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| 4.0 excellent | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | March 21st 24 |
I keep forgetting how devastating and omnipresent the hype around Joyce Manor was back then. Hell, glad it was worth it.
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| 4.5 superb | Leatherneck | March 30th 13 |
the sad and hopeless cousins of The Arrogant Sons Of Bitches
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| 0.0 | WeepingBanana | June 28th 11 |
Joyce Manor proves their potential by releasing a debut that may end up being one of the best Punk releases of 2011. In just under 20 minutes this album delivers with passion and emotion while having a good time doing so.
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| 3.5 great | Erwann S. STAFF | July 2nd 19 |
Passionate pop punk from 2011. Good stuff, but I think I discovered it too late, I've heard too many passionate pop punk bands from 2011.
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| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | January 29th 18 |
Eighteen minutes of sweet and passionate Pop-Punk music. Nothing too special here, but a good album to revisit by times and times.
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| 3.5 great | HeckToPay | January 2nd 16 |
First rating and soundoff of 2016. Merry January guys!
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | November 14th 15 |
One of the more successful bands to come out of the modern pop-punk scene, Joyce Manor has a winning combination of sloppy, youthful punk instrumental work with poetic lyrics and catchy vocals from lead man Barry Johnson. Though the material on this LP isn't wholly original or diverse, it still delivers some great pop-punk tunes in its seventeen-minute runtime. Things are very good right from the word go as "Orange Julius" provides an excellent template for the band to follow. This template is followed well, as the next eight songs are all good in their own right. It is the closer "Constant Headache", however, that is the crown jewel of the record, and is simply one of the best pop-punk songs I've ever heard. In all, this album is short, fun, sloppy, punky, and simply great.
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| 4.5 superb | darksarcasm | May 5th 15 |
A damn near perfect album IMO. One of my favorite things about this album is the guitar tone, and to add to that - the production. "Never Hungover Again" went with much cleaner production and a pretty standard guitar tone, so I appreciate the contrast in sound on this debut, as the guitars are gritty, distorted, and have a very full sound. The bass tone is also pretty sweet and very audible, giving songs a real punch when the band comes in full force strumming chords with all the force they can muster. I don't think the drum sound is perfect but I do enjoy the rawness of it. The drums have a very "live" sound to them, like it was recorded in the very same room you are in. As for the songwriting, most tracks on this album are relatively simple with riffs, chords, and a few leads here and there to capitalize on a buildup or progression. The vocals are kind of clean sounding but Barry tends to hit notes that give his voice a nice gritty rasp to them to add to the intensity of the songs. Another thing I love about this album is the lyrics, and although they can be pretty random at times there are songs that tell little stories or describe thoughts from a certain perspective, so there's plenty of emotion in the words that I can relate to. I also enjoy the short length of the songs but I admit it makes listening to the album a fast experience, so repeat listens can become repetitive faster than a longer album that may have a bit more variety.
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| 0.0 | ZulaV | January 12th 12 |
Everything about this release oozes freshness. Not since the earlier days of Green Day have we been graced with such grungy, upbeat punk mixed with lyrics that if read alone would make one question the sanity of an individual. These young Californian punks have created a tantrum of music with catchy lyrics and exciting vocals all around. Constant Headache, the final track, is my favorite song of 2011.
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| 3.5 great | Crowe | July 23rd 11 |
Joyce Manor is a great, if insubstantial, reminder of the great, better happy punk bands of the past: that's what this album is more or less, and no more. In effect much like Red City Radio's The Dangers of Standing Still, in this way - which is another 2011 album in the anthemic punk vein you should look into - the album serves as a great re-kindler of the old flame in the punk scene, making sure the music of the genre for the year doesn't taper out and become overly soaked and saturated by this year's dumping of We the Kings[s] and All Time Low[s]. So even if Joyce Manor doesn't offer anything other than a great play-off, it's still worth checking out for punk enthusiasts or particularly those that want their summer afternoon jams to be pleasant and youthful for the season. I'd sooner go with The Bouncing Souls for my fix of that kind of listening, but this isn't bad at all for being new music either.
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| 4.0 excellent | Raccoonology | January 21st 11 |
Super catchy punk album. Amazing for a debut, these guys are about to get huge.
