The Crunchy Frog crew (Powersolo, Junior Senior, Epo-555, etc.) reports back from the Iceland Airwaves festival: http://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=155

Junior Senior
Hey hey my my yo yo
Crunchy Frog

To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect from the follow-up to 2002's "D-d-don't stop the beat". Granted, I heard bits and pieces of Junior Senior's debut and got a good feel for what they were doing. It was fun, catchy and made you move. On their latest album, they take all of that and turn up the fun to 11. Combining late-'70s disco and '50s doo-wop harmonies was something I thought would never work, but they do a magnificent job of it, especially on tracks like "I like music", "No no no's" and "Ur a girl". With the addition of Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson of The B-52's and Le Tigre doing lead and backing vocals - yes, that's Kathleen Hanna's voice doing lead vocals on "Dance, chance, romance"), it kept things very interesting. My brother sticks by his claim that this is "the happiest album I've heard all year." Definitely a winner.
- Navy Keophan

Crunchy Frog has posted details for the new brand new Junior Senior album "Hey hey my my yo yo": http://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?Release_Id=583&Band_Id=10

Junior Senior on tour in London and Japan:

09/28 - Metro, London (UK)
09/30 - Koko Club NME, London (UK)
12/06 - O-east, Tokyo (JAP)
12/07 - O-east, Tokyo (JAP)
12/08 - Club Quattro, Nagoya (JAP)
12/09 - Namba Hatch, Osaka (JAP)

Fluxblog posts a track from the new Junior Senior record: http://www.fluxblog.org/2005/08/its-hard-to-find-pearl-in-heart-of.html
I still need to listen to it some more, but my initial impression is that the album is solid even though it can't come close to touching the debut. How could it? They've gotten much better with production, but it's come at the expense of their trademark manic energy. Still, not bad.

Junior Senior has announced a new batch of tourdates in their home country of Denmark:

09/03 - Univers, Århus Festuge
09/06 - Rytmeposten, Odense
09/07 - Studenterhuset, Aalborg
09/08 - Tobakken, Esbjerg
09/09 - Paletten, Viborg
09/13 - Gimle, Roskilde
09/14 - Stars, Vordingborg
09/15 - Godset, Kolding (Invite only)
09/16 - Tivoli, Copenhagen

MTVe has footage of Junior Senior playing live at Roskilde: http://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=5716

Two new US dates for Junior Senior:

06/21 - Spaceland, Los Angeles
06/23 - Mercury Lounge, NYC

Fluxblog has the new Junior Senior single: http://www.fluxblog.org/2005/03/night-on-town-junior-senior-itch-u.html

Junior Senior's brand new single "Itch U Can't Skratch" will be officially released on March 7 via Crunchy Frog Records. More details here: http://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=129

Junior Senior reports that their new single "Itch, U can't skratch" is available for preorder in Denmark at their label's webshop: http://vibrashop.com/
The duo will perform the new song at the upcoming Danish Music Awards on March 5.

Music Connection Magazine has posted a profile on Danish producer/engineer Thomas Troelsen who is currently working on Junior Senior's new album and whose resumé includes Whyte Seeds and Melody Club along with US acts Le Tigre and Beck: http://www.musicconnection.com/currentissue/crosstalk/crosstalk.lcgi
Thomas was also a recent recipient of P3 Denmark's "Respekten" award. Read more on that here: http://www.dr.dk/p3/p3guld/respekten.asp (in Danish)

Finally, the results of the MTVe UpNorth awards, as decided by their 2004 chart performances:

Best UpNorth artist: The Rasmus - In the shadows
Best Nordic hip hop act: Promoe - These walls don't lie
Best Nordic rock act: The Hives - Walk idiot walk
Best Nordic pop act: Junior Senior - Move your feet
Best Nordic electronic act: Röyksopp - Apple
Best Swedish act: Eskobar - Love strikes
Best Norwegian act: Maria Mena - You're the only one
Best Danish act: Outlandish - Guantanamo
Best Finnish act: HIM - And love said no
Best Nordic video: The Crash - Still alive

Junior Senior is currently mixing their new album at Gula Studio in Malmö, Sweden. Expect a release sometime in the first half of 2005, depending on where you are in the world.

Danish label Crunchy Frog is putting out a double-disc comp featuring all 12 of their acts. The first disc will contain just the hits, while the second will have two tracks from each band. Here's the tracklist:

Disc one:
01. Epo-555 - "Pre-emptive Stroke"
02. Powersolo - "Juanito"
03. The Raveonettes - "The Great Love Sound"
04. Junior Senior - "Rhythm Bandits"
05. The Mopeds - "Steppin' On Fire"
06. Düreforsög - "Beach"
07. The Tremolo Beer Gut - "Clayton's Hotrod"
08. Superheroes - "Someone Else"
09. Naked - "Wallpaper Song"
10. Learning From Las Vegas - "Yale Keys"
11. Tothe International - "Momma, I'm A Communist"
12. Thau - "Awestruck"

Disc two:
01. Epo-555 - "L'art Pour La Fart"
02. Powersolo - "Fertilizer Baby"
03. The Raveonettes - "Do You Believe Her"
04. Junior Senior - "Boy Meets Girl"
05. The Mopeds - "Special"
06. Düreforsög - "Space Loneliness"
07. The Tremolo Beer Gut - "The Worm"
08. Superheroes - "Miami"
09. Naked - "Coming On Softly"
10. Learning From Las Vegas - "Winter Waltz"
11. Tothe International - "Ripe Fruit"
12. Thau - "Very Moment"
13. Epo-555 - "Argentina"
14. Powersolo - "Party In A Box "
15. The Raveonettes - "C'mon Everybody"
16. Junior Senior - "Good Girl, Bad Boy"
17. The Mopeds - "Loveshit"
18. Düreforsög - "Barking Hotdog"
19. The Tremolo Beer Gut - "She Said"
20. Superheroes - "Tell It To Donna"
21. Naked - "Stony Heart"
22. Learning From Las Vegas - "Verbalizer"
23. Tothe International - "Amazing Maze"
24. Thau - "Casual"