Brooklyn Vegan — Variance Festival also includes DJ sets from Awesome Tapes From Africa and Occupy the Disco, and live music from Oberhofer, Conrad Clifton and Yaeji. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Skeletal Canadian dance-poppers Junior Boys released their Big Black Coat album earlier this year, and they’ve already made videos for its songs “Over It” and “Big Black Coat.” Today, they’ve got a new one for the album track “No One’... more info

Obscure Sound — The emotionally lush “And On” recalls the most subdued efforts from The Weeknd, James Blake, and Junior Boys — all at various points, with the icy-cold synth arps reminding of the latter and Erik Lindestad’s gentle vocals being akin to both B... more info

Impose Magazine — On Thursday, March 31, Junior Boys, and Jessy Lanza performed at New York’s Webster Hall. Before the show, photographer Dana Pacifico hung out with both acts during their soundcheck to capture these candid moments. The post Junior Boys, and Jessy L... more info

KEXP Seattle — Who would have thought a “Big Black Coat” could be so inviting? The album of that name is the first in nearly five years for KEXP favorites Junior Boys, and it comes not just as a return to form but a revisitation of the pop sounds they’ve cher... more info

Obscure Sound — Like most good R&B, “Mean 2 you” by atmospheric duo Kylypso, feels effortless. The East London duo glide on shiny synths and airy vocals throughout the track, reminding relatively of Junior Boys’ deeper R&B infatuations on their latest, Big Bla... more info

Nialler9 — Body&Soul have revealed first acts for the Summer Solstice music, arts and culture festival in Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath from June 17 – 19th: The lineup is, so far: Mercury Rev Santigold Wolf Parade Sun Kil Moon Floating Points (Live) Badba... more info

Stereogum — Ontario electropop duo Junior Boys are returning early next year with Big Black Coat, their first album since 2011. We’ve heard one single already, the jerky, hard-edged title track, and now they’ve shared another. “Over It” is more straightf... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for The Cure and The Twilight Sad's third show at MSG go on sale at 9 AM. Tickets for the Muse show at Barclays Center go on sale at 10 AM. Tickets for the Grace Potter shows at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Junior Boys are back with their fourth album, Big Black Coat which is the Canadian duo's first in five years. It's out February 5 via City Slang. Jeremy Greenspan and Matt Didemus (who lives in Berlin these days) have... more info