Alt Pop Duo, Joan, Release Infectious New Single, Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend

On The Table Read, “the best entertainment magazine in the UK“, new single, Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend, by alt pop duo Joan is released via Photo Finish Records.

Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend

Alt pop duo Joan have released the first single from their debut album, which took over three years to create, Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend, via Photo Finish Records.

Co-written with their friend Jon Capeci from the band Nightly, Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend was created after the band returned home from their biggest tour to date.

Joan explained, “Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend details the all too relatable feeling of being in a relationship with someone you love and feel close, to but knowing that you need to move on as that person is not the right one for you.” The band went on, “It’s also about growing up though and knowing that you just can’t continue being friends with each other, because you know how that situation turns out. We hope this song resonates with you in some way, makes you realize you need to cut that person out of your life, makes you move, makes you want to start a band, makes you want to call your best friend.”  

Featuring colourful synths, electronic dipped landscapes, and dream filled melodies, Don’t Wanna Be Your Friend is a standout and empowering pop anthem all about moving on. The accompanying music video shows Joan’s light hearted and comedic side, complete with an alien invasion to boot. 

Joan

Alan Benjamin Thomas and Steven Rutherford, the duo behind the band Joan, have spent the past few years working on their debut EP, 2019’s Portra, followed by it’s sister EP, Partly Cloudly, and 2021’s Hi & Bye. Single by single, tour date by tour date, they have build Joan’s world, and now their songs have been streamed over 120 million times, with well over a million listeners a month across streaming platforms.

Joan have toured both the US and internationally, supporting artists such as Jeremy Zucker, COIN, Bloc Party and The Aces. They headlined shows across Asia, and festivals in the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong. Their return to Asia will feature their biggest shows yet, including dates at a basketball arena and a theme park.

With an infectious blend of pop eras and styles, Joan belie their roots in Little Rock, Arkansas. With a strong sense of warmth and community, their music a sense of belonging often missing from others’ and that extends to their fanbase, with whom they interact via a successful Patreon page and through free meet & greets at every show.

2023 promises to be the band’s biggest yet, with the release of their debut album and worldwide touring & festivals. 

Tour Dates:

Oct 10: Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Bowl w/ MisterWives 

Nov 1: Kansas City, KS – The Record Bar 

Nov 2: Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry 

Nov 3: Ames, IA – The Maintenance Shop 

Nov 4: Milwaukee, WI – Back Room @ Collective 

Nov 5: Covington, KY – Madison Live 

Nov 6: Detroit, MI – Shelter 

Nov 8: Bloomington, IN – The Bishop 

Nov 9: Lakewood, OH – Marshall’s 

Nov 10: Louisville, KY – Headliner’s Music Hall 

Nov 12: Fort Worth, TX – Tulips 

Nov 13: Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge 

Thailand/Japan/SEA

Nov 25 – Senayan Park (Spark): Jakarta, Indonesia

Nov 27 – Very Festival @ Thunder Dome: Bangkok, Thailand

Nov 30 – Space Odd: Tokyo, Japan 

Dec 3: Sorpresa Music Festival @ Enchanted Kingdom: Enchanted Kingdom: Laguna Philippines 

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