JUNIPER MOON have been one of Elefant’s most internationally-known groups, who, sadly, broke up in 2005 in what was probably their most definitive moment. Their only disc, “El Resto de Mi Vida”, and songs like “¿Volverás?” (played with unusual frequency by the illustrious Steve Lamacq on his BBC program), “Superstar” (included on the “Looking for Chencho” soundtrack) and the very “El Res…
JUNIPER MOON have been one of Elefant’s most internationally-known groups, who, sadly, broke up in 2005 in what was probably their most definitive moment. Their only disc, “El Resto de Mi Vida”, and songs like “¿Volverás?” (played with unusual frequency by the illustrious Steve Lamacq on his BBC program), “Superstar” (included on the “Looking for Chencho” soundtrack) and the very “El Resto de Mi Vida” (which was included on one of the prestigious compilations by the music store chain Rough Trade) were praised wherever they were heard, in Spain, Europe, Asia…, highlighting their energy, their personality and the urgent force of their punk-pop melodies. And as proof, we have this album, released exclusively for the Japanese market, but we’ve got a few copies so that the group’s fans don’t get left without this amazing collection of songs.
On this CD you can find all of the group’s singles, as well as a good collection of extras and unreleased tracks, like demos, songs from compilations, live versions and outtakes, for a total of 24 songs. The result perfectly captures that feeling of eternal youth, scruff and vitality, euphoria and overflowing energy, on an album that will convince the uninitiated as much as it will thrill the fans and collectors. As Sean Tyler, one of the people in charge of Rough Trade, already commented about the debut album by the group from Leon: “I played this disc at the store every day for hours. I could happily sing along without having a clue what they were saying… so I decided to learn Spanish at night school, just so I could understand what they were singing.” Though they no longer exist, JUNIPER MOON are still moving mountains.
