California emo veterans Joyce Manor have announced their seventh studio album today, titled I Used To Go To This Bar. It's out January 30th via Epitaph.

The announcement comes with lead single "Well, Whatever It Was", with its Great British Bake Off parody music video directed by Lance Bangs. Watch/listen:

Says frontman Barry Johnson of the new song:

"‘Well, Whatever It Was’ has got to be one of the most Southern California sounding songs ever recorded. 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. This song would go insanely hard in a Shrek film."

I Used To Go To This Bar, produced by SoCal punk legend Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion, Epitaph Records CEO), further situates Joyce Manor in the lineage of their influences and inspirations. The record follows 2022's 40 oz. to Fresno, an album on the shorter side even for Joyce Manor, clocking in at just under 17 minutes.

Additionally, the band is announcing a 2026 headline tour in support of the album. On-sale info is available at joyce-manor.com/tour. All dates below.

I Used To Go To This Bar is out January 30. Preorder here. Tracklist below:

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

Tour Dates:

2025:

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

2026:

03/09 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren ^
03/11 Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater ^
03/12 Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston ^
03/13 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas ^
03/14 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues New Orleans ^
03/16 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando ^
03/17 Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre ^
03/18 N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues Myrtle Beach ^
03/20 Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Hall ^
03/21 Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston ^
03/22 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia ^
03/24 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount ^
03/25 Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall ^
03/26 Toronto, ON Canada @ The Danforth Music Hall ^
03/27 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre ^
03/28 Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed ^
04/10 Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/17 Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
04/26 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee ^
04/27 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater ^
04/30 Des Moines, IA @ Wooly's ^
05/01 St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall ^
05/02 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall ^
05/04 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium ^
05/05 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot ^
05/07 Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry ^
05/08 Calgary, AB Canada @ The Palace Theatre ^
05/09 Edmonton, AB Canada @ Midway Music Hall ^
05/11 Vancouver, BC Canada @ Commodore Ballroom ^
05/12 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox ^
05/13 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater ^
05/15 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore ^

* w/ The Hotelier, Tiger's Jaw, Oso Oso & Ways Away
^ w/ Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage & Combat

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