1 | Fake I.D. | Lyrics/Info | 2:20 |
2 | Eighteen | Lyrics/Info | 2:05 |
3 | Angel In The Snow | Lyrics/Info | 2:08 |
4 | Do You Really Want To Not Get Better? | Lyrics/Info | 1:16 |
5 | Last You Heard Of Me | Lyrics/Info | 3:08 |
6 | Make Me Dumb | Lyrics/Info | 2:47 |
7 | Over Before It Began | Lyrics/Info | 2:51 |
8 | Reversing Machine | Lyrics/Info | 1:29 |
9 | Stairs | Lyrics/Info | 4:02 |
10 | This Song Is A Mess But So Am I | Lyrics/Info | 2:24 |
Acclaimed Californian band Joyce Manor - Barry Johnson (vocals and guitar), Chase Knobbe (guitar), Jeff Enzor (drums), and Matt Ebert (bass) - have released their new album entitled Cody, available now care of Epitaph. It is the follow-up to the band’s 2014’s critically-lauded record Never Hungover Again.
While the band’s Epitaph debut Never Hungover Again was recorded in a mere ten days, Cody is the result of two months in the studio with renowned producer Rob Schnapf, credited on classics by Elliot Smith, Guided By Voices, Saves The Day and Rancid among others. As the band’s guitarist and singer Barry Johnson explains, “It was the first time we really used the studio to our advantage. I felt like I could get a better grasp on what we could do. We always recorded like a punk band—go in and lay ‘em down! Just get good takes! And this time we tried a lot more.” The result is a record that dares to be humble, intimate and unapologetically human. Cody is the album where the band moves past simple pop and punk. It’s a moment for clarity and creative renewal. Without losing any of the emotional power fans love, the band is defiantly looking towards the future.
Joyce Manor is a band who have never relied on gimmicks. Since forming in Torrance, California, in 2008, the band—vocalist/guitarist Barry Johnson, bassist Matt Ebert …