Been hearing a good bit of Solid Gold on Sirius XMU lately. Something about the whole sad disco thing that perks up my ears. Must be all that growing up on New Order. Anyway, both Solid Gold singles I’ve heard are top notch, including “Bible Thumper.” Since the new Junior Boys is kind of meh, […]

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As an avid fan of Canada’s Junior Boys, I was most disappointed by Begone Dull Care when I first heard it a few months back. I gave it several listens and pretty much forgot about it. It just didn’t hook me. In fact, if anything I found it only inspired me to go back and […]

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Nobody does that retro-sophisticated, icy synth-pop quite like Junior Boys. They’ve got the method down. Stereogum’s got an exclusive stream of their new single, “Parallel Lines.” It’s a mid-tempo jam packed with the requisite amount of falsetto come-ons. Even though they drag it out for six and a half minutes, it’s easy to get lost […]

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