Junior
by Röyksopp
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 59
  3. Negative: 1 out of 59

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  1. FredricH
    Mar 29, 2009
    10
    Listen to this one a few times and you will find that this album is pure genius. Nothing else in the genre even comes close.
  2. FabioDD
    Apr 6, 2009
    5
    Album is ok nowhere near the fun first one... liked the single and collaborations with female vocalists but otherwise I dont really get why this album is getting such positive reviews... disposable electro pop and not very good that either in the meantime there is better stuff out there.
  3. FelixC
    Apr 14, 2009
    8
    Overall I think its a very fun album to listen to and has a nice poppy feel. Can't wait to see what comes next with Senior.
  4. EdwardR
    Apr 3, 2009
    10
    Pure electronic/pop cat-nip. Advances electronic music forward unlike anything since Bjork's 'Vespertine'.
  5. Jeff
    Apr 3, 2009
    10
    Its not instantly as catchy as their other works, but a few times around you will recognize that these guys are visionaries of electronic music.
  6. alexr
    Apr 7, 2009
    9
    Near perfect. The only thing I can take away from this LP is the fact that it's not quite as monumental as the previous 'The Understanding'. Royksopp really do own the genre.
  7. MikeR.
    Apr 1, 2009
    7
    Second album was great, and this release is just a second side. good but not great. but really good.
  8. MattH
    Mar 28, 2009
    10
    Lives up to the expectations you would expect from this genius duo.
  9. DanH
    Apr 27, 2009
    9
    There best work by far
  10. StonedFinn
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Im a Röyksopp fan and don't relaly know which album is my favorite one.
    But currently, this one would be my choice, for me it seems like every second is perfect.
    I've got some songs i'd lile to say what i think about it. ,,Happy up here'' delivers most fun and has some parallels with ,,eple'' and still delivers some more serious moments i really enjoy. ,,The girl and the robot'' is the    Im a Röyksopp fan and don't relaly know which album is my favorite one.
    But currently, this one would be my choice, for me it seems like every second is perfect.
    I've got some songs i'd lile to say what i think about it.

    ,,Happy up here'' delivers most fun and has some parallels with ,,eple'' and still delivers some more serious moments i really enjoy.
    ,,The girl and the robot'' is the best song on the album and i have no doubt. Robyn fits the sound of Röyksopp perfectly and the song is wonderfully produced and just satifying.
    ,,Röyksopp forever'' is maybe the most beautiful Röyksopp songs including the rest of their albums. The strings are sounding so good especially when the song starts to roll and the middle part sound as if it was a classic orchestral piece.
    ,,miss it so much'' is a very sad and happy song at the same time with lycke li who delivers some childish frequencies into the album and i simply love it.

    I am so happy that there are still musicans who can create Pop whithout creating main stream but also instrumental masterpieces. Even though Röyksopp stopped bringing out music like they did when this album was released they didn't stop and i hope they will continue.    … Expand

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. musicOMH.com
    90
    Anyone with even a passing interest in Royksopp--whose ears have been pricked by an Eple or Poor Leno--could do far worse than immerse themselves in one of 2009's greatest releases.
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  2. Observer Music Monthly
    60
    Eight years later, no longer so wide-eyed, the Norwegian duo sound more pedestrian, though 'Royksopp Forever' proves they haven't lost their sense of fun.
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  3. Spin
    70
    Despite their wintry chill-out origins, Nordic keyboard pair Svein Berge and Torbjorn Brundtland create smooth, sunny sounds perfect for roller-skating on rainbows.
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