Vance Joy

Very likeable pop indie.  Heavy on the strumming guitar and pretty spare arrangements, along with a solid voice.  His initial single/hit blew up in a huge way, and as of now has more than 236 million listens on Spotify.  "Riptide"

Nothing wrong with enjoying some uke.  For some reason, he put his law degree on hold to go and dominate the world with that single.  Can't understand who would choose that over law.  Weird.  Of note, I wrote the first portion of this review before I left to go on vacation for a week, and since then, the play count on Spotify for "Riptide" is now up to 247 million.  11 million more listens in two weeks! Pretty awesome.

His second most-listened to track is called "Mess is Mine," with more than 48.2 million spins. I've heard it somewhere before, not sure if the radio or what, but it rings a bell.  Got a Mumford and Phillip Phillips vibe.

Weird video.  Poor polar bear, he should go back to his iceberg.  Driving a gypsy cab looks like a terrible plan for him.  This music is good.  Not sure I'll prioritize Joy over others on the schedule, but he'd probably be nice to go see.