Latest Release
- MAR 24, 2023
- 16 Songs
- Waiting Game · 2022
- So This Is Goodbye · 2006
- So This Is Goodbye · 2006
- So This Is Goodbye · 2006
- Begone Dull Care · 2009
- Begone Dull Care · 2009
- Begone Dull Care (Bonus Track Version) · 2009
- So This Is Goodbye · 2006
- Big Black Coat · 2015
- So This Is Goodbye · 2006
Essential Albums
- Even in the bright new world promised by the original synth-poppers, heartbreak was unavoidable: Think of the genre’s greatest hit, the Human League’s desperate “Don’t You Want Me.” Junior Boys, then, have history on their side with So This is Goodbye, a lovely album that's destined to be remembered as a perfectly calibrated breakup album. Melding the elegance of classic ’80s styles with that of earlier eras — and offering a cover of the Sinatra chestnut “When No One Cares” in the bargain — Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus seethe and sigh in a refined manner. All the glum emotional notes are struck, from the accusatory “Equalizer” to the resigned title track. Even when the lyrics skirt direct references to a split, as on “First Time,” the mood still holds.
Albums
- 2022
- 2013
- 2011
- 2009
- 2007
- 2006
Artist Playlists
- Synth-pop romanticism shot through fractured, glitchy beats.
Compilations
More To Hear
- Jeremy Greenspan talks to Tim about 'Waiting Game.'
- The London DJ spins Lianne La Havas, Munk, and more.
About Junior Boys
Known for intimate, sometimes lonesome electronic pop, Junior Boys draw from a vast and ever-changing array of inspirations that has distinguished them since their arrival in 2003. Arty synth pop, post-disco R&B, 2-step garage, and minimal techno account for a small fraction of the sounds the Canadian duo have recontextualized. Embraced from the start by a coterie of critics, their debut album, Last Exit (2004), garnered accolades from numerous publications, leading the way to greater acclaim and commercial reception for So This Is Goodbye (2006), their Polaris Music Prize-nominated second album. This was followed by additional placements within the Top Ten of Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart for Begone Dull Care (2009), It's All True (2011), and Big Black Coat (2016). The pair continued to confound expectations with their sixth full-length, Waiting Game (2022), a set of primarily ambient ballads released ahead of a 20th anniversary tour.
- ORIGIN
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- FORMED
- 1999
- GENRE
- Electronic