Big Black Coat
Big Black Coat leaves behind introverted electronica of previous Junior Boys records. There's some mid-era Kraftwerk in its place, as well as a big debt to Detroit techno, that sweet spot in the mid-'70s when krautrock met disco, several of Arthur Russell's many house aliases, and even Prince circa Controversy. But it never lapses into boredom and pastiche, standing instead as one of the highlights of their discography.
Jeremy Greenspan and Matthew Didemus are back, and there are noticeable tweaks to their sound this time round.
Just because you haven't heard from Junior Boys in four and a half years doesn't mean you haven't heard them. Since the release of 2011's It...
'Big Black Coat' by Junior Boys album review, by Graham Caldwell. The duo's full-length comes out on February 5th via City Slang/Geej Recordings.
Ontario’s Junior Boys return with a seamless mix of pop, soul and dancefloor-friendly sounds