Joyce Manor share new song “I Know Where Mark Chen Lives”
Joyce Manor‘s new album I Used to Go to This Bar is set to be released at the end of the month, Jan. 30, on Epitaph Records. The group’s already released a handful of singles from the album, and they’ve got another one for us to hear before the album’s out. Today they’ve released “I Know Where Mark Chen Lives,” an infectious power pop gem that sounds like classic Joyce Manor. Hear it below.
Joyce Manor’s Barry Johnson said in a statement, “Mark Chen was a singer and songwriter for the bands Summer Vacation and Winter Break, which didn’t get quite as popular as they deserved to. I just love Mark’s songwriting and voice. Lyrically, the song was inspired by Chase and I hanging out, drinking and smoking weed and laughing about stuff, and we were talking about how when weed clubs first started, they’d give you a free dab and the budtender would do a dab with you. Dabs are insanely gnarly. I was cracking myself up imagining some 19-year-old girl that just did her third dab of the hour before getting robbed at gunpoint, because they’d always get robbed as cash businesses. That’s the imagery of the song: Those early days when weed was still not super fully legal. It was like the Wild West, a little bit. And yeah, that just gave me a chuckle because it’s really dark and brutal.”
Joyce Manor’s last album was 2022’s 40 Oz. to Fresno.
Joyce Manor tour dates:
3/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren ^
3/11 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater ^
3/12 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston ^
3/13 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas ^
3/14 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues New Orleans ^
3/16 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando ^
3/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre ^
3/18 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues Myrtle Beach ^
3/20 – Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Hall ^
3/21 – Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston ^
3/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia ^
3/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount ^
3/25 – Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall ^
3/26 – Toronto, ON Canada @ The Danforth Music Hall ^
3/27 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre ^
3/28 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed ^
4/10 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
4/17 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
4/26 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee ^
4/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater ^
4/30 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s ^
5/1 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall ^
5/2 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall ^
5/4 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium ^
5/5 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot ^
5/7 – Great Falls, MT @ The Newberry ^
5/8 – Calgary, AB Canada @ The Palace Theatre ^
5/9 – Edmonton, AB Canada @ Midway Music Hall ^
5/11 – Vancouver, BC Canada @ Commodore Ballroom ^
5/12 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox ^
5/13 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater ^
5/15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore ^
^ w/ Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage & Combat
