Royksopp: Junior

holden · #1 01-15-2009, 09:59 AM

Coming March 3 and 29th, 2009, Royksopp's collab-heavy 3rd LP, "Junior"
Here's the lead-off single "Happy Up Here" stream:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/articl...up-here-stream

Darned if it doesn't sound like Air circa "Talkie Walkie". Still some recognizeable Royksopp blips, but certainly more , uh, "happy" than the prior records. The album art looks cheese-tastic,
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/articl...over-is-freaky
reminiscent of Beck's "Midnite Vultures" inner art to me.

Leon · #2 01-15-2009, 10:15 AM

I really like it. The beat is very Eple-like, but good. And I like the vibe of the track. Don't know if I'm going to like the album if all the tracks sound like this, but we'll see.

Dirty0900 · #3 01-15-2009, 11:05 AM

Sounds better then half the shite on the 2nd rekkid. Artwork aint to bad either.

dubnobasswithme · #4 01-15-2009, 05:08 PM

thanks for the heads up! first i've heard of it.

Eikman · #5 01-16-2009, 01:44 AM

it does sound a bit cheesy, but so did some of their earlier work. not too shabby, this one.

holden · #6 04-07-2009, 03:26 PM

Just downloaded and played a few times this weekend...
as other reviews have said, it does neatly cover both their cheeky pop side and darker, analog techno sound.
A bit too many guest vocalists and mid-tempo synthpop for my taste (e.g. I much prefer Melody A.M. and the harder instrumentals on Understanding), but it's still enjoyable.
It's just, well, we know they're capable of more than the polished pop.