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Big Black Coat
Electronic · 2016 · 11 tracks · 49m

Big Black Coat

Junior Boys

Sleek, industrial-edged synth-pop that feels like a cold winter night in a rust-belt city. Precise techno rhythms meet intimate, breathy blue-eyed soul vocals.

February 5, 2016 · City Slang

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A restless, nocturnal energy that masks a deep, wintery loneliness with precise electronic pulses.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 49m
01
You Say That
4:56
02
Over It
3:45
03
C’Mon Baby
4:49
04
Baby Give Up on It
4:16
05
M & P
4:20
06
No One’s Business
2:41
07
What You Won’t Do for Love
5:03
08
And It’s Forever
5:35
09
Baby Don’t Hurt Me
2:00
10
Love Is a Fire
5:10
11
Big Black Coat
7:12
Moments Worth Listening For
The title track's seven-minute slow burn where the techno pulse gradually consumes the vocal melody.
The unexpected warmth of the Bobby Caldwell cover, 'What You Won’t Do for Love', filtered through icy synths.
The way the percussion on 'You Say That' mimics the frantic, nervous energy of a late-night argument.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Big Black Coat sound next to the rest of Junior Boys's catalogue?

Love Lost+0.9σ

The writing leans a touch further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

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