Joyce Manor are back with a brand-new single, All My Friends Are So Depressed.

The trio’s first new music in three years, vocalist/guitarist Barry Johnson reveals that their comeback tune was inspired by both The Smiths (which you can absolutely hear) and, intriguingly, 100 gecs …

“The first line I came up with for this song was ‘ lord above in a Tecate truck ’ after passing a Tecate delivery truck with Jesus shit all over it on the freeway driving back to Long Beach after a show in Fresno,” Barry explains. “While searching for a line that rhymed with ‘ lord above in a Tecate truck ’ I came up with ‘ Why even exist? Who gives a fuck !?’ and the concept of All My Friends Are So Depressed was born.

“It’s kind of my take on what I imagine Lana Del Rey lyrics are like. Instead of i

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