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01. JUNIOR HIGH - D.O.P.E.
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02. JUNIOR HIGH - So Many Changes
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03. JUNIOR HIGH - Shufflin' The Cards
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04. JUNIOR HIGH - PSA
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05. JUNIOR HIGH - Life Coach
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06. JUNIOR HIGH - Goin' Out
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07. JUNIOR HIGH - Mysterious Heart
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08. JUNIOR HIGH - My Number One
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09. JUNIOR HIGH - Age Unknown
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10. JUNIOR HIGH - See You On The Other Side
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ARTIST
JUNIOR HIGH
TITLE
Junior High
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
TAPETE RECORDS
CATALOG #
TR 231CD
TR 231CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
5/22/2012
This is the self-titled debut by
Michael Deakers
and
Josh Ottum
aka
Junior High
.
Junior High
celebrates the sounds and emotions that are inextricably linked with the emergence of the synthesizer, the warmth and nostalgia of a pastel-colored windbreaker, sailboats, and the unapologetic lyrical positivity of the 1980s. Both Deakers and Ottum grew up in the 80's with older sisters who directly and indirectly exposed them to the beautiful collision of athletic sentimentality, relentless grooves, and the technological innovations of a digital age.
Whitney Houston
,
The Pointer Sisters
,
Prince
, the
St. Elmo's Fire
soundtrack -- these are just a few of the cassettes that have been worn out by the members of Junior High. Not content to pretend they're living in the past, the group's songs embrace a number of influences from different periods in history. "My Number One" features a
Roy Orbison
-esque post-chorus; the epic "Shufflin' The Cards" is reminiscent of
Steely Dan
and
M.I.A.
; and the anthemic and undeniably catchy single "PSA" has nods to
Michael Jackson
and soundtrack composers
Harold Faltermeyer
and
Giorgio Moroder
. In an age thick with irony and emotional distance, Junior High is a sincere, catchy, and highly danceable breath of fresh air. This is music made by instinct. And these instincts say, "Pretend you are 13 and you're alone in your bedroom dancing in front of the mirror!" The album also features some choice contributions by Los Angeles musicians
John Wood
(
The Black Keys
,
Sebastian Tellier
) and
Frank Lenz
(
Richard Swift
,
Jesca Hoop
).
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