Never Hungover Again

Torrance, Calif. pop-punk outfit Joyce Manor have gained a reputation as one of the most popular and interesting bands in their realm, and their third record is their most ambitious and diverse album, as weird as it is instantly enjoyable.

The opening of Joyce Manor’s third full-length—and first for punk rock’s version of a major label, Epitaph Records—Never Hungover Again may as well be a direct challenge to its fans in the DIY scene. Though the band’s never explicitly labeled itself as such, its self-titled debut in 2011 galvanized that community,…

A short, sharp record that is as emotionally pummelling as it is incessantly catchy.

Joyce Manor's first album for Epitaph is also their first album to be recorded in a nice studio and it's mixed by indie rock lifer Tony Hoffer, who has worked for Belle and Sebastian and Beck, to name two big artists.

Beginning with the band's self-titled debut in 2011, Joyce Manor have woven desperate, melancholic pop-punk anthems, stitching in stale booze, lost loves and fear of what the future may bring.