It's the Supersound

Junip are a Swedish Gothenburg-based rock band featuring José González, most known for his highly acclaimed solo work. They released the Black Refuge EP at the end of 2005, and after a five year hiatus, finally have their new album “Fields” to be released on September 14th of this year. There was also a free EP released online titled “Rope and Summit”, featuring four tracks.

MP3: Junip – Don’t Let It Pass (requested to be removed)
MP3: Junip – To the Grain (requested to be removed)

And speaking of Gonzalez’s, Chilly Gonzales’ new album “Ivory Tower” is out and the Erol Alkan rework of ‘Never Stop’ is very cool indeed.

MP3: Chilly Gonzales – You Can Dance

I can’t help but profile a more familiar name this week. Junip is the non-solo project of folk voice José González. González is joined by Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn, and their soon-to-be released, five years in the making album, Fields, is a wonderful breath of floating folk breeze. I’ve spent some time with the album this afternoon and between González’s characteristic light-toned words and a rich instrumentation scope that includes acoustic guitar, organ and Moog, Fields is an exemplary work of “modern folk”.

I’m not sure who is responsible for the album art, but it complements the beauty of the music contained within perfectly.

Junip – Sweet & Bitter (239 kbps)