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Oct 4, 2013The band pulls its emotional punches with all the opaque atmospherics, but ultimately, Junip takes the listener where they want to go as long as they surrender to the ride.
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May 2, 2013The second half of the album finds the foursome relenting and mostly mellowing out.
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Apr 30, 2013More often than not, Junip can essentially be heard as an instrumental pop album with the music feeding and building off itself. 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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UncutApr 25, 2013This second album feels less mannered than 2010 debut Fields. [Jun 2013, p.75]
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Apr 25, 2013It’s all very easy to listen to, but occasionally too close to easy listening.
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Apr 25, 2013Gonzalez'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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Apr 25, 2013The rest of Junip never quite matches its first track.
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Apr 24, 2013José González’s smooth, honeyed vocals and nylon-string plucking are more timbres than lead presences, and to great success.
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Apr 23, 2013The sounds are bigger on Junip, but it’s the audible give and take among the performers this time that makes the album intimate.
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Apr 23, 2013Ultimately, Junip keep their distance, offering a comforting hand on your shoulder rather than a full and unreserved embrace.
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Apr 23, 2013Here, he [José González] dangles tensile guitar and low-talking tenor over stark, worldly grooves and drone-haunted synths.
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Apr 22, 2013Whilst there are a couple of noteworthy exceptions there is simply too much here that simply slips into background music fodder.
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Apr 22, 2013A fuller, more focused version of the sound they introduced on Fields, this set of songs is worthy of being Junip's namesake album.
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Apr 22, 2013Lovely stuff.
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Apr 22, 2013It can be plodding and takes a while to get going, but also occasionally reaches soaring, festival-fields-at-dusk heights.
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MagnetApr 16, 2013As with his solo output, Jose Gonzalez has a clear vision for his music's direction, and he sticks to it with admirably rigorous discipline here, making the majority of Junip more steady than indistinct. [No. 97, p.57]
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MojoApr 15, 2013Junip's second album is enchanting enough to sell cluster bombs. [May 2013, p.88]
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Q MagazineApr 15, 2013These considered songs are slow to blossom but, like Junip, they're worth the wait. [May 2013, p.104]
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Apr 15, 2013At their best though, 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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Under The RadarApr 15, 2013When the trio pulls back, they almost consistently find their sweet spot. [Mar-Apr 2013, p.93]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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