Listen: New Junior Boys – Banana Ripple

KCRW DJ and Music LibrarianEric J Lawrence says Junior Boys’ new material might be their best yet. Now while the single “Banana Ripple” is 9 minutes long and, therefore, may not get a ton of airplay, I thought you might enjoy a mid week dance break.

Junior Boys – Banana Ripple by DominoRecordCo

There are certainly more songs on the horizon from the Canadian electro group, with their full length “It’s All True” out on Domino Records on June 14.

The band’s 2009 release “Begone Dull Care” was among my favorites of the year, after DJ Anne Litt got me obsessed with the song “Parallel Lines.” If anyone claims electronic music is short on emotion, this is one of the songs I would play them to counter the argument.

Junior Boys – Parallel Lines by Gold Lion

None of Junior Boys ‘tour dates include a stop in LA (yet) but you can check them out below.

Junior Boys Tour Dates

Jun 09 Toronto ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre

Jun 10 Ottawa ON – Mavericks

Jun 11 Montreal QC – La Salla Rossa

Jun 12 Cambridge MA – Middle East

Jun 14 New York NY – Webster Hall

Jun 16 Washington DC – Black Cat

Jun 17 Philadelphia PA – Johnny Brenda’s

Jun 18 Charlottesville VA – Jefferson Theater

Jun 20 Atlanta GA – The Earl

Jun 21 Nashville TN – Mercy Lounge

Jun 22 Louisville KY – Headliners

Jun 24 Chicago IL – Metro

Jun 25 Pontiac MI – The Pike Room at the Crofoot

Jun 30 UK London – XOYO

Jul 02 France Paris – Cabaret Sauvage

Jul 09 Holland Amsterdam – Pitch

Jul 14 Sweden Hultsfred – Hultsfred Festival

Jul 15 Germany Hamburg – Uebel & Gefährlich

Jul 16 Germany Gräfenhainichen – MELT Festival

Jul 17 Belgium – Dour Dour Festival

Aug 04 Austria Vienna – Fluc

Aug 05 Poland Katowice – OFF Festival