[Cover photo credit to Dillon Jordan]
Leading up to their debut album, Plain Jane, due on October 30th, 2026, the Pop trio Moody Joody have revealed new single “Fantasyland,” which channels the Indie-Pop of the early 2010s and features synths and reverb.
Co-lead vocalist/synth player Hall says:
The idea for “Fantasyland” was inspired by a conversation I had with my therapist. I had been caught up in a toxic cycle with an ex and she candidly told me I was living in a “Fantasyland” in regards to thinking the dynamic was going to change. I was still in a place where I was romanticizing this relationship dynamic and this person and who we were as people. One of my favorite things about this song is the double meaning of the phrase “lying in my fantasyland” because it’s both this carefree “oh I’m laying here with my head in the clouds la di da” and also it’s a lie – I’m lying to myself. The song sonically feels that way to me too – this juxtaposition of shimmering, glimmering, fun with a very sarcastic, rose-colored glasses lyric.
Adds co-lead vocalist/guitarist Forbes:
Millenial hopecore is back! While we didn’t totally know it in the moment we were writing it, this song takes us back to 2010 Passion Pit, Phoenix, the naked & famous, M83, a time of tumblr and musical optimism to cure existential dread. It started as a line from Kayla’s therapist, and ended in our most dancey, get-lost-in-the-moment & dance-it-all-away track on the album. Best listened to under a disco ball wearing American Apparel with your besties.
Multi-instrumentalist/producer Andrew Pacheco recalls debuting “Fantasyland” in early July at a sold out show at New York City’s Nightclub 101 and says “we danced in the crowd with everyone and it was such a party that it made me even more excited to finally have this song out and part of our live set.”
Other recently released singles from Moody Joody include “Suburbia,” “Little Blue House,” “Loretta’s Last Call,” and “OOPS!”. They have also performed at SXSW and Austin City Limits and toured with The Maine, Smallpools, Misterwives, and ARIZONA.
