Joyer - On the Other End of the Line...

For Joyer, the east coast indie rock duo of brothers Nick and Shane Sullivan, distance has been a strange throughline as of late—distance from home, distance
from each other, distance from a stable routine. Their latest LP, On the Other End of the Line…, ruminates on how stints in far-reaching places have affected
them, uncovering anxieties and a burning desire for connection. But ultimately, it’s a hopeful reflection of two distinct perspectives on fluctuating backdrops
and the pressures of creativity, filtered through hook-y earnestness and crunchy six-string bluster.
Since their previous full-length, Night Songs, arrived in 2024, both Nick and Shane relocated to different 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-affirming 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.

Tracklist:

1. I Know Your Secret
2. Cure
3. Creases
4. Glare of the Beer Can
5. Spell
6. Something to Prove
7. Favorite
8. At the Movies
9. Test
10. Tell Me