Junior Boys’ third album Begone Dull Care, the Canadian synth duo’s followup to 2006′s So This Is Goodbye, is out this Spring. We’re told the title’s a reference to a short film by Norman McLaren, who also influence the music contained on the record. We weren’t told if the opening track “Parallel Lines,” in turn, was influenced by Blondie. The six-minute song’s initially icy, warms up via its lyrics: Distorted percussion and crystalline synthesizers (of a dozen different textures, striations) weave through the Boys’ new wave falsetto and more reserved intonations about, among other things, odds, ends, final amends and whispers in the tears.
Begone Dull Care:
01 “Parallel Lines”
02 “Work”
03 “Bits And Pieces”
04 “Dull To Pause”
05 “Hazel”
06 “Sneak A Picture”
07 “The Animator”
08 “What It’s For”
Begone Dull Care is out 3/24 in Canada and 4/7 in the US via Domino. Before that, you’ll be able to nab the 12″/digital single of “Hazel.” The Junior Boys launch a six-week tour on 3/28 in Toronto with labelmate Max Tundra. Tour dates shortly.
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Too young.
I love this.
Like it very much. Different from So This Is Goodbye… in a good way.
If their whole album is like this, consider Animal Collective kicked to the side…
This is shaping up to be a great fucking year for music.
Love it! verrrry excited for this release
The Whole album is great. This is the best track, but I have been listening to it nonstop for this entire week.
Consider me officially excited
nothing like So This Is Goodbye.
still brilliant!
It’s all about “Bits & Pieces” — I’M TELLING YOU.
As someone mentioned this is the best track on the album, but all in all it’s a great album. I’ve been having this track and ‘The Birds’ by Telefon Tel Aviv on a loop.
Not trying to be a bubble-bursting bitch here, but this album’s nowhere near ‘So This Is Goodbye’.
Couple of great tunes, but a bit of a let down.
can´t stop playin… great stuff!
Best album of the year so far!
not only is this the greatest album of the year so far, but their concerts in toronto were AMAZING. must see tour of the summer! so great. and that max tundra is hysterical.