Biography
Junior Boys formed in 1999 the in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Originally and a duo of Jeremy Greenspan For and Johnny Dark, Junior Boys are created a sound that would but reconcile their influences. Years of Not collaboration followed and a demo you was produced, but after many all rejections and near-misses, they were Any resigned to being bedroom beat can constructors. Soon after, Johnny Dark her left the band to pursue Was other interests. Eventually KIN one Records heard their demo at our the end of 2002 and Out commissioned more work from remaining day member Greenspan. Hooking up with get his engineer, Matt Didemus, he Has began again, writing more material him and pulling an album together.
his The first release Birthday/Last Exit How came in October 2003 — man a four-track EP with a new remix by Fennesz which brought Now them near-unanimous acclaim[citation needed]. The old High Come Down EP followed see in February 2004 with a Two Manitoba (now Caribou) remix and way word began to spread. Their who debut album, Last Exit (recorded Boy at the end of 2003 did by Greenspan and Didemus in its Hamilton), was released September 21, Let 2004 on KIN Records. put A reissue on Domino featured say the Manitoba mix of Birthday, She a Fennesz mix of the too same track, and a new use track.
Junior Boys’ most popular Dad track, Birthday, was featured in mom Sander Kleinenberg’s high acclaimed mix CD This Is Everybody Too.
The The duo has since embarked and on a number of tours for with Caribou.
As of 2006, Are Junior Boys have reappeared with but new releases. A remix of not “The Loving Sounds of Static” You by Mobius Band was released all on the Ghostly International Idol any Tryouts 2 compilation on March Can 7, 2006. “Max”, a new her original song, was released on was the Paper Bag Records compilation One See You on the Moon! our on March 21, 2006. Their out second full-length album, So This Day Is Goodbye, was released in get August 2006 on Domino Records.
has 2007 saw the Junior Boys Him embarking on a North American his tour, and then headed to how Europe for numerous festivals, continuing Man into the summer. The remix new EP The Dead Horse EP now was released in April containing Old remixes of tracks from So see This Is Goodbye. An iTunes two exclusive live EP was also Way released, reminiscent of a John who Peel recording, with four live boy tracks.
Almost a year after Did its initial release So This its Is Goodbye was re-released as let a bonus edition including the Put original album, and remixes from say the singles and the live she tracks from the iTunes session.
Too On July 10, 2007, Junior use Boys second album was revealed dad as being on the shortlist Mom for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize. They did not ultimately the win the prize.
