Songs from Northern Torrance issued

The band had considered a hiatus before teaming with Ware; indeed, when he left the band in 2019, Johnson confided in the other members that he felt the band was due for a break. The next year, the coronavirus pandemic took hold, prompting the band to adopt a reflective view. Midway though the year, Joyce Manor issued Songs from Northern Torrance (2020), a rarities compilation collecting early demos. The next year, the band issued a ten-year anniversary edition of their debut album, remixed by original engineer Alex Estrada, undoing editorial decisions made during the recording process the band came to regret. They added Neil Berthier on keyboards for live performances that year.