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JOSEPH: Sister-Duo Evolution, Industry Pressure & Their Next Chapter | Fuegostine’s Music Club

• Matt Firestine • Season 2 • Episode 21

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How do you evolve as a band when the lineup changes — without losing your identity? In this episode of Fuegostine’s Music Club, I chat with indie-pop duo JOSEPH about re-imagining themselves as a sister duo, how their music has changed, and what’s coming next.

What we cover:

  • The shift from trio to duo — challenges, growth, and creative redefinition
  • The evolution of their sound: what stayed, what changed, and why
  • Navigating the music industry as an independent act — pressure, expectations, and creative freedom
  • Behind-the-scenes stories: writing, touring, and sisterhood dynamics
  • What fans can expect from their upcoming project

Why you should listen:
This episode offers a real, honest dive into the highs and lows of being a band — especially when things change. Whether you’re into indie pop, band dynamics, or just curious about how music gets made — JOSEPH’s story is raw, inspiring, and real.


About JOSEPH:
For nearly a decade, Oregon-bred indie-pop trio Joseph have performed a certain emotional alchemy with their music, channeling their deepest inner tensions into songs that spark a life-changing shift in perspective. In the making of their fourth studio album The Sun, Natalie Closner and her sisters, twins Meegan Closner and Allison Closner focused their soul-searching songwriting on the quietly damaging forces that keep us from living fully in our truth (e.g., gaslighting, cultural conditioning, unconscious yet painfully limiting self-beliefs). Rooted in a newly emboldened sound that lets their breathtaking three-part harmonies shine more brightly than ever, the result is a body of work that radically expands our sense of possibility, ultimately illuminating a path toward greater peace and self-reliance even in the most chaotic of times.

For Joseph, the act of fiercely protecting their artistic vision closely aligns with the abundance of insights threaded throughout The Sun. “As Closners and as women—or maybe even just as humans—it can be very hard to tell someone that something isn’t working for you,” says Allison. “But this album was a unique experience, because we learned to step up and stand our ground and speak our truth when we needed to.” And with the release of The Sun, Joseph hope that listeners might undergo a similar transformation in their sense of strength and self-assurance. “I want people to feel empowered,” says Meegan. ”I want them to recognize the power with themselves, and to know that they’re good—that they’re more than they think they are.”

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