No Joy is the fourth studio album by American pop punk band Spanish Love Songs. Produced by the band alongside Collin Pastore, it was released by Pure Noise Records on August 25, 2023.
Reception
In Exclaim!, Adam Feibel gave No Joy an 8 out of 10, calling it an album with "purpose" that has "more considered" music arrangements than Spanish Love Songs' previous work. Olly Thomas of Kerrang! scored this album a 4 out of 5, summing up that "if the message of No Joy is ultimately one of perseverance, it's fitting that this is an album which seems set to grant its creators a new lease of life". At Sputnikmusic, Atari rated this release a 5 out of 5, calling it a "classic" that has "subtle rays of optimism" to serve as "a warm contrast to the band's depressing lyricism, with conflicting emotions now in constant battle", continuing that "there's no other band out there that can write such hopeless lyrics while also managing to make me feel so alive".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Spanish Love Songs.
- "Lifers" â 3:34
- "Pendulum" â 3:34
- "Haunted" â 3:43
- "CleanâÂÂUp Crew" â 3:58
- "Middle of Nine" â 3:49
- "Marvel" â 3:35
- "I'm Gonna Miss Everything" â 3:21
- "Rapture Chaser" â 3:35
- "Mutable" â 3:16
- "Here You Are" â 3:08
- "Exit Bags" â 4:00
- "ReâÂÂEmerging Signs of the Apocalypse" â 5:32
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Spanish Love Songs
- Trevor Dietrich â bass guitar, guitar, synthesizers, vocals, engineering, production
- Ruben Duarte â drums, percussion, synthesizers, production
- Kyle McAulay â guitar, synthesizers, percussion, engineering, additional mix engineering, production
- Dylan Slocum â vocals, guitar, synthesizers, programming, drones, art direction, production
- Meredith Van Woert â synthesizers, keyboards, vocals, art direction, production
Additional personnel
- Carlos de la Garza â mixing
- Collin Pastore â synthesizers, keyboards, pedal steel, guitar, programming, engineering, production
- Nick Townsend â mastering
- Alec Wingfield â additional mix engineering
- Mitchell Wojcik â photography
- Bonnie Jean Deegan â cover model
- Dylan Wachman â layout, art direction
See also
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