▁Sh api ro ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁tri o ▁Little ▁Joy , ▁a ▁Brazil ian / American ▁rock ▁super group . ▁Am arante ▁and ▁Mor etti ▁had ▁met ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁at ▁a ▁festival ▁in ▁Lis bon ▁where ▁both ▁their ▁bands ▁were ▁performing , ▁and ▁the ▁idea ▁came ▁up ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁new ▁musical ▁project ▁un related ▁to ▁their ▁respective ▁bands . ▁Little ▁Joy ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁R ough ▁Trade ▁Records ▁label . ▁Their ▁debut ▁album , ▁produced ▁by ▁No ah ▁Georges on , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Mach in eg um ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mor etti ▁has ▁led ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁synth ▁pop ▁band ▁and ▁artist ▁collect ive ▁Mach in eg um ▁( st yl ized ▁mach in eg um ) ▁which ▁both ▁performs ▁and ▁records ▁music ▁and ▁presents ▁gallery ▁install ations . ▁The ▁group ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁Mor etti ▁and ▁Ian ▁De van ey ▁( v ocal ist ▁of ▁Nation ▁of ▁Language ), ▁Del icate ▁Steve , ▁Chris ▁E gan , ▁Martin ▁Bon vent re , ▁and ▁Er in ▁Victoria ▁A xt el . ▁The ▁group ▁has ▁also ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁architect ▁Joseph ▁V es cio ▁and ▁actor / direct or ▁Justin ▁Bar tha ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁ ▁Mach in eg um ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁Con du it ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Re leased ▁on ▁French k iss ▁Records , ▁the ▁group ▁later ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁record ▁label ▁in ▁February ▁