Junior Boys

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Junior Boys
Background information
Origin	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Electropop Indietronica Indie pop Electro
Years active	1999 to present
Labels	Domino KIN
Website	http://www.juniorboys.net/
Members
Jeremy Greenspan Matt Didemus
Former members
Johnny Dark

Junior Boys are a Canadian indie electronic pop group.

History

Junior Boys formed in 1999 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Originally a duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark, Junior Boys created a sound that would reconcile their influences. Years of collaboration followed and a demo was produced, but after many rejections and near-misses, they were resigned to being bedroom beat constructors. Soon after, Johnny Dark left the band to pursue other interests. Eventually KIN Records heard their demo at the end of 2002 and commissioned more work from remaining member Greenspan. Hooking up with his engineer, Matt Didemus, he began again, writing more material and pulling an album together.

The first release Birthday/Last Exit came in October 2003 — a four-track EP with a remix by Fennesz which brought them near-unanimous acclaim^{[citation needed]}. The High Come Down EP followed in February 2004 with a Manitoba (now Caribou) remix and word began to spread. Their debut album, Last Exit (recorded at the end of 2003 by Greenspan and Didemus in Hamilton), was released September 21, 2004 on KIN Records. A reissue on Domino featured the Manitoba mix of Birthday, a Fennesz mix of the same track, and a new track.

Junior Boys' most popular track, Birthday, was featured in Sander Kleinenberg's high acclaimed mix CD This Is Everybody Too.

The duo has since embarked on a number of tours with Caribou.

As of 2006, Junior Boys have reappeared with new releases. A remix of "The Loving Sounds of Static" by Mobius Band was released on the Ghostly International Idol Tryouts 2 compilation on March 7, 2006. "Max", a new original song, was released on the Paper Bag Records compilation See You on the Moon! on March 21, 2006. Their second full-length album, So This Is Goodbye, was released in August 2006 on Domino Records.

2007 saw the Junior Boys embarking on a North American tour, and then headed to Europe for numerous festivals, continuing into the summer. The remix EP The Dead Horse EP was released in April containing remixes of tracks from So This Is Goodbye. An iTunes exclusive live EP was also released, reminiscent of a John Peel recording, with four live tracks.

Almost a year after its initial release So This Is Goodbye was re-released as a bonus edition including the original album, and remixes from the singles and the live tracks from the iTunes session.

On July 10, 2007, Junior Boys second album was revealed as being on the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize. They did not ultimately win the prize.

In September 2008, Morgan Geist's new album "Double Night Time" was released with five songs that feature Jeremy Greenspan.

On January 16, the duo announced in an official press release that their third full length album would be titled Begone Dull Care, and released on March 24 2009 in Canada, April 7 in the United States and May 11 in Germany.^[1]

The title and content of the new album has been stated to be inspired by the Canadian animator Norman McLaren. The album's single "Hazel" was released on Domino Recording Company.

Promotions and media

In support of their 2006 album So This Is Goodbye, Junior Boys launched a fan-submitted video contest in conjunction with Domino Records and Imeem.com. Participants were invited to use any song from So This Is Goodbye as the soundtrack for their original video creations. The winner is to receive a $1000 in cash and prizes.

In October 2006 Junior Boys launched SoThisIsGoodbye.com, an interactive flash website based on the inspiration for the title. “It’s about dealing with the kind of goodbyes you say to things all the time that actually don’t tear you to pieces” explains Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys. Users are invited to post goodbye messages in the spirit of the title and to read those of others.

In December 2006 Junior Boys produced a podcast with interview clips and tracks from So This Is Goodbye. The podcast will be featured as part of the Dominocast series of podcasts.

In August 2007 The song "In The Morning" off of So This Is Goodbye was featured in Mack Dawg Productions "Picture This" for Finnish professional snowboarder Eero Ettala's video part. "In The Morning" was also used for the "Picture This" trailer.

Discography

Albums and EPs

• Last Exit (2004)
• So This Is Goodbye (2006)
• The Dead Horse EP (2007)
• Begone Dull Care (2009)

Singles

• "Birthday/Last Exit" (2003)
• "High Come Down" (2004)
• "In the Morning" (2006)
• "No Kinda Man" (2008)
• "Hazel" (2009)

References

External links

• Junior Boys
• Junior Boys Imeem Community
• Interview and Music From Junior Boys
• Junior Boys interview for IDJ magazine, July 2007
• Video of entire Amsterdam concert
• Junior Boys at MySpace
• Junior Boys at Discogs
• [1] Cover Story, 5 favorite singers