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The Juice Is Okay
The Juice is Okay (TJIO) is an American alternative rock band formed in 2015 in Pensacola, Florida. The band consists of Matthew Masuca (vocals, guitar), Mac Wilson (drums, keyboards), Devin Thomas (guitar) and Adam Davis (bass). Since their formation, they have released an EP titled TJIO on November 14, 2018, and their full-length album A Familiar Space on July 6, 2019. Their upcoming sophomore album, Fantasy Hand, is expected to be released on January 3, 2020. The band’s debut EP and first full-length LP combine elements of indie, experimental rock, psychedelia, and jazz fusion and were released independently. The songs on A Familiar Space had primarily been written and played since the band’s early formation, with four on the album (UFO, TV, Strange Phobias, and River) being polished and reworked since the band’s debut EP, along with four other tracks (A Familiar Space, Voice 18, Palm Trees, and One in the Same). The band’s songs UFO and River have garnered over 150,000 and 100,000 listens respectively on the streaming site Spotify.

Formation
The band members all grew up and attended middle school together in Pensacola, Florida. The band formed over the summer of 2015 with Mac Wilson, Devin Thomas, and Adin Ballard. Wilson later asked friend Matt Masuca to join, and Adam Davis was later added. The band began writing music inspired by folk punk such as Neutral Milk Hotel and Andrew Jackson Jihad. Eventually, Ballard departed from the band and the four tried to regroup and decided to take their music in a new direction that would eventually become the sound featured on A Familiar Space. The band’s name was created “spontaneously” by Wilson when trying to brainstorm possible names. Masuca and Wilson primarily create all of the band’s album artwork and promotional art.

TJIO EP (2018)
The band’s first official release was their EP, TJIO, which included the tracks UFO, TV, Strange Phobias, and River, and was released on November 14, 2018. The album features a drawing of a cat, known by the band’s following as “Jake the Cat”. The band appeared at The Handlebar, a former music venue/bar in downtown Pensacola, to play on the night of the EP’s release along with fellow Pensacola band, Lights with Fire, for the last show that the venue would ever hold before closing down. Along with the EP release party, the band release their first official merchandise, including charcoal and white t-shirts, patches, keychains, stickers, and CDs. The EP was recorded at Wilson’s house and was mixed and mastered by Masuca.

A Familiar Space (2019)
The band’s first full-length album, A Familiar Space, was released on July 6, 2019, and includes the tracks A Familiar Space, Voice 18, Palm Trees, Strange Phobias, UFO, TV, River, and One in the Same. The album features a canvas painting by Masuca as the artwork, along with Japanese lettering translating to “The Juice is Okay”. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered in Jacksonville, Florida beginning in December of 2018. The band celebrated the release of their debut LP at newly formed music venue, Night Moves, in Pensacola along with fellow Pensacola band, Shuggy. The band officially debuted two songs off their upcoming sophomore album, Fantasy Hand, at the album release show.

Fantasy Hand (2019-2020)
The band began recording their full-length sophomore album almost immediately after the release of A Familiar Space. The album features a consistent custom guitar tuning of F# B B F# B F# which Masuca discovered after messing around with a broken toy guitar which could only tune to those notes. The band began playing songs off the new album at shows in late 2019, including the album release party for A Familiar Space. The band released the first single off the album, Beldam, on December 7, 2019, the same day in which they officially announced the release date for the album. The album features a central theme of isolation and loneliness, and is connected by a consistent sound resulting from the use of Masuca and Thomas’s custom guitar tuning. The album also features much more prominent songwriting from Wilson, who co-wrote the album with Masuca. The album includes the tracks Melting in the Sun, Beldam, Fantasy Hand, I Won’t Be Alone (Part 1), Settle in the Sun, I Won’t Be Alone (Part 2), (Stuck) Inside the Dream, When Will You Sleep?, and I’ll Just Be Alone.

Music Style and Influence
The band’s sound has been described as an amalgamation of alternative rock, indie rock, surf rock, jazz fusion, hard rock, progressive rock, and psychedelia. Some of the band’s influences include Radiohead, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Toadies, Pixies, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Band Members

 * Matt Masuca (2015-present) – vocals, lyrics, guitar, bass
 * Mac Wilson (2015-present) – drums, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar
 * Adam Davis (2015-present) – guitar, bass, lyrics
 * Devin Thomas (2015-present) – guitar, bass
 * Adin Ballard (2015-2016) – bass

Discography

 * TJIO (2018)
 * A Familiar Space (2019)
 * Fantasy Hand (2020)