Shouldercalendar by Join'r

In the summer of 1998, California’s Join’r released their first full-length statement: Shouldercalendar, a 7-song concept album tracing the emotional arc of a week—one song for each day. Recorded in Hollywood with Dino Johnston and released on Your New Boyfriend Records, the album channeled the band’s raw nerve into melodic precision.

Guitarists Paul Bailis and Sam Farzin built a lattice of interlocking riffs and harmonic tension, threading complexity through every measure. Bassist Brett Schultz grounded the album’s shifts in mood with melodic low-end movement, while drummer Eddie Kim pushed the songs forward with angular rhythms and emotional exactness. Together, they formed a sonic architecture that was equal parts math rock, post-emo ache, and experimental grace.

Shouldercalendar unfolds like a diary left open in a storm—restless, reflective, and deeply human. A debut that felt less like a beginning and more like waking up inside someone else’s dream.

Originally released on 100 hand numbered cassettes as YNB 000
*Shouldercalender was never "Officially" released on CD, however
we did burn 100 of these bootleg Cd's with paper covers using the SubFuk/SoundFartz label that we mostly sent to record labels and gave away as promos. We did however sell a few on tour for a couple bux. Each copy was hand numbered with silver paint marker #__. CDrs are either plain white or plain silver and stamped or marked Join'r, covers are full color on thin paper if any still exist...

Born in California’s Central Valley heat, Join’r twisted math rock into something raw and radiant. They wove jagged melodies on guitar and voice, with drums pulsing like cracked clockwork. From 1995 to 2004, they burned fast, strange, and unforgettable.