy Macdonald across the UK, as well as a monumental hometown support slot for Bastille at AO Arena in Manchester. better joy will take at dusk on the road for her own headline run in November. See full itinerary below.

Headline Shows - 2026

Tuesday 18th March – Gorilla, Manchester

Friday 20th March – Oslo, London

at dusk Tracklist

this part of town

steamroller

plugged in

i’m there

big thief

so long