Junior Boys tour, release creepily-named lead single from upcoming It’s All True

Junior Boys tour, release creepily-named lead single from upcoming It's All True

Junior Boys, the droll Canadian synth duo commonly referred to as “the indie Pet Shop Boys,” (okay, only I call them this, but it totally works, am I right?) have charted a summer tour to rep their upcoming full-length on Domino Records, It’s All True. The album drops June 14, but for those of us thirsting for more bittersweet, 80s-inflected dance jams, the Boys’ new single “Banana Ripple” will be available as a 12-inch (with a remix by The Field!), either through Domino’s online store Domino Mart, or at the tourdates below. (Side note: to those who — like me — are getting a bit squeamish about the name of said single, “Banana Ripple” is an ice cream flavor. Okay? Get your mind out of the gutter. I don’t even know what you were thinking about, GAWD.)

“Banana Ripple” is being touted as more than nine minutes of “dance hit glory,” filled with “a multitude of cultural, geographic, and gastronomic touchstones: namely Orson Welles, Howard Hughes, China (in particular Shanghai), Japan (the band, not the country), Banana Ripple ice cream, Carl Craig and analogue synths.” So basically it’s like that Billy Joel Song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire” for a new, MDMA and meow meow-crazed generation. Oh, just kidding! Don’t do drugs, kids. Or listen to Billy Joel. You want to remember this Junior Boys tour, don’t you?

Dates:

06.09.11 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
06.10.11 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks
06.11.11 - Montreal, QC - La Salla Rossa
06.12.11 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East
06.14.11 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
06.16.11 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
06.17.11 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
06.18.11 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
06.20.11 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
06.21.11 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge
06.22.11 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
06.24.11 - Chicago, IL - Metro
06.25.11 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room (The Crofoot)

• Junior Boys: http://www.juniorboys.net
• Domino: http://www.dominorecordco.us

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