Joyce Manor – 40 oz. To Fresno

On the last count, I do believe this will be Joyce Manor’s 6th full length, but don’t shoot the writer if this is not the whole truth.  Having songs that on this album at least only make it over 2 minutes twice, the term short but sweet, 100% says it exactly how it is with this modern pop-punk band. So starting with the longest track on the album by quite a considerable margin, is actually genius, and its a cover too, ‘Souvenir’ originally by Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark, who by the way I saw live for the first time back in 1980 at a local venue that sits at the very heart of my musical and life history.  This song, when you have listened to the album as a whole, makes perfect sense being at the kick off, a song of personal obsessions that lead where they need to lead, there...

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