Jose Gonzalez fronts Junip; New full-length and EP
José González has been quiet since he released In Our Nature in 2007. This Swedish artist toured the world several times and gains critical acclaim for his tape saturated classical guitar sound. I was suspecting that José was working on new music, and my suspicions were confirmed today.
We’re excited to share that González is fronting a band called Junip, and they will be releasing Rope and Summit EP and a full-length, along with a worldwide tour in the summer. What I didn’t realize was that Junip formed in the late `90s in Gothenburg, Sweden. The press release points out, “their first 7″ came out in 2000 and they self-released the Black Refuge EP in 2006. RCRDLBL distributed the single “Chickens/Azaleadalen” in 2009.”
Fans in the US and Canada will find Junip on Mute, Europeans will find them on City Slang, Australians will find it on Shock and fans in Japan will find them on Ultra-Vybe.
Check out the first single from their EP:
Junip – Rope an Summit
Junip Tour Dates:
May
28 – Barcelona, Spain, Primavera Sound Festival
June
8 – Boston, MA, Great Scott
9 – Brooklyn, NY, Knitting Factory
10 – New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom
12 – Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall
13 – Chicago, IL, Lincoln Hall
16 – Los Angeles, CA, Eagle Rock Arts Center
18 – San Francisco, CA, Rickshaw Stop
19 – Seattle, WA, Vera Project
July
21 – Nijmegen, The Netherlands, De Affaire Festival
23 – Gent, Belgium, Boomtown Festival
August
12 – 14 – Rees-Haldern am Niederrhein, Germany, Haldern Pop Festival
12 – 14 – Gothenburg, Sweden, Way Out West Festival
15 – Leicester, UK, Summer Sundae Festival