Junip fall tour

Junip's extensive fall tour has been announced with dates across Europe and the US: http://www.junip.net/?page=tour

Junip - Always

There's a new Junip single streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/junip
The band's debut full-length "Fields" comes out September 14.

MP3: Junip - Far away

Both José González and Junip's music is best suited for a seated theater than a standing-room only club, but that didn't stop the latter from putting on an excellent show at the last stop of their premiere US tour in Seattle on Saturday night. Expectations were met and exceeded and the new material sounded great once I let myself get into their hypnotic groove. Great heavy 70s vibe too, with the driving organ and extra percussionist on stage -- definitely got the feeling they could easily let things ramble off into spacier territory with quality results. Maybe next time, in November? When they come back with a more established repertoire?

Though I really did enjoy the show, I still have a few bones to pick. One, and this is more of a general complaint not specific to Junip, the mandatory/expected encore is bullshit. I love seeing a band play a solid, well-planned and focused set; even better if they leave the audience wanting more (and don't give it to them). Second, Mr. González needs to ween off the covers. I fully expected "The ghost of Tom Joad" since the band recorded it for the "Black refuge" EP, but had I left pre-encore, I would have missed it and been none the wiser. In fact, I kinda wish I did leave pre-encore because what they did play was not worth sticking around for. Two covers (the aforementioned Springsteen plus a Nico song) with an unmemorable original sandwiched between? Lame. Shame to go out on a bad note.

Junip - Far away

Chicago Now interviews Junip

Chicago Now interviews José González about Junip and their just-started US tour: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/via-chicago/2010/06/interview-with-jose-gonzalez-of-junip.html

Pitchfork reviews Junip, Ólafur Arnalds

Pitchfork reviews the new Junip EP "Rope and summit": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14341-rope-and-summit-ep/
Also covered: Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds' "...And they have escaped the weight of darkness": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14278-and-they-have-escaped-the-weight-of-darkness/

Junip album gets name, release date

The name of Junip's upcoming full-length album, due out September 13, is "Fields".

Download the new Junip EP

Gaffa is giving away Junip's new EP "Rope and summit" as a free download: http://gaffa.se/nyhet/39448

Sirius playlist week #17

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Okkultokrati - Ragnarokian
02. TALK 1
03. Menfolk - Matador
04. Newkid - Gör det för
05. Rasmus Kellerman - Five years from now
06. TALK 2
07. The Tarantula Waltz - Synthetic sun (feat. Ebba Forsberg)
08. Kommun - Death of a CEO
09. Far from Tellus - Far from Tellus
10. TALK 3
11. Moddi - Stuck in the waltz
12. Faster Katt - Death song
13. Blowback - Fool
14. TALK 4
15. Nils Bech - Don't worry
16. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
17. Banjo - You and the sun
18. NEI - A wonderful day
19. TALK 5
20. Junip - Rope and summit

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

New EP from Junip + free download

Junip, José González' iterant full-band project, will release the new EP "Rope & summit" in May and are now offering the title track as a free download: http://www.junip.net/
City Slang/Cooperative Music will be handling things at home, Mute will take care of them in the US. There will also be a new full-length coming later this year.

Junip on tour

Junip, José González' full band project, will be touring this summer:

05/28 - Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona (ESP)
06/08 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
06/09 - Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY
06/10 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
06/12 - Turner Hall, Milwaukee, WI
06/13 - Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL
06/16 - Eagle Rock Arts Center, Los Angeles, CA
06/18 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
06/19 - Vera Project, Seattle, WA
07/21 - De Affaire Festival, Nijmgen (NL)
07/23 - Boomtown Festival, Gent (BEL)
08/12 - Haldern Pop Festival, Rees-Haldern am Niederrhein (GER)
08/12 - Way Out West Festival, Gothenburg (SWE)
08/15 - Summer Sundae Festival, Leicester (UK)

New music from Junip

Junip, the full-band project of José González, has been working on a new album for release this year and it appears that there might be a couple sample tunes posted at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/junip

Kulturradet Bidragsbeslut (Swedish cultural grants)

If you're curious about what Swedish artists are receiving state funding this year, the latest recipients are now listed: http://www.kulturradet.se/sv/Bidrag/Beviljade-bidrag/2009/
Nice to see that Moonbabies are coming to NYC in October! And new music from Junip on the way?

The playlist for this week's all-GBG radio show:

01. Maia Hirasawa - Gothenburg
02. TALK 1
03. Hemstad - Sommar i Göteborg
04. Division of Laura Lee - We are numbers
05. Håkan Hellström - Kom igen Lena!
06. TALK 2
07. In Flames - Everything counts
08. Pistol Disco - Walking with Jesus
09. Viktor Sjöberg - W/nothing
10. TALK 3
11. Kristofer Åström - Just a little insane
12. The Knife - Listen now
13. Broder Daniel - Dark heart
14. TALK 4
15. Samuraj Cities - All along the shoreline
16. MPTP - Jim Morrison
17. At the Gates - Cold
18. TALK 5
19. The Book of Daniel - The camels parade
20. Silverbullit - Magnetic city
21. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Nevermore
22. TALK 6
23. Nicolai Dunger - What tomorrow
24. The Kid - Portion control (Fatsuit haze/Zlatan wins the World Cup remix)
25. The Idealist - The knives are my eyes
26. C.Aarmé - Visions
27. TALK 7
28. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - I could have sworn I heard them SING
29. Junip - Official
30. Diabolique - Catholic
31. TALK 8
32. Convoj - My timekeeping heart
33. Tsukimono - Dear sister
34. Eric Beyond - Step off
35. TALK 9
36. Björn Kleinhenz - Out of style
37. Detektivbyrån - E18
38. TALK 10
39. Bad Cash Quartet - Too bored to die

Pitchfork reports on a new live EP from José González that magically appeared on iTunes yesterday: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/40151/Jos%C3%A9_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Releases_EP_Readies_Album
Note that besides working on his own sophomore album, José will also be releasing a new EP with his full band project Junip in 2007.

Top 10s for 2005: Micke Orgel