Album

Begone Dull Care

Junior Boys

2009 · Electronic

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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Begone Dull Care by Junior Boys

Begone Dull Care is an Electronic album by Junior Boys, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.

About

While Junior Boys have been making beautiful electro-pop since 1999, this marks only the duo’s second album with its current lineup: original member Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus. The pair’s <i>So This Is Goodbye</i> was shortlisted for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize, and the Boys parlay this momentum into the keenly polished <i>Begone Dull Care</i>. Soulful falsetto-cooing skates atop the steady stomp of industrial-style drums on the album’s arresting opener (“Parallel Lines”), while undulating bass lends an electro-funk, Chromeo-esque undercurrent to “Bits and Pieces” and “Hazel.” As expected, there are plenty of shimmering synths throughout the album, but the pastoral melody on “Dull to Pause” is as bright and breathtaking as anything in Junior Boys’ catalog.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Parallel Lines6:33
  2. A2Work6:31
  3. A3Bits & Pieces4:01
  4. A4Dull To Pause4:52

Side B

  1. B1Hazel6:13
  2. B2Sneak A Picture7:01
  3. B3The Animator5:08
  4. B4What It's For6:56

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • polished
  • bittersweet
  • nocturnal

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

US Version with picture sleeve.
The front cover has both band name and title of album in English and French, as does the back of the album for the track names.
P & C 2009 Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
Comes with download coupon.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Aaron GoldsteinPEDAL STEEL GUITAR
  • Chris CummingsKEYBOARDS
  • David LevySAXOPHONE
  • Kelley PolarSTRINGS
  • Petr CancuraSAXOPHONE
  • Chris A. CummingsKEYBOARDS

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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