New-ish Releases: The Junipers
Been spending the past couple weeks cozying up with The Solid And The Hollow , the latest from UK indie pop band The Junipers. The band falls into my sweet spot of musicians who sound like they spent a few weeks hunkered down with their parents' copies of Revolver and Pet Sounds and decided to make an album--one of my favorite genres! There's a lot here that reminds me of Elephant 6 acts like the Olivia Tremor Control and Apples In Stereo , or Paisley Underground bands like Rain Parade , though they at times swap out some of the DIY edge for gentler sunshine pop. Beyond the slightly psychedelic baroque pop ("When She Turns," "She Makes The Sun Shine"), there's also some pretty straight jangle-pop out of the Teenage Fanclub / Cosmic Rough Riders playbook ("Where I'm Landing"). It's all really lovely, and has sent me scurrying through their back catalog to check out their prior records. Buy it on Bandcamp ! "When She Turns...
