33-541: Junior Boys are a Canadian electronic pop group, founded in 1999 in Hamilton, Ontario by Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark. Dark left the project shortly after, and was replaced by engineer Matt Didemus. The duo initially gained critical praise for their 2003 single "Birthday" and 2004 debut album Last Exit . Their work incorporates disparate influences from 1980s synthpop , UK garage , techno , and R&B . Junior Boys formed in 1999 in Hamilton , Ontario, Canada as
66-639: A Fennesz mix of title track, and a new track. In 2006 Junior Boys reappeared with new releases. A remix of "The Loving Sounds of Static" by Mobius Band was released on the Ghostly International Idol Tryouts 2 compilation on 7 March 2006. "Max", a new original song, was released on the Paper Bag Records compilation See You on the Moon! on 21 March 2006. Their second full-length album, So This Is Goodbye ,
99-452: A 2009 interview that while playing electropop was not his intention, the limitations of dorm life made the genre more accessible. In 2009, The Guardian quoted James Oldham—head of artists and repertoire at A&M Records —as saying "All A&R departments have been saying to managers and lawyers: 'Don't give us any more bands because we're not going to sign them and they're not going to sell records.' So everything we've been put on to
132-434: A DJ. "I'm not the type of person who takes physical things apart and plays around with them, but I like taking mental ideas apart and playing around with them. That's what appeals to me about what I've spent my life doing", said Snaith in an interview. Caribou's 2007 album Andorra won the 2008 Polaris Music Prize , and his subsequent Caribou albums Swim (2010), Our Love (2014) and Suddenly (2020) have appeared on
165-617: A duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark. Years of collaboration followed and a demo was produced, but after many rejections and near-misses, they were resigned to being bedroom beat constructors. Soon after, Johnny Dark left the band to pursue other interests. Eventually, KIN Records heard their demo at the end of 2002 and commissioned more work from remaining member Greenspan. Hooking up with his engineer, Matt Didemus, he began again, writing more material and pulling an album together. The first release Birthday/Last Exit came in October 2003 –
198-586: A four-track EP with a remix by Fennesz which brought them near-unanimous acclaim. The High Come Down EP followed in February 2004 with a Manitoba (now Caribou ) remix and word began to spread. Their debut album, Last Exit (recorded at the end of 2003 by Greenspan and Didemus in Hamilton), was released 21 September 2004 on KIN Records. A reissue on Domino Records featured the Manitoba mix of Birthday,
231-457: A live band. Currently, the live band consists of Snaith, Ryan Smith, Brad Weber, and John Schmersal . Caribou have toured worldwide since the early 2000s. The band has performed at festivals including Coachella, Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, Field Day, Bonnaroo, All Points East, Reading and Leeds, Parklife, Osheaga, amongst many others. In 2012, Caribou supported Radiohead on their ‘King of Limbs’ tour. When performing as Daphni, Snaith performs as
264-475: A new synth-pop style that drew more heavily from electronic music and emphasized primary usage of synthesizers. Some fascinating new music began arriving on these shores; it was dubbed electropop, because electronic instrumentation — mainly synthesizers and syndrums — was used to craft pop songs. " Pop Muzik " by M was one of the first. There was a gradual accumulation of worthy electropop discs, though they were still mostly heard only in rock discos. But in 1981,
297-615: A subgenre that generally softens up to a dorkier demographic – and seven years since Last Exit the band is as frigidly unflappable as ever, progressing nicely through their expected idiosyncrasies, while continuing to sound effortlessly and solitarily cool." They were chosen by Caribou to perform at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival that they co-curated in December 2011 in Minehead, England. After
330-552: A year after its initial release So This Is Goodbye was re-released as a bonus edition including the original album, and remixes from the singles and the live tracks from the iTunes session. On 10 July 2007, Junior Boys second album was revealed as being on the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize . In April 2008 a single on the German Get Physical label was released titled "No Kinda Man", with mixes by Jona and Chloé. The original mix had just been featured on
363-520: Is a Canadian composer, musician, and recording artist. He has released 10 studio albums since 2000 and has recorded and performed under the stage names Caribou , Manitoba , and Daphni . His Caribou album Andorra (2008) was awarded the 2008 Polaris Music Prize , his Caribou album Swim (2010) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize and was named the Best Album of 2010 by Resident Advisor . His follow-up Our Love (2014)
