The band Phish is mainly known for two things: their diehard loyal fans and the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, Phish Food. Similar to the eternally delicious Phish Food ice cream, Phish has been able to outlast the test of time while continuing to supply their loyal fans with the same flav of music they love to hear. After breaking up in 2004, the group decided to get back together this summer and produce the new album Joy, which came out just last week. Joy is exactly what the Phish fans have been craving during the band’s extended break. Long tracks that are easy to listen to are packed with the many instrumental “jam breaks” that made them so famous in the first place. The song “Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan,” (my personal favorite) actually sounds like it came from 1983, the year the group first got together. The entire CD seems to suffice as an anti-depressant in which pretty much every lyric connotes care-free living and happiness. For example, in the title track, “Joy,” Phish tells their fans, “We just want you to be happy, don’t live inside the gloom.” The only thing that the CD lacks is innovation. While it’s nice to hear the same band we’ve all loved for so long, they could have taken bigger risks and produced a sound more in tune with 2009. However, if you enjoy long — and I mean LONG — astoundingly harmonious instrumental breaks and care-free melodies in all 13 songs of the album, Joy is definitely worth buying.