Juniore sounds like a lost soundtrack to a French New Wave film that was filmed in a surf shack. There is a palpable sense of 'cool' that radiates from every track, anchored by a reverb-heavy guitar tone that feels both vintage and timeless. The music is breezy but carries a hidden weight, like a summer afternoon that suddenly turns chilly as the sun dips below the horizon.
What truly sets them apart is the vocal delivery of Anna Jean. She employs a deadpan, almost whispered style that recalls the iconic muses of the 60s like Françoise Hardy or Nico, but filters it through a modern indie-pop lens. The production is rich with analog warmth, featuring swirling organs and driving, rhythmic basslines that make the music feel alive and tactile rather than digital or sterile.
Start with the album 'Ouh là là' to get the full breadth of their sound. It perfectly captures their ability to blend upbeat, danceable rhythms with a mysterious, slightly melancholic atmosphere. It is the ideal gateway into their world of retro-futurist pop and cinematic storytelling.
Juniore is a French indie pop band formed in Paris in 2013. The group is led by singer/songwriter Anna Jean, daughter of 2008 Nobel Prize in Literature J.M.G. Le Clézio. The band's musical style is influenced by the music of the 1960s; the website AllMusic describes their music as mixing "modern indie pop sensibilities with elements of retro French pop, dark, twangy surf guitar, and a vocal style that falls somewhere between Cat Power and Françoise Hardy." Jean had previously appeared in the duo Domingo and featured on the Bot’Ox track "Blue Steel". The band's debut album, Ouh là là, is released on Le Phonographe, a label that Jean founded with Samy Osta, who is also the producer of albums by La Femme and Feu! Chatterton. The second album features Samy Osta (guitars, production) and Swanny Elzingre (drums).
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