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Junior

Junior Radio

General Info

  • Genre: Acoustic / Folk Rock

    Location South Australia , AU

    Profile Views: 27037

    Last Login: 8/9/2012

    Member Since 9/15/2007

    Website www.junioronline.net

    Record Label Mixmasters

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    "From the suburbs to the sea, the ubiquitous Fibro Majestic has found its way into every corner of the Australian landscape since the 1950’s. Back then nearly one third of new houses in this country were born Fibro Majestic. Ever since the Fibro Majestic has been loved, neglected, knocked down or repainted and renovated. The Fibro Majestic can elicit memories of the Menzies dream or the suburban nightmare; Of beach shack holidays, or a new beginning on a quarter acre of paradise." .. .. Junior return with their third record The Fibro Majestic full of characters and tales from the backyards and towns of Australia .. .. The Fibro Majestic features melodic vocals, rich guitar textures and production values that highlight a continuing depth and maturity of song writing. .. .. Recorded at multi-award winning Mixmasters Studio (The Pigram Brothers, The Yearlings, Shane Howard) with engineer Mick Wordley at the helm, The Fibro Majestic features a cast of eminent Australian musicians including BJ Barker (Kasey Chambers, Dead Ringer Band, The Huckleberry Swedes) Brian Ruiz (FRUiT, KAHA, Redhead) filling out the band’s sound with sensitive and heartfelt rhythms. .. .. For over a decade Junior have honed their live performance as a regular part of the Australian Festival Circuit, appearing at festivals such as The National Folk Festival, Canberra; The Illawarra Folk Festival, NSW; Port Fairy Folk Festival; Fairbridge Festival Western Australia; Wintermoon and Woodford Folk Festival Queensland .. .. As well as making countless return trips through NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, the ACT and the Northern Territory, Junior have made numerous appearances in the Famous Spiegeltent as part of both the Adelaide and Melbourne Fringe Festivals. .. .. Internationally Junior’s pre-recorded live performances have featured on the World Café Pennsylvania with David Dye, Woodstock Radio New York and West Virginia’s world renowned Mountain Stage radio show, which is syndicated to over 150 stations across the U.S Junior continues to receive Australian airplay nationally on the ABC and has featured on Triple JJJ, Nova, Triple M and Austereo Networks. .. .. As well as a preliminary European tour, Junior have performed sold-out shows in Joe’s Pub, New York City and The Point, Philadelphia and appeared at renowned international venues such as Irving Plaza, New York City, the 9.30 Club, Washington DC, and The Viper Room, Los Angeles. .. .. "Junior infuse their live performance with a humanity that is impossible to deny and a lyrical delineation akin to Winton." .. “Junior is a three-piece band who write some of the most melodic and well-crafted acoustic folk-pop around.” - Graham McDonald, Canberra Times. .. “The polished production accentuates the three members’ musical abilities” - Michael Tran, Ozmusic Central .. “strong hooks and confident playing, recalling the Counting Crows, the Finn Brothers, and Del Amitri” - Radio WXPN Philadelphia, BRUCE WARREN .. “Peppy, good-natured folk rock” - New York Times .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Room for Improvement -Live at the Trinity Sessions on 5th April, 2008. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... Layout by ..CoolChaser.. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    Justin Slater - Vocals.. Peter Arthur - Guitar, Vocals.. Steve Pederson - Guitars, Mandolin..

  • Influences

    Counting Crows, Paul Kelly, Things Of Stone & Wood, Bob Dylan, John Hiatt, Ryan Adams, Neil Young, Midnight Oil, Neil Murray, Gin Blossoms, the Lemonheads, Crowded House

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