JOYCE MANOR RELEASE SONGS FROM NORTHERN TORRANCE – OUT DIGITALLY MAY 29 AND ON VINYL SEPTEMBER 18 VIA EPITAPH / RHYTHMETHOD
WATCH ‘HOUSE WARNING PARTY’
Acclaimed California-based four-piece Joyce Manor have announced Songs From Northern Torrance. The 10-track compilation is a collection of early material that offers a glimpse into the band’s humble beginnings as an acoustic two-piece. Originally recorded between 2008-2010, many of the tracks have become fan favourites over the years previously existing in a live setting, or on rare CD-Rs sold by the band during their early days on the road.
The newly remastered tracks will be available on streaming services this Friday, May 29 and on vinyl
September 18 on Epitaph/Rhythmethod.
Today, the band shares “House Warning Party,” a one-minute blast of upbeat suburban angst. “A lot
of early Joyce Manor songs are actually leftovers from earlier bands, but ‘House Warning Party‘ was
the first song I wrote specifically for Joyce Manor,” explains vocalist Barry Johnson. “I was working at
the Long Beach Aquarium and the first line of the song came to me while I was perusing the vending
machine on my break. They had some LifeSavers and on the packaging it said ‘five flavours’ and the
opening line of the song just popped in my head. The rest of the lyrics came effortlessly and the song
was fully written in about the time it takes to listen to. Listening to it ten years later it sounds young
and inspired and I’m impressed at how much of a story I was able to tell in just over a minute.”
SONGS FROM NORTHERN TORRANCE TRACK LISTING
1. House Warning Party
2. Fuck Koalacaust
3. DFHP?
4. Danke Schoen
5. Who Gave You A Baby
6. Constant Nothing
7. Done Right Discount Flooring
8. 5 Beer Plan
9. Chumped
10. Leather Jacket
ABOUT JOYCE MANOR
Joyce Manor is a band from Torrance, CA consisting of Barry Johnson (vocals/guitar), Chase Knobbe
(guitar), Matt Ebert (bass), and Kurt Walcher (drums). Johnson and Knobbe started the band in 2008
in the Disneyland parking lot while sharing a bottle of cheap booze. Named after an apartment
complex that Johnson would walk past every day, Joyce Manor made their debut as an acoustic two-
piece. Quickly they learned that playing loud was much more fun and invited friends to join the lineup.
The band has since released five studio albums; Joyce Manor (2011), Of All Things I Will Soon Grow
Tired (2012), Never Hungover Again (2014), Cody (2016), and Million Dollars to Kill Me (2018). Joyce
Manor has toured extensively and has made festival appearances at FYF Fest, Coachella, Riot Fest,
and others.
Joyce Manor by Elena de Soto
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