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#1732786604675396-453: Is electronic in nature." In the 2010s, electropop music saw an increase in its commercial popularity, owing to the success of artists such as Avicii , Lady Gaga , Calvin Harris , Kesha , Rihanna , and Zedd . One of the most commercially successful electropop artists that came out from the early 2010s has been singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding . Goulding first became known in
429-411: Is to receive a $ 1000 in cash and prizes. In October 2006 Junior Boys launched SoThisIsGoodbye.com (no longer held by Junior Boys), an interactive flash website based on the inspiration for the title. "It’s about dealing with the kind of goodbyes you say to things all the time that actually don’t tear you to pieces" explains Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys. Users were invited to post goodbye messages in
462-803: The Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year . In 2021, he also received the Libera Awards as Best Dance/Electric Record 2021 for his album Suddenly (Merge Records) by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM). In 2024, he released his 8th studio album as Caribou, Honey . In 2005, Snaith received a PhD degree in mathematics from Imperial College London , for work on Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols under Kevin Buzzard . Snaith described his work ironically in
495-571: The Polaris Music Prize shortlist. In 2011, looking for an outlet for more dancefloor influenced output, he began releasing music under the name Daphni, which included three studio albums: Jiaolong (2012), Joli Mai (2017) and Cherry (2022). In December 2011, Caribou curated the All Tomorrow's Parties "Nightmare Before Christmas" festival in Minehead, England, alongside co-curators Battles and Les Savy Fav . Caribou
528-516: The Sound of 2009 poll of 130 music experts conducted for the BBC , ten of the top fifteen artists named were of the electropop genre. Lady Gaga had major commercial success from 2008 with her debut album The Fame . Music writer Simon Reynolds noted that "Everything about Gaga came from electroclash , except the music, which wasn't particularly 1980s". Singer Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit said in
561-699: The 2010s decade . Electropop acts that achieved either commercial or critical success during the 2010s include: Sofi Tukker , Lykke Li , Mura Masa , Empire of the Sun , CHVRCHES , AlunaGeorge , Icona Pop , Tove Lo , BROODS , Troye Sivan , Charli xcx , MØ , Florrie , BANKS , Bright Light Bright Light , Foxes , AURORA , Allie X , and Marina . The Korean pop music scene has also become dominated and influenced by electropop, particularly with boy bands and girl groups such as Super Junior , SHINee , f(x) and Girls' Generation . Some contemporary artists that have been highlighted as part of
594-656: The United Kingdom thanks to her 2009 hit single, " Starry Eyed ", which was featured on her folktronica debut album Lights . Goulding's debut was met with critical acclaim, with Goulding ending up winning the BBC Sound of 2010 and the Critics Choice Brit Award . Eventually, she became internationally known thanks to the album's title track, " Lights ", a pop song with electronic beats, which became an sleeper-hit . " Anything Could Happen ",
627-769: The United States and 11 May in Germany. The title and content of the new album was stated to be inspired by the Canadian animator Norman McLaren . A single from the album, "Hazel", was released on Domino Recording Company in April 2009. Junior Boys finally managed to tour Australia in September 2009 as part of the Parklife Festival. On 9 October 2010, via their Facebook page, they announced that their new album
660-501: The floodgates opened, and "new music" at last made a mighty splash. The breakthrough song was " Don't You Want Me " by the Human League. Britney Spears ' highly influential fifth studio album Blackout (2007) is credited for bringing the genre to mainstream prominence. The media in 2009 ran articles proclaiming a new era of different electropop stars, and indeed the times saw a rise in popularity of several electropop artists. In
693-406: The lead single of Goulding's second album Halcyon marked a shift on the singer-songwriter particular blend of folk and electronica, and embracing her electronic sound with fusion of pop. Furthermore, its re-issue Halcyon Days cemented Goulding as one of the most notorious figures in electropop music, collaborating with several electronic acts and achieving mainstream attention. In 2015, after
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#1732786604675726-497: The new decade of electropop music include: Slayyyter , Ayesha Erotica , Sigrid and Billie Eilish , with the latter earning critical praise and commercial success just at the ending of the last decade. Kenneth Womack for Salon wrote that Eilish had "staked her claim as the reigning queen of electropop" with her critical and commercial hit album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? . Bibliography Caribou (musician) Daniel Victor Snaith (born 29 March 1978)
