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Junip

Junip

Junip

Second album of folk / krautrock / psychedelia from the Swedish trio featuring singer-songwriter José González

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
City Slang
UK Release date
22/04/2013
US Release date
23/04/2013
  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    Junip's best moments make the most of the band's ability to somehow be low-key and intense at the same time
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    These considered songs are slow to blossom but, like Julip, they're worth the wait. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Junip's second album is enchanting enough to sell cluster bombs. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    It can be plodding and takes a while to get going, but also occasionally reaches soaring, festival-fields-at-dusk heights
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  5. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    Gonzalez's intricate, mellifluous guitar playing is not front and center, but committed followers of this side of his artistry will certainly be satisfied
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  6. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Junip isn’t a flashy album. On first listen it sounds undemonstrative to a fault. But this is an album full of small but powerful gestures
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  7. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    The whole record broods along so very satisfyingly
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  8. 8.0 |   The 405

    There's enough intrigue and experimentation to keep even the most fickle and particular mind intrigued, but enough accessible melody, harmony, and genuinely personal and evocative music for it to be worthy of anyone's time
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  9. 8.0 |   State

    A breathtakingly beautiful collection of delicately-crafted, slow-burning prog-folk earworms
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  10. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    Bring on Armageddon—these tunes will withstand anything
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  11. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    After seeing parts of three separate decades together, Junip have finally worked up to what they can be at their best
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  12. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Feels less mannered than their 2010 debut Fields. Print edition only

  13. 7.0 |   Pitchfork

    Ultimately, Junip keep their distance, offering a comforting hand on your shoulder rather than a full and unreserved embrace
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  14. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    There's a dark, funky undercurrent pulling against the pastoral kindness
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  15. 6.0 |   DIY

    Despite the occasional smattering of experimentation there is little if any progression from their previous material
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  16. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Splits the difference between Stevie Nicks and Nick Drake
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  17. 6.0 |   Art Rocker

    It does make for a good, easy listen, even if it does run the risk of fading into the background
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  18. 6.0 |   Clash

    At their best Junip’s exotic folk gems have a slow-burning charm and are an impressive step forward from Gonzalez’s easy listening cover versions
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  19. 4.0 |   Blurt

    The second half of the album finds the foursome relenting and mostly mellowing out
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