Junip is a Gothenburg, Sweden-based rock trio that is fronted by acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist José González. The band was formed in the late ’90s by González along with drummer Elias Araya and organ and moog player Tobias Winterkorn. The early critical response to the band has been glowing. Pitchfork gave the Rope & Summit EP an 8.0 rating, saying that the music favors “simplicity and shade while retaining the uncluttered sonic arranging that so often serves as a trademark of Gonzalez’s…we won’t have to wait long to hear more from Junip, and if it holds serve from Rope, the only disappointment will be that Gonzalez could’ve been holding out on us for too long.” Under the Radar said, “Gonzalez purists will not be able to resist the charms of Junip,” while the Seattle Weekly called them “stellar.”
The band did a mini tour of the states in June and has been playing the European festival circuit all summer. They will be bringing their intimate atmospherics back stateside in the Fall as a North American tour has just been confirmed.
Mute and City Slang Records are excited to announce the launch of Junip’s new website. New and improved with lots of exclusive downloads and video, the site URL is www.junip.net. On the site, besides being able to download the Rope & Summit EP for free, you can now stream the new single, “Always,” from the band’s new record, Fields, being released on September 14, 2010.
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