junior boys

High Come Down

Now available again!! It's easy to forget (buried in the technology, the innovation and the image) that an unforgetable tune is really the hardest thing to come by in this deviant, experimental, musical world of ours. And yet here it is : the second release from the remarkable Junior Boys drops and another masterpiece introduces itself with not only the filthiest, deepest broken steppin' fracture of beats you'll hear for some time, but with a simply undeniably genius tune to boot. You know, one of those TUNE tunes that digs its claws deep into your pop mind and refuses to let go. So what do you make of the fact that the vocals are just as they are , no vocoders or digital effects - just a guy singing? Or that the melody could have come from any one of our electronic pop pioneers? Or that the production sounds like the most underground dubstep kids sharing the controls with Timbaland and Squarepusher? Check out "High Come Down" and let us know. As for us? We've been convinced of its genius for months. Manitoba joins in on the second act with a remix of the first EP's fabulous title track "Birthday", while the flipside epic "Under The Sun" takes you into warmer climes with a classic Cocteau Twins meets New Order soundpiece, and EP closer "A Certain Association" recalls Martin Gore or Eno at their most cinematic. Forget about the fashionistas and the trainspotters - this is what we got into music in the first place for : inspiration, good songs, good times. It's all here kids. Killer.