Junior

Röyksopp's third album finds them synthesizing the highs and lows from their previous records to strike a knowing middle ground. Robyn and Lykke Li guest.

Between coming out with amusingly nonsensical pronouncements about the origins of their music, Röyksopp have found time to release some albums - Junior is their third.

In six months time it won’t just be the hits you recognise.

Makers of sophisticated dance-pop with more than enough production finesse to intrigue electronica listeners, Röyksopp complete their transition from trip-hop maestros to electronic popsters on their third album, Junior.

The release of Röyksopp's third album, 'Junior', couldn't be better timed.

<p>No longer so wide-eyed, the Norwegian duo sound more pedestrian, says <strong>Paul Mardles</strong></p>

While irrepressibly buoyant, the album may feel to the casual listener like the soundtrack to a movie they haven’t seen.

<p>Junior punches the pleasure centres time and again, writes <strong>Dorain Lynskey</strong></p>

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