Upon its release, Never Hungover Again received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 82, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 13 reviews.[4]The A.V. Club critic David Anthony wrote that the album "isn’t a complete overhaul of the band’s sound, but with all the gentle twists on those charms, it ends up serving as a re-introduction."[7]AllMusic's Tim Sendra stated: "Joyce Manor make 20 minutes feel way more epic than the running time might promise, and Never Hungover Again ends up as the kind of record that feels like an instant classic."[5] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork thought: "Once you stop trying to label what should be a hook and focus on what is, the ingenuity of each song’s design and the ear-turning nature of every maneuver speaks to Never Hungover Again's inexhaustible quality, the kind of album you can play three times in a row without any part wearing out its welcome."[13]Pitchfork went on to rank the album 90 in its list of the 200 best albums of the 2010s.
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Joyce Manor.
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Christmas Card"
2:05
2.
"Falling in Love Again"
2:28
3.
"End of the Summer"
1:59
4.
"Victoria"
1:39
5.
"Schley"
2:07
6.
"Heart Tattoo"
1:51
7.
"The Jerk"
1:46
8.
"In the Army Now"
2:21
9.
"Catalina Fight Song"
1:05
10.
"Heated Swimming Pool"
1:50
Total length:
19:11
Personnel[]
Joyce Manor
Barry Johnson - vocals, guitar
Matt Ebert - bass, vocals
Chase Knobbe - guitar
Kurt Walcher - drums
Other personnel
Joe Reinhart - production, engineering
Scott Arnold - design and layout
Howie Weinberg - mastering
Tony Hoffer - mixing
Ariel LeBeau - photography, backing vocals
Evan Bernard - assistant production, assistant engineering