Junior Senior's second album is a dour, measured affair that pits subdued instrumentation against introspective lyrics and restrained vocals. Now, you didn't believe that, did you? As with their debut, Hey Hey My My Yo Yo is a Technicolor blaze of maximalist glory packed with over-the-top vocals, nonsense lyrics, woozy performances and dancefloor ready summer jams. And handclaps, you can't forget those. Jeppe "Senior" Laursen's production leaves no room for subtly which is fine because Jesper "Junior" Mortensen's vocals have none. He's a classic shouter firmly rooted in the Fred Schneider tradition (which makes the Cindy Wilson/Kate Pierson sung "Take My Time" seem just right) and while the album relies as much on the guest vocals (from all three members of Le Tigre, Anna Křster and amazingly, Motown girl group the Velvelettes) as it does his, his exuberant sensibility fills the proceedings with unhinged joy. On the songs he doesn't lead, you can picture him shaking his stuff with a huge grin on his face as the tapes roll. The record is filled with songs that should be hits; "Can I Get, Get, Get" (with Le Tigre's J.D. on vocals) is a disco ball floor filler, "We R the Handclaps" is the Jackson 5 on helium, "I Like Music (W.O.S.B.") is wonderfully hooky, space age Northern soul. Really you could pick any song on the album for that list of highlights; the record is that strong. There are few bands on the scene in 2007 that are filled with such light-hearted love of music and life without even a slight trace of irony or fakery. Their heavenly mix of mix of giddy silliness, pop smarts and pop culture overload makes Hey Hey My My Yo Yo a fun-filled joyride from beginning to end.
Junior Senior - Hey Hey My My Yo Yo5.5 stars out of 10Junior Senior - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye EP7 stars out of 10This is a handful of my favorite upbeat pop music: the second half of ABBA's career; Madonna's Like a Virgin and Like a Prayer; Andrew W.K. (the metal ABBA); Janet Jackson's "Runaway;" and Junior Senior's debut, D-D-Don't Stop the Beat.Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet" got a lot of pl...
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It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a video as much as this one. The guys of the band had fans all across the world submit videos of themselves lip-synching and performing to the song, and the results were pretty damn kewl:(Note: The first three people to appear are Junior, Senior, and JD Samson of Le Tigre fame, respectively.)The only problem? The record on which this song appears was onl...
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An alphabetical list of great music I found through my fellow Moggers.
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Junior Senior - Hey Hey My My Yo Yo5.5 stars out of 10Junior Senior - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye EP7 stars out of 10This is a handful of my favorite upbeat pop music: the second half of ABBA's career; Madonna's Like a Virgin and Like a Prayer; Andrew W.K. (the metal ABBA); Janet Jackson's "Runaway;" and Junior Senior's debut, D-D-Don't Stop the Beat.Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet" got a lot of pl...
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Besides MOG of course, where else on the web do you go to to get your music fix? Are there breaking music news sites or favorites you check regularly (or in some cases, hourly)? Of course there are the usual suspects, but I'm curious where you go? I need to update my bookmarks (and delete those spots that just aren't relevant anymore). Some of these I haven't visited in ages. Comments? Th...
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It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a video as much as this one. The guys of the band had fans all across the world submit videos of themselves lip-synching and performing to the song, and the results were pretty damn kewl:(Note: The first three people to appear are Junior, Senior, and JD Samson of Le Tigre fame, respectively.)The only problem? The record on which this song appears was onl...
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So, this is my first day on the mog. I think i shall begin first off by adding this video which makes me giggle uncontrollably, for no real reason.enjoy?ok....
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| 1 Hello |
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| 2 Hip Hop a Lula |
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| 3 Can I Get Get Get |
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| 4 Take My Time |
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| 5 Itch U Can't Skratch |
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| 6 We R the Handclaps |
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| 7 I Like Music (W.O.S.B.) |
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| 8 Ur a Girl |
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| 9 No No No's |
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| 10 Dance, Chance, Romance |
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| 11 Happy Rap |
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