Junior Boys albums
	Band Members:         Jeremy Greenspan                                    Matt Didemus                          Best Album:   Last Exit Biggest Influences: Scritti Politti, Stereolab, Japan
		2004                                                          Last Exit -    7/8       I really am not big on anything in the "techno" genre; it does not interest me. Not that I am being closed minded, but honestly most music that I have ever heard considered "techno" or "electronic" is usually boring and lyric-less, and if it has lyrics, they are only meant to be "dancy" or "trance inducing". The Junior Boys debut album, Last Exit, has a fitting title in a way. I almost think it could be At Last: An Exit! because is the first interesting techno album I have ever heard. Why? One word: melody. Songs do not get more melodic and memorable than "Birthday" or "Bellona", and a great song is a great song no matter what genre it is in. The boys have other ways of writing too, from the moody "Three Words", to the electronic (can't think of another word sorry) machine sounds of "More than Real" and "Teach me how to Fight". All of these great songs have good points, and words that cut to the bone emotionally. In this way, the techno sound enhances the experience, which is what all techno should do, but often doesn't. There are of course some dull moments, mainly "When i'm not Around" and "Last Exit", which go nowhere melody wise (like most "dance" does), but these distractions do not mar the greatness of the album much at all. I look forward to more from this band, because they can write pop songs in a way unlike I have ever heard, and is hardly ever done so well. - Trevor e.y. 1.more than real- 4 2.bellona- 4 3.high come down- 4 4.last exit- 2 5.neon rider- 3 6.birthday- 4 7.under the sun- 3 8.three words- 4 9.teach me how to fight- 4 10.when i'm not around- 2                                                            2006                                                            So This is Goodbye - 4/8      There are a couple of standout tracks, but the majority of this has "sophomore slump" written all over it. You can call it "a softer sound" if you want to fool your self, or you could be real and just say "some of this stuff is of no interest at all, and has no tune." That would be "First Time", "Count Souvenirs", "Caught in a Wave", and "Equalizer", crap like that. Trying to pass of boring techno as songs does not work anymore (like it ever did), and they should realize this is a fact. One thing I hate about modern reviewers is they tend to jump on band wagons and praise an album when someone credible does (in our current times, that is Pitchforkmedia.com has become; they didn't used to be that way though). If someone hears this record and honestly does not like, that's want I want to hear - single opinions. A person's opinion matters much more than going with a group, the herd, the damn blind leading the blind. Why I'm saying these things: the current consensus on So This is Goodbye avoids the obvious thing that happened: they didn't have enough material to make a record, so they counted on a great opening track and a first single ("In the Morning") to carry a weak album. Those two songs are great, but most of this other stuff is not. Maybe in the future, they will not waste their fan's time and money. - Trevor e.y. 1.double shadow- 4 2.equaliser- 2 3.first time- 1 4.count souvenirs- 2 5.in the morning- 4 6.so this is goodbye- 3 7.like a child- 2 8.caught in a wave- 1 9.when no one cares- 2 10.fm- 2