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| 5.0 classic | steviet | September 12th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | stevep | August 6th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Halez | June 2nd 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Bobshat | November 22nd 22 |
| 3.5 great | tinytim | November 16th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Symohis | June 15th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Above | June 12th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | x1balb4 | December 30th 21 |
| 3.5 great | roofi | September 19th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | uman32 | March 3rd 21 |
| 3.5 great | NoSons | January 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Atari STAFF | December 2nd 20 |
| 5.0 classic | kevbogz | October 31st 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Skiiddz | September 28th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | bSmith | August 12th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | cowbeef | August 6th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Ryus | July 28th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | ian b | May 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jesper STAFF | May 21st 20 |
| 3.5 great | ayew | March 2nd 20 |
| 4.5 superb | BroFro | December 19th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Kurai | October 17th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | orogo | October 12th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | iglu | September 9th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Prole | September 3rd 19 |
| 3.5 great | Lucman | August 11th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | john | August 5th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Quen | June 29th 19 |
| 3.0 good | josh | June 10th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | Adamn | May 8th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | April 18th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | March 22nd 19 |
| 2.5 average | crab | March 13th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | bbgames | December 22nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh F. | October 10th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | BeneMaja | September 24th 18 |
| 3.5 great | NickArk | September 23rd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | bnest | September 9th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Enzx | July 21st 18 |
| 3.5 great | Greem | May 6th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | LRS94 | April 29th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Sam C. | April 2nd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | xuewen | March 6th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Spudski | December 10th 17 |
| 3.5 great | J | November 14th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | elioto | October 11th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | alamo | April 29th 17 |
| 3.5 great | sjurd | April 26th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Jake E. | February 23rd 17 |
| 3.0 good | p4p | February 3rd 17 |
| 3.5 great | ArtBox | January 3rd 17 |
| 5.0 classic | ian b. | December 22nd 16 |
| 5.0 classic | chris. | December 17th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Adamrk | December 16th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | L0rdSnow | December 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | ramoncd | December 6th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ulshad | November 19th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | uhh | November 2nd 16 |
| 5.0 classic | olliess | October 18th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Andrew | October 18th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | P0nto | October 8th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | nolanzz | September 22nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | BeeRyan | September 14th 16 |
| 3.0 good | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | June 30th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | YANJ | June 15th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | otomok | April 10th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Kylus | March 21st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | teeawgo | March 12th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | tofue | January 17th 16 |
| 5.0 classic | ced1214 | January 8th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Atrophy | December 13th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Kman418 | December 3rd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | peanut | November 3rd 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | October 24th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | mrend55 | October 22nd 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Preston | October 5th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | torts | October 4th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | JBro | September 9th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Sleeves | September 6th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | lila | June 18th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | ti0n | April 26th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Budpave | April 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mikep87 | April 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nigtwig | January 15th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Chin | January 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | slaps | December 17th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | bowmore | November 25th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Runeii | November 9th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Walt | November 9th 14 |
| 3.5 great | betray | October 30th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Xar | October 19th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Kman420 | September 15th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | tyler | August 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yotimi | August 3rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | jimbon | July 24th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | D2e | July 17th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | CJH94 | July 15th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | yorda | July 14th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | eXxist | July 5th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | t1gxrs | June 30th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | robin | June 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sleaper | April 11th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | tomlop | April 6th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Curse. | February 7th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Joejk3 | January 9th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | Wreck | December 23rd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | handson | December 15th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Forfeit | November 25th 13 |
| 3.0 good | adr | November 9th 13 |
| 3.0 good | wil94 | November 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | craigy2 | October 3rd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | inlimbo | September 28th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pox | July 8th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | pleaxe | April 21st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | SmersH | March 5th 13 |
| 3.5 great | kroglor | February 27th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Damus | February 17th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Bfd | February 9th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | aguzman | January 27th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Prag | January 21st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | foxxxy | December 11th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Naps | December 2nd 12 |
| 5.0 classic | 666dman | November 14th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Yay | October 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Breaded | October 21st 12 |
| 3.0 good | Mojito | October 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | wrecked | September 28th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ejb | September 26th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | uchida21 | September 25th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Gurt | September 24th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Naridax | September 23rd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Solisis | September 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | nalapoke | September 4th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | jbbetz | August 22nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | mttgry | July 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tonger | July 6th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | warrar1 | June 21st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vanitas | June 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | foxxxy | May 25th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | adkymo | May 21st 12 |
| 3.5 great | mhp2 | May 7th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dev518 | May 4th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Thane | May 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sirob | April 28th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Yakman | April 18th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lucido | April 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Othcar | April 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | AdamK | March 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | waaagh | March 16th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | cbjeeby | February 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brumas | January 20th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | chaps | January 18th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | mattkd | January 14th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Vyndax | January 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rowdy | December 29th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rev | December 21st 11 |
| 5.0 classic | LOL poo | December 17th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | December 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Eko | December 13th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Trebor. EMERITUS | December 12th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | mvood | December 11th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | jlech | October 14th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | mxbrady | September 24th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | jubilee | September 1st 11 |
| 5.0 classic | Spluger | August 26th 11 |
| 2.5 average | toxin. | August 16th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | tom79 | August 11th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | F0RBES | August 11th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rumulox | July 13th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | gbusy | June 25th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Spec | May 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | peterRS | April 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mevz | March 6th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | djunior | February 13th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | gbus99 | February 3rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hep Kat | January 20th 11 |
| 3.5 great | cvlts | January 20th 11 |
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