Arlie Carstens- Vocals, Guitar Gabe Carter- Guitar, Keyboard Jason Guyer- Guitar Greg Furguson- Drums
Nick Harmer (Death Cab for Cutie)- Bass (A Future Lived in Past Tense) Nate Mendel (Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters)- Bass (A Future Lived in Past Tense) Travis Saunders- Bass (This is the Way it Goes and Goes and Goes)
This fivesome channels the echoes of guitar mania that still resonate in the rain-soaked alleys and avenues of their hometown Seattle. While trends these days favor the brief and accessible (read: radio friendly), Juno draws out the musical experience, building rich, complex pieces with a dense weave of three guitars. That's right, three. Arlie Carstens, Gabe Carter, and Jason Guyer opt for the expansive, the repetitive, the spacious, the spacey. Their sound is incisive and addictive. And while the guitars are crucial to the band's sound, they are just one piece of the big picture. Let's not forget to applaud Juno's formidable rhythm section, which carries on beneath the din with a pounding fatness. Finally, though, we need to tip our hats to Carstens's voice and lyrics, which state his surrealistic case before the jury in the harsh tones of "Rodeo Programmers," but make their most compelling argument alongside Jen Wood's subtle harmonies in the sadly gorgeous "A Listening Ear."
Those songs both appear on Juno's first full-length, This Is the Way It Goes and Goes and Goes, alongside the featured "All Your Friends Are Comedians," which showcases the band's capacity to create rousing anthems out of pure bombastic might. Despite a ongoing succession of bassists and drummers, Juno's permanent members (the guitarists) plunged ahead with a second full-length, A Future Lived in Past Tense. Without neglecting the group's emo/hardcore roots, the album explores constantly evolving moods and atmospheres through a multitude of rock textures. The intricately arranged, delicate-to-loud "When I Was In," which shows up three songs in, demonstrates this tendency.
-epitonic.com
thanks a lot for adding me and for your music i'm really ok with last comment did you remember st etienne in france? everything change after your gig...
thanx for the add. ive been waiting a long time. i saw u guys in 99 and your sound blew me away. i cant find any Juno cds around. anything new music coming?
Hey guys. Thanks for the add. I have waited a year now to be added! I am a huge, ginormous fan! (not sure if that is an actual word or not) Any time you want to re-unite in Denver let me know.
thanks for the add...you guys are still always in heavy rotation at my house, and catching that reunion show you did in seattle was an absolute thrill.
Hey! Were playing at Le Voyeur in Olympia Tonight at 8! (404 E 4th Ave) And the show is free so come!!!! So if you can make the short drive, See you there!
-nic passey
Hi guys. Can't believe I didn't ask you being my myspace friends earlier. I just received your excellent split with Dismemberment Plan. Nice DJ Shadow cover. Have a nice day.
je vis comme une enfante à cause de mon disposition timide, ou peut-etre, la nature taciturne, qui est inévitable pour les étrangers dans une vie parisienne, mais, j'éspère que j'ai plus d'education, quand comparé avec les autres, les autres qui fait les jugements. . .paris est en feu. mettez-là sur l'eau, svp
