I think is going to be the album of the summer.



review:

Before there was Clap Your Tapes And Say Art Brut, there was Junior Boys: the proto-blog success story. Starting with a pair of mysterious twelves of smart, crisp electro-hooks, the releases were shrouded in abstract imagery and classic graphic design which hearkened back to the heydays of Factory, Mute and Some Bizzare. The music that poured forth was inspired by the past, present and future all. Last Exit, the album that followed, answered the promise, distilling the last twenty five years of electronic pop music into one potent potable. What followed was worldwide acclaim and live performances, including a marathon tour of North America with Caribou and The Russian Futurists that prevailed over heat stroke, jellyfish stings, speeding tickets, abandoned vehicles, vigilant customs agents and close encounters with quicksand & fuel pumps to deliver a series of uplifting shows that made the travellers forget their woes.

The Canadian-based duo have emerged with a pop statement that is easily one of best albums of the year. So This Is Goodbye is a work that exhibits a confident mix of focus, clarity and ambition. From the upbeat double A-side single "In The Morning"/"The Equalizer" (the former being a collaboration with tour mate, Andi Toma from Mouse On Mars), to the somber triptych that closes the album which touches such kindred spirits as Sylvian, Ferry and, yes Sinatra (as with their cover of the ol' blue-eyes classic, "When No One Cares). Junior Boys manage to tease soul and longing out of their machines in a way that few have dared try.

Check out this slow, pulsating bassline. It kills people on the dancefloor.

Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye

Jesus, it's like I'm in quicksand over here.
Only the quicksand is music.
Glorious, glorious music.

Thanks!

sweet...thanks for posting this. i loved last exit and i can't wait to hear this album.

another plea...if anyone wants to PMYSI this album, i'll PM you $5.

my co-worker just sent this to me.

no more new music! i'm going nuts over here!!!!

(p.s. weekly mini-mixes are postponed for a few - i really need to catch up on tunes)

nice!

Ah, this from the label pushing Arctic Monkeys and listing Pavement, Neutral Milk Hotel, & Elliott Smith as "Current Domino Artists."

you kids and your interesting dl's. eventually i'll hear all of these...

album of the year obv

also, you can download another track, "in the morning" here:

http://worldseriesoflove.blogspot.com/

yeah it rocketed to my #1 in the last few days.

dunno 'bout album of the summer, but it's hot for realz yo.

These Canucks will have to compete with Brits Hot Chip for song of the summer. Oh, and don't forget that other group, Gnarls Barkley.

1. Hot Chip Over And Over
2. Gnarls Barkley Crazy

I'll listen to this Junior Boys song tomorrow and let ya know where it ranks.

In The Morning is absolutely phenomenal

best song on the album

Upon first listen, I really like it. These guys take a few spins for the song to sink in, though.

I still listen to the first JB's album all the time. love em.

hopefully this'll come to emusic

I really need to hear this.

I would have loved this song LAST summer when I was big into Ladytron and Goldfrapp and similar groups. Right now I'm kind of iffy on it.

it's way better than other acts that are similar.

I'd say In The Morning is about tied with Crazy for me now. I probably wouldn't have thought that if they both came out at the same time but Crazy has been a little overplayed.

I listened to this album almost twice today but the 2nd time I got up to In The Morning and just put that song on repeat for a long-ass time.

who are the other acts that are similar?

I'd add

Peeping Tom - Mojo

i can't believe this is the first i've heard of this (the album). i feel somehow betrayed

i had similar in quotation marks and then edited the post because i figured people would be like "oh fuck you they are just like blah blah blah"

i was just referring to the whole indie/electronic scene. vocalists over minimal poppy electro beats.

just the junior boys have put out 2 of my favorite albums of the decade now.