SoCal punk rockers Joyce Manor have returned with their first new music in three years, the Brett Gurewitz produced single “All My Friends Are So Depressed,” which is available everywhere out now. The track, which arrives alongside an official music video, is equally inspired by the jangly melancholy of The Smiths and the hyperpop flow of 100 Gecs, further cementing the band as one of our generation’s most catchy and consistent bands. Vocalist and guitarist Barry Johnson explained the song’s genesis, saying his initial line was inspired by a “Tecate delivery truck with Jesus sh*t all over it,” which quickly led to the concept of the song, describing it as his take on Lana Del Rey lyrics, only instead of “icy, detached cool 50’s Americana,” it is “dirty shag carpet, bong rips, Peter Frampton Comes Alive, key lime pie and suicidal ideations.”
Musically, the trio was drawing from influences like The Libertines, Tiger Army, and X, while embracing a surprisingly soft, acoustic laced side that is both extremely Joyce Manor and unlike any other song in their catalog. The single follows the release of 2023’s ’40 oz. to Fresno’, a record that the New York Times praised as “a relentlessly tuneful 17 minute collection of all killer, no filler power pop.” Since that release, the band has stayed busy, touring and collaborating with Weezer, making their television debut on Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney, and celebrating the 10 year anniversary of ‘Never Hungover Again’, a record that Stereogum said “masterfully achieves what most artists spend their lives trying to accomplish.”
‘I Used To Go To This Bar’ Track Listing
- 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