Swedish trio Junip has shared a new song, their new single ‘Your Life, Your Call’ off their forthcoming album set to be released on April 23rd via Mute. The song is a little change from their usual krautrock post-rock pulsating music, as the track is sensibly more dance-y-upbeat with José González’s pure vocals floating over a sea of smooth harmonies coming from layered synths and discrete percussion.
‘It felt like trying on new clothes when we first listened to it – it took a while to get comfortable with it, but now I like it a lot’ says José González’s to describe the song, and I feel quite the same way after my third listening. But don’t get fooled by the lightness of the melody, the lyrics have the habitual poignancy of a Junip’s song as they go on repeat with the mantra ‘It's your life, your call/Stand up or enjoy your fall’… There’s something so doomed and tragic about this line and it’s amazing how much meaning you can find in it.
Junip will be touring soon in Europe and in the US, and you can even download the song below:
5/30 – Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA
5/31 – Rio Theatre – Santa Cruz, CA
6/1 – Bimbos – San Francisco, CA
6/2 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
6/12 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
6/13 – Highline Ballroom – New York, NY