Length 55:40 Release date 8 April 2016 Genre Synth-pop | Artist M83 Label Mute Records | |
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Released 8 April 2016 (2016-04-08) Producer Anthony Gonzalez
Justin Meldal-Johnsen Similar M83 albums, Dream pop albums | ||
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Junk is the seventh studio album by French electronic music band M83, released on 8 April 2016 on Naïve Records in France and Mute Records in the United States. It is the first album released by the band in a half-decade since 2011's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming and the first release since Digital Shades Vol. 1 (2007) without longtime vocalist and keyboardist Morgan Kibby. The albums also features guest appearances from Mai Lan, Steve Vai, Susanne Sundfør, Beck and Jordan Lawlor.
Contents
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Background
Junk marks the band's first studio release without longtime vocalist and keyboardist Morgan Kibby, who left the band prior to recording sessions of the album. On 4 March 2016, Gonzalez announced that Dallas musician Kaela Sinclair would be replacing Kibby for the upcoming tour supporting Junk, whom he found by crowd-sourcing online. The track "Walkway Blues" marks the debut songwriting and lead vocal contribution of Jordan Lawlor, better known by his stage name J. Laser, who was also recruited through a crowd-sourced audition in 2011.
Gonzalez noted that he was inspired by 1970s and 1980s television shows such as Punky Brewster and Who's the Boss?, stating, "I feel like TV shows are starting to sound and look the same. There's no more passion anymore. So this album is a tribute to those old-fashioned shows."
Guitarist Steve Vai makes an uncredited appearance on the track "Go!".
Release
The album's first single, "Do It, Try It", was released on 1 March 2016. The second single from the album, "Solitude", was released on 17 March 2016 in Australia and New Zealand and on 18 March 2016 worldwide. The third single from the album, "Go!", featuring Mai Lan, was released on 5 April 2016.
Critical reception
Junk received generally favourable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 29 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
Songs
1Do It - Try It3:37
2Go!3:56
3Walkway Blues4:49