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Joyce Manor have announced their seventh studio album, I Used To Go To This Bar, out Jan. 30 via Epitaph. The record sees lead singer Barry Johnson, guitarist Chase Knobbe, and bassist Matt Ebert continue to uncover depths within their concise, hook-filled songwriting — all after a period of revitalization within the band. “Once we toured again, it felt like there was a lot of excitement around our band,” Johnson explains, touching on their extensive touring schedule that included shows with Weezer.
In early 2023, Joyce Manor began working on the record alongside Epitaph founder and Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz, who produced the album with Johnson. “Working with Brett was amazing,” Johnson says. “When it comes to our musical DNA, he’s one of the architects of everything we grew up on. Having him guide our record helped us make something that we could put next to those classic records that shaped us.”
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To accompany the announcement, Joyce Manor have released their new single, “Well, Whatever It Was.” “It has got to be one of the most Southern California-sounding songs ever recorded,” Johnson explains. “I hear Jane’s Addiction in the verses, Beach Boys/Weezer in the chorus, and RHCP in the outro. Everyone was just firing on all cylinders for this one. Joey Waronker’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.”
The video for “Well, Whatever It Was” sees the band in a spoof of The Great British Bake Off” called “The Great UK Rock Off,” where they, alongside Oasis, Kate Bush, Morrissey, and Robert Smith, are baking to win the competition.
Following the band’s fall shows, Joyce Manor will hit the road in the spring for a headline tour in support of I Used To Go To This Bar, featuring Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage, and Combat. Check out the album art and tracklist for I Used To Go To This Bar and Joyce Manor’s upcoming tour dates below.
Joyce Manor – I Used To Go To This Bar tracklist
1. “I Know Where Mark Chen Lives”
2. “Falling Into It”
3. “All My Friends Are So Depressed”
4. “Well, Whatever It Was”
5. “I Used To Go To This Bar”
6. “After All You Put Me Through”
7. “The Opossum”
8. “Well, Don’t It Seem Like You’ve Been Here Before?”
9. “Grey Guitar”
Joyce Manor 2025/2026 tour dates
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
03/09 – Phoenix, AZ, US @ The Van Buren
03/11 – Austin, TX, US @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
03/12 – Houston, TX, US @ House of Blues Houston
03/13 – Dallas, TX, US @ House of Blues Dallas
03/14 – New Orleans, LA, US @ House of Blues New Orleans
03/16 – Orlando, FL, US @ House of Blues Orlando
03/17 – Atlanta, GA, US @ Buckhead Theatre
03/18 – North Myrtle Beach, SC, US @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach
03/20 – Baltimore, MD, US @ Nevermore Hall
03/21 – Boston, MA, US @ Citizens House of Blues Boston
03/22 – Philadelphia, PA, US @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
03/24 – Brooklyn, NY, US @ Brooklyn Paramount
03/25 – Buffalo, NY, US @ Asbury Hall
03/26 – Toronto, ON, CA @ The Danforth Music Hall
03/27 – Detroit, MI, US @ Majestic Theatre
03/28 – Chicago, IL, US @ The Salt Shed
04/10 – Indio, CA, US @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/17 – Indio, CA, US @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/26 – Madison, WI, US @ The Sylvee
04/27 – Minneapolis, MN, US @ Varsity Theater
04/30 – Des Moines, IA, US @ Wooly’s
05/01 – St. Louis, MO, US @ Delmar Hall
05/02 – Lawrence, KS, US @ Liberty Hall
05/04 – Denver, CO, US @ Fillmore Auditorium
05/05 – Salt Lake City, UT, US @ The Depot
05/07 – Great Falls, MT, US @ The Newberry
05/08 – Calgary, AB, CA @ The Palace Theatre
05/09 – Edmonton, AB, CA @ Midway Music Hall
05/11 – Vancouver, BC, CA @ Commodore Ballroom
05/12 – Seattle, WA, US @ The Showbox
05/13 – Portland, OR, US @ Roseland Theater
05/15 – San Francisco, CA, US @ The Fillmore