Joyce Manor are back with new music. Produced by Brett Gurewitz, “All My Friends Are So Depressed” is the band’s first original song since releasing 40 oz. to Fresno in 2022. Watch the accompanying video, directed by Jaxon Whittington and frontman Barry Johnson, below.
“The first line I came up with for this song was ‘Lord above in a Tecate truck’ after passing a Tecate delivery truck with Jesus shit all over it on the freeway driving back to Long Beach after a show in Fresno,” Johnson said in a press statement. “While searching for a line that rhymed with ‘Lord above in a Tecate truck’ I came up with ‘Why even exist? Who gives a fuck!?’ and the concept of ‘All My Friends Are So Depressed’ was born.”
He continued: “It’s kind of my take on what I imagine Lana Del Rey lyrics are like. Instead of icy, detached, cool ’50s Americana, it’s all dirty shag carpet, bong rips, Peter Frampton Comes Alive, key lime pie, and suicidal ideations. My flow was inspired by 100 gecs, who I was listening to a concerning amount in 2023. (Much respect to Dylan and Laura; please take us on tour.) Musically, we were drawing from the Libertines, Tiger Army, X, and the Smiths… obviously.”
Last year, Joyce Manor celebrated the 10th anniversary of their seminal 2014 album, Never Hungover Again, with a limited run of concerts. The band is set to kick off a tour of Europe and the United Kingdom in October. Certain shows will feature a four-band bill that also includes Oso Oso, Tiger’s Jaw, and Ways Away. Scroll down to check out all of Joyce Manor’s upcoming tour dates.
Read Ian Cohen’s Sunday Review of Joyce Manor’s 2011 self-titled debut.
Joyce Manor:
08-23 Torremolinos, Spain – Canela Party
10-16 Munich, Germany – Backstage Werk ^
10-17 Berlin, Germany – Columbia Theater ^
10-18 Oberhausen, Germany – Turbinenhalle
10-19 Brussels, Belgium – AB
10-20 Haarlem, Netherlands – Patronaat
10-22 Bristol, England – The Prospect Building ^
10-23 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3 Glasgow ^
10-25 London, England – Roundhouse
10-26 Leeds, England – Leeds University Union
11-08 Pensacola, Florida – Night Moves Fest
^ with Tiger’s Jaw, Oso Oso and Ways Away
