On the smoking patio of Long Island’s Revolution Bar & Music Hall, Joyce Manor guitarist and vocalist Barry Johnson sits clad head-to-toe in black, trying to focus as opener awakebutstillinbed shakes the venue with their soundcheck. “I’ve got a lot of questions,” I remind him, making sure we can get through all of them in the 40 minutes I was told I have with him. “It’s okay,” he says. “As long as you got time, I got time.” Examining Joyce Manor’s entire discography cannot be done in 40 minutes. It’s ironic, considering the band is known for brevity, with most albums idling around the 20 minute mark. However, any Joyce Manor fan knows that length is no testament to emotional density. The Californian four-piece — Barry, guitarist Chas...
