Joyce Manor<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0dropped a big surprise today when they released their first new song in three years. The new single, called \u201cAll My Friends Are So Depressed,\u201d is out from Epitaph Records and is said to be inspired by both The Smiths and 100 Gecs, which is a disparate pair of influences to pull together for the same song.<\/p>\n\u201cThe first line I came up with for this song was \u2018Lord Above in a Tecate Truck\u2019 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,\u201d vocalist\/guitarist Barry Johnson explains about the new song. \u201cWhile searching for a line that rhymed with \u2018lord above in a Tecate truck,\u2019 I came up with, \u2018Why even exist? Who gives a fuck!?\u2019 and the concept of \u2018All My Friends Are So Depressed\u2019 was born. It\u2019s kind of my take on what I imagine Lana Del Rey lyrics are like. Instead of icy, detached cool \u201950\u2019s Americana, it\u2019s all dirty shag carpet, bong rips, Peter Frampton Comes Alive<\/em>, key lime pie, and suicidal ideations. My flow was inspired by 100 Gecs, who I was listening to a concerning amount in 2023 (Much respect to Dylan and Laura; please take us on tour). Musically, we were drawing from The Libertines, Tiger Army, X, and The Smiths \u2026 obviously.\u201d<\/p>\nAlongside the release of the song comes the video directed by Jaxon Whittington and Barry Johnson which perfectly matches the energy of the single. Check out the video below.<\/p>\n