please leak soon..

seconded. The descriptions I've heard of it make it sound like the hottest thing possible. Plus, Last Exit is in my top five of the decade, easy.

Last Exit sucks.

I thought this was a break up thread. when is this planned to be released? I loved last exit. so calm and cool.

Where's I-C, he knows I'm right.

("High Come Down" was pretty. At least these guys are much, much better than fucking Jamie Lidell)

Yeah, I can't wait for this.

I liked Last Exit a lot.

It just wasn't as good as all the hype had me believing it would be. I'll dig it out again tonight.

This seems like a good spot. This cd is fucking great. kicked ellen and apparat out of the electronica loop. this disc is fantastic. Is the SOMB not digging this like me? am I nuts? #3 disc of the year no doubt. great stuff.

I think the link is up in the 2006 leaked thread. I just snagged it not too long ago.

Yeah this leaked quite a while ago and yes it's very good. "In The Morning" is so addictive, I always play that one 2 or 3 times in a row when I listen to the album.

just d/l'd a copy and am impressed, never heard last exit though but this is a good start.

waiting to buy this one.

def worth a purchase. I'm loving this more and more. I've played it 4 times today. I gotta slow down so as not to burn out on the beauty.

I was just playing the new one this morning. It's really really good, but I have to say it's a few notches below Last Exit. That was my favorite of album of 2004, so it had a lot to live up to.

And of course, I will buy it when it comes out. But I couldn't wait until August for it.

Really looking forward to it. Did the song that pitchfork reviewed get leaked, or is it available now?

I saw them at LSA 2 years ago with, like, 50 people in the room. I thought they were pretty good, but if anyone else thought so too, they were trying really hard not to show it.

I don't brag about going to shows hardly ever so I'm allowed this.

Last Exit was very enjoyable. The title track... one of the best title tracks ever, really.

new album is so good. big ups to st. park for leaking & linking that, such a justice league superhero thing to do

I thought Burzum leaked it onto the board...

Alright, though.

FM = Song of the year. soooo smooth.

Junior Boys - In The Morning EP


Tracklist
1. In The Morning
2. In The Morning (Alex Smoke Remix)
3. The Equalizer
4. The Equalizer (Morgan Geist Graphic Mix)
5. So Sleep (A)

what's the release date for this?

The EP comes out August 14, the album September 11.

This EP is pretty awesome.

I've just started giving this album some serious attention after dipping into it periodically for the past couple months, and yeah, it's very, very strong. Love "In the Morning".

Cool album. Sounds bigger than the first one. More soulful, too. People said the first one had a strongass soul influence, but it's even more obvious on this one.

Next time this thread is bumped, I want to be seeing some end of summer/ early fall tour dates.

When I first heard this, I thought it was a step or two below Last Exit. The more I play it though, the more I love it. These guys are the real deal. Soulful isn't the first word I'd use for this white guy pop electronica, but I find an emotional resonance in Junior Boys that I can't find in a lot of music of this ilk. Hard to believe I've had this for almost two months, and it'll be almost another two months before I can grab a hard copy.

The EP is a nice bonus to have. Thanks Burzum. Love the "In the Morning" remix and "So Sleep". "The Equalizer" mix...not so much.

Yeah I'm pretty sure that I'm going to have to go this. Sunday night...good thing my vacation starts the next day.

I am so with you on this, Sask... word for word. Slowly moving into my '06 top 5.

Yes, I looked everywhere on-line for tour info. Supposedly they're on tour with Mouse on Mars, but I couldn't find any dates. Where did you hear about the Empty Bottle show?

Bump. After nearly 4 months on my computer and iPod, this is finally out in stores today. You remember stores don't you?

In my top 3 albums of this year. Looking forward to the Empty Bottle show.

Tour dates: http://www.juniorboys.net/live.html

Fantastic album. I'm actually seeing these guys tonight. Hopefully they'll have some vinyl copies of the new one for sale.

It's good this leaked months ago, because this has grown on me in a huge way. Best Canadian album of 2006 so far, easily.

I read they have a drummer now. Should be interesting.

so i'll probably spend money on this one.

bought this today, along with TVOTR and YLT.

Listening for the first time now. Sounds a whole lot like Last Exit so far.

how did i miss getting my hands on this before? Looks like I'm going tohave to stop at a record store this week. There goes my first pay check.

They'll be out here next Wednesday.

So do they succeed in the live setting?

They were excellent at the Bottle last year. Or was it two years ago? Not much to watch performance-wise, but they sound frikkin' great.

"In the Morning" is pretty good, huh

wow, so this album really picks up in the middle. Cool.

So, this show was really great. There was a small but enthusiastic crowd of about 150. There was a live drummer, a dude on synths/laptop/mixer and the singer who also played bass and guitar. The drummer mostly seemed unnecessary as he just played along with the electronic beats, but he didn't get in the way or anything. Someone in the crowd yelled "You make New Order look like the New Kids on the Block" which they said was the best compliment they'd ever gotten. Highly recommended.

Setlist (as best as I can remember):

So This Is Goodbye
The Equalizer
Like A Child
Teach Me How To Fight
In The Morning (crowd went NUTS for this one)
First Time
Count Souvenirs
Birthday
FM
Under The Sun (long rocked-out version, this really kicked ass)

Okay, I'm really psyched for this. Who's with me at the Empty Bottle tonight?

me! me! me! I'll be there!

Yo.

Just the three of us, huh?

I just realized Justin Scoza from Walter Meego is one of the openers. I'd like to check him out, I think. The Walter Meego website says he plays a 10pm. Via Tania is opening and I just went to her myspace page. I don't know if I'm gonna rush there to hear her, but it's nice stuff.

i was so pumped for this show, but then I realized it was at the empty bottle and not the Double Door like I originally thought, and I just cant think of a good way to get to the Empty Bottle from Evanston, without a car.
damn you cta.

yea, i really wish they weren't playing ~ midnight on a sun nite.

Praise jeebus I'm off work tomorrow.

Not crazy about the album. It's pleasant enough, but it often seems to be kind of generic beep bop boop. Prolly will be low on my top 50 list.

Gee, if it was about 2 months later I could be seeing them right now. Damn you, America.