759-399: The release of It's All True , the duo pursued solo and side projects, which included Jeremy Greenspan's working on music by Caribou and Jessy Lanza . In October 2015, the duo announced their fifth studio album and first release in five years, Big Black Coat . The album was released on the group's new label home, City Slang , in February 2016, and was preceded by two singles in late 2015:
792-585: The release of Goulding third album Delirium , Carrie Battan for The New Yorker dubbed Goulding as "the Pop star of E.D.M." After 2016, Goulding went on a five-year hiatus, but she kept releasing successful stand-alone singles. At the end of the 2010s, Goulding was named Artist of the Decade by the Variety Hitmakers Awards , and Billboard ranked her as one of the most successful artists of
825-637: The same label's "Body Language Six" compilation released in March. Whilst the vinyl version was compiled by the band, the CD version was also mixed by the duo. In September 2008, Morgan Geist 's new album "Double Night Time" was released with five songs featuring Jeremy Greenspan. On 16 January 2009, Junior Boys announced in an official press release that their third full-length album would be titled Begone Dull Care , and released on 24 March 2009 in Canada, 7 April in
858-570: The spirit of the title and to read those of others. In December 2006, Junior Boys produced a podcast with interview clips and tracks from So This Is Goodbye . The podcast was featured as part of the Dominocast series of podcasts. In August 2007 the track "In The Morning" from So This Is Goodbye was featured in Mack Dawg Productions "Picture This" for Finnish professional snowboarder Eero Ettala's video part. "In The Morning"
891-439: The title track, and "Over It". Six years later, they followed this up with their sixth studio album, Waiting Game , in October 2022. In support of their 2006 album So This Is Goodbye , Junior Boys launched a fan-submitted video contest in conjunction with Domino Records and Imeem.com (now defunct). Participants were invited to use any song from So This Is Goodbye as the soundtrack for their original video creations. The winner
924-528: Was also shortlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album . Snaith originally recorded under the stage name Manitoba; however, after being threatened with a lawsuit by Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba in 2004, Snaith changed his performance name to Caribou. Snaith's previous full-length albums were then re-released under the new moniker. When playing gigs as Caribou, Snaith performs with
957-468: Was also used for the "Picture This" trailer. "So This Is Goodbye" was used in the HBO drama Looking in 2015 as part of Season 2, episode 4, end credit sequence. Electronic pop Electropop is a popular music fusion genre combining elements of the electronic and pop styles. It has been described as a variant of synth-pop with outstanding heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre
990-638: Was awarded Essential Mix of the Year in 2014 by Mixmag for his "Essential Mix" on 18 October 2014. Caribou's 2014 album Our Love received the IMPALA Album of the Year Award. In 2015, Caribou’s album Our Love was nominated for a Grammy for ‘Best Electronic/Dance Album’ and in 2021 Caribou’s single ‘You Can Do it' was nominated for the Grammy for ‘Best Dance Recording’ . In 2011, 2015 and 2021, Caribou’s albums Swim, Our Love and Suddenly won
1023-476: Was developed in the 1980s and saw a revival of popularity and influence in the late 2000s. Depeche Mode 's composer Martin Gore said: "For anyone of our generation involved in electronic music, Kraftwerk were the godfathers". During the early 1980s, British artists such as Gary Numan , Depeche Mode , Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark , The Human League , Soft Cell , John Foxx and Visage helped pioneer
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1056-527: Was nearly complete. On 11 March 2011, Junior Boys announced that their new album, It's All True , will be released on 13 June 2011. Luke Winkie at Paste Magazine reviewed It's All True and the album received a score of 7.7 out of ten from the magazine. "If Junior Boys' fourth album It’s All True proves anything, it’s that the Ontarian, indie-electro originals will never be fully defrosted. Their stealthy, dampened beat-work has kept them remarkably suave in
1089-525: Was released in August 2006 on Domino. 2007 saw the Junior Boys embarking on a North American tour, and then headed to Europe for numerous festivals, continuing into the summer. The remix EP The Dead Horse EP was released in April containing remixes of tracks from So This Is Goodbye . An iTunes exclusive live EP was also released, reminiscent of a John Peel recording, with four live tracks. Almost
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