Joyer – On The Other End Of The Line

Since their previous full-length, Night Songs, arrived in 2024, both Nick and Shane relocated to dierent cities_Nick from Brooklyn to Philadelphia, and Shane from Boston to Brooklyn_and were tasked with settling into new versions of themselves. Along with Joyer’s increasingly hectic tour schedule, traveling across the country with Horse Jumper of Love, Wishy, and villagerrr, to name a few, the brothers were seeking healthier approaches to on-the-road life and home life and grappling with loneliness in a new city. Despite the ups and downs, being on tour was life-arming for Joyer_they met kindred spirits and grew closer as a band, and it sparked a desire for new material. Eager to push the pop melodicism of Night Songs even further, Joyer began writing a new album, and they booked eight days in a Chicago studio with Slow Pulp’s Henry Stoehr, who encouraged a more exploratory recording process, reminiscent of Joyer’s pre-live-band days, spent making demos in their mom’s basement, sans deadlines. Dialing back their shoegaze leanings in favor of folkier touches and less conventional, more ambitious arrangements, On the Other End of the Line_ is Joyer at their most vulnerable, leaning less on imagery and abstractions and cracking the door to their bursting insides.