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The reason why I'm checking out this band, Eugene Francis Juniors, is because there was an announcement that they were on tour with Tegan & Sara (the tour dates are over, by the way). I did have the intention of mentioning them prior to the tour, so I'm making it up by mentioning these next two upcoming dates.
So, I finally, did listen to some of their songs, they sound like alt-experimental-folk.
I checked around to see what others have written about EFJ and there's not a whole lot of information on them. There is a blog that just copy/paste a press release.
So here's some generally information about them:
1. Eugene Francis Juniors are a band consisting of Eugene Francis Jnr and his backing band, the Juniors. They're currently based out of London, England (however, I think he's actually Welsh, and for a time, lived in New York City).
2. They've recently released a double A-Side "Poor Me" backed with "Kites". The video to Poor Me looks interesting, with Francis being dragged on his back while he's singing.
3. They are finalizing on the release of their debut album called The Golden Beatle, which I'm hoping is a reference to the Beatles and not a misspelling of beetle.
PS, It's really too bad that we don't have anyone working for W♥M that lives in London right now, because I could use them to review concerts for us. And let's face it: London constantly have shows! Send me an email if you want to be our London correspondent!
Speaking of shows, I don't mean to steal some of Lara's thunder, but I'm really excited to announce she will be covering The Last Town Chorus (a band that recently opened up for Camera Obscura on the East Coast) in New York. Frankly, I'm tired of seeing only Minneapolis and Newcastle (sorry Ryan!) represented when we do concert reviews. Also, I'm supposed to be published in my local Star Tribune Sunday's paper. No, I wasn't arrested, it's about music.... If I get the clipping, I will scan it for you guys.
[Edit] Apologies, I've had a long week and confused Tegan and Sara with Camera Obscura (it's because I'm working with another artist that is opening up for Camera Obscura).
August 24, 2007 7:36 AM vu my♥posts [email protected] myspace.com/eugenefrancisjnr
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