Last Exit (Bonus CD)

Junior Boys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Domino
• ASIN: B0002VEQRK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,239 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Let's get the inevitable comparison out of the way: like the Postal Service, the Junior Boys craft a wan indie electro-pop variation on blue-eyed soul. But in contrast to Ben Gibbard's romantic yearning, Junior Boys singer Jeremy Greenspan's voice emerges from the depths of a post-traumatic chill, emanating a disappointment too laconic to accurately be called sadness. "High Come Down" could be Darryl Hall produced by Timbaland, but only in an alternate universe where neither man was interested in selling records or monopolizing your attention--the beats shuffle of their own accord rather than skittering playfully, and Greenspan sings as though there's a sleeping baby in the next room. The group's new-wave influences are similarly easy to spot, yet they appear only as silhouettes, drained of the original artists' egotism. Over time, the Junior Boys' teasing reserve proves itself as engaging as most other artists' forceful intensity. --Keith Harris

Product Description

The domestic version of this 10 track set previously available only on import with all new artwork and a bonus disc featuring remixes by FENNESZ, MANITOBA, & MATTHEW DEAR. Throbbing electronic pop, synths, and drum machines lead this sexy little daddy's buzz from London to your town.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Dreamworld in Your Speakers, March 11, 2005

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Auramor (Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Exit (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

I heard Last Exit for the first time about a month ago at a friend's house. I say with confidence that this is the first album in years that had me craving it so badly mere hours after hearing it, I made a special trip to the record store at 9PM in order to have it in my possession permanently.

A month later, I'm still listening to the album almost every day (on repeat), and find myself experiencing withdrawal symptoms after a couple of days of not hearing it. It's at the same time sexy, elusive, relaxing and energizing. "High Come Down" is the first track that really got my attention. Its slow motion, sweaty dancefloor feel suggests early Timbaland-produced, drum-and-bass-like pops and beats. The lyrics urge "When I see you/You make my high come down/And I want to/See you shake this whole d**n crowd." Jeremy Greenspan sings with such a sense of anticipation, you hold your breath, wanting nothing but the same.

The pace of the album is well-crafted. Shifting between the pleasant, Royksopp-ish feel of songs like "More Than Real" and "Bellona" to hot, head-swaying tracks like "When I'm Not Around" and "Birthday", to melancholy and almost urgent melodic phrases in "Teach Me How to Fight" and "Under the Sun", Last Exit is at once polished and organic. These songs are consistent, yet blips and beeps come at perfectly unexpected times to keep you on your toes without ever feeling jarred awake.

This is one of those rare albums that fits a variety of moods in its entirety. It's party music, bed music, headphone music and morning music in one genius collection.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet One, December 9, 2004

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ander (Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Exit (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

For those who are unsure about this CD, the closest that I can come to describing it would be if you took Depeche Mode when they were recording Violator and then gave them large doses of Valium. It is definitely not a CD to play when you fighting to get your energy up. This CD will be perfect for me when it is minus 30 at night and I am wearing headphones out walking the dog and the snow is gently falling all around me. It will be warming me up inside out. Really...what I am trying to get at is this is definitely a moody CD. If you are looking to be put into a certain relaxed state of mind, then this is for you. If you are already in that state of mind and want to enhance it, then this is for you.

It is a more mature, more ambient Postal Service (who I like very much.)

I highly recommend Last Exit. Is it the best CD this year?.....ummm no. Is it close? Yes. If you go to amazon.ca, you can listen to the snippets and decide for yourself. I am extremely pleased I took the chance. Standout tracks are BELLONA, LAST EXIT, BIRTHDAY, UNDER THE SUN, TEACH ME HOW TO FIGHT and the entire bonus CD.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great blend of pop-electronica, October 11, 2004

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Adam Parker "artman" (artman) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Last Exit (Bonus CD) (Audio CD)

This CD is great. NME gave it 9/10 and I agree. But in the case I'll round up and give all 5 stars to them because I can't give 4.5. This is a great blend of interesting drum beats and melodic vocals. The music sounds very simplistic but is in-fact very complex. The CD does not vibe with everyone, some find it boring, but most everyone can't help but fall in love with this CD after a few listens. I think my favorite track is "Teach me how to Fight." That was the first song I heard and it blew me away. Well for anyone who loves very interesting drum machine beats with melodic vocals they should pick this one up.