In August, Joyce Manor returned with their first new song in three years, “All My Friends Are So Depressed.” You could tell that their 40 oz. to Fresno follow-up was imminent. And “All My Friends Are So Depressed” was a really good track. Our associate editor Tatiana Tenreyro wrote, “Bandleader Barry Johnson said the track comes from his stab at writing a Joyce Manor version of Lana Del Rey’s lyrical style, with references to the Lord on Tecate trucks, key lime pie, writing songs being high, wearing a dress, and, of course, being deep in depression. Close enough! But instead of fully committing to the bit and making it sound like a Lana track, Joyce Manor goes for an alt-country slant, a direction that feels fitting with the genre’s rise to the mainstream.”
Now, we have the pop-punk ripper “Well, Whatever It Was,” some tour dates, and a new album. I Used To Go To This Bar comes out January 30 via Epitaph. The single, Johnson says, “has got to be one of the most Southern California sounding songs ever recorded. I hear Jane’s Addiction in the verses, Beach Boys / Weezer in the chorus, and RHCP in the outro. It was LITERALLY produced by the guy from Bad Religion FFS [Brett Gurewitz]. Everyone was just firing on all cylinders for this one. Joey Warnoker’s drumming, TLA’s mix, and Lenny Castro’s percussion all just sent it to the end-zone. This song would go insanely hard in a Shrek film.” There’s a music video for it, directed by Lance Bangs, that you can watch. Check that out below, along with the I Used To Go To This Bar artwork and tracklist and a list of Joyce Manor’s upcoming shows.
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I Used To Go To This Bar Artwork:
I Used To Go To This Bar Tracklist:
I Know Where Mark Chen Lives
Falling Into It
All My Friends Are So Depressed
Well, Whatever It Was
I Used To Go To This Bar
After All You Put Me Through
The Opossum
Well, Don’t It Seem Like You’ve Been Here Before?
Grey Guitar
Joyce Manor’s Upcoming Tour Dates:
2025:
10/16 – Munich, DE @ Backstage Werk *
10/17 – Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theater *
10/18 – Oberhausen, DE @ Turbinenhalle
10/19 – Brussels, BE @ AB
10/20 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat
10/22 – Bristol, UK @ The Prospect Building *
10/23 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Glasgow *
10/25 – London, UK @ Roundhouse
10/26 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds University Union
11/08 – Pensacola, US @ Night Moves Fest
* w/ The Hotelier, Tiger’s Jaw, Oso Oso & Ways Away
2026:
03/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren ^
03/11 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater ^
03/12 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston ^
03/13 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas ^
03/14 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues New Orleans ^
03/16 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando ^
03/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre ^
03/18 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues Myrtle Beach ^
03/20 – Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Hall ^
03/21 – Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston ^
03/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia ^
03/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount ^
03/25 – Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall ^
03/26 – Toronto, ON Canada @ The Danforth Music Hall ^
03/27 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre ^
03/28 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed ^
04/10 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/17 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/26 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee ^
04/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater ^
04/30 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s ^
05/01 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall ^
05/02 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall ^
05/04 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium ^
05/05 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot ^
05/07 – Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry ^
05/08 – Calgary, AB Canada @ The Palace Theatre ^
05/09 – Edmonton, AB Canada @ Midway Music Hall ^
05/11 – Vancouver, BC Canada @ Commodore Ballroom ^
05/12 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox ^
05/13 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater ^
05/15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore ^
^ w/ Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage & Combat
