Joyce Manor have announced a new album, I Used To Go To This Bar. The follow-up to 2023’s 40 oz. to Fresno comes out January 30, 2026 via Epitaph Records. The band’s Barry Johnson described lead single ‘Well, Whatever It Was’ as a “song would go insanely hard in a Shrek film,” which is really doing the job for me. Its Lance Bangs-directed video parodies The Great British Bake Off and features a cast of comedians and musicians playing UK rockstars. Check it out and find the album cover, tracklist, and Joyce Manor’s upcoming tour dates below.
“‘Well, Whatever It Was’ has got to be one of the most Southern California sounding songs ever recorded,” Johnson said. “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. 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.”
Used To Go To This Bar, which includes the early single ‘All My Friends Are So Depressed’, was produced by Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion, Epitaph Records CEO). “Working with Brett was amazing,” Johnson commented. “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. I really feel like we were behind the wheel, and I’m really proud of it.”
“When you’re a musician in the studio, you want to be creative,” Gurewitz added. “You don’t want to wait around and feel frustration because people are taking a long time to plug something in. I always try to work fast and keep things creative and fun.”
I Used To Go To This Bar Cover Artwork:
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:
Oct 16 – Munich, DE – Backstage Werk *
Oct 17 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theater *
Oct 18 – Oberhausen, DE – Turbinenhalle
Oct 19 – Brussels, BE – AB
Oct 20 – Haarlem, NL – Patronaat
Oct 22 – Bristol, UK – The Prospect Building *
Oct 23 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3 Glasgow *
Oct 25 – London, UK – Roundhouse
Oct 26 – Leeds, UK – Leeds University Union
Nov 8 – Pensacola, US – Night Moves Fest
Mar 9 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren ^
Mar 11 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater ^
Mar 12 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston ^
Mar 13 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas ^
Mar 14 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues New Orleans ^
Mar 16 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues Orlando ^
Mar 17 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre ^
Mar 18 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues Myrtle Beach ^
Mar 20 – Baltimore, MD – Nevermore Hall ^
Mar 21 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues Boston ^
Mar 22 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia ^
Mar 24 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount ^
Mar 25 – Buffalo, NY – Asbury Hall ^
Mar 26 – Toronto, ON Canada – The Danforth Music Hall ^
Mar 27 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre ^
Mar 28 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed ^
Apr 10 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Apr 17 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Apr 26 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee ^
Apr 27 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater ^
Apr 30 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s ^
May 1 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall ^
May 2 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall ^
May 4 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium ^
May 5 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot ^
May 7 – Great Falls, MT – The Newberry ^
May 8 – Calgary, AB Canada – The Palace Theatre ^
May 9 – Edmonton, AB Canada – Midway Music Hall ^
May 11 – Vancouver, BC Canada – Commodore Ballroom ^
May 12 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox ^
May 13 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater ^
May 15 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore ^
* w/ The Hotelier, Tiger’s Jaw, Oso Oso & Ways Away
^ w/ Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage & Combat
