“If you’ve ever had ‘the spins’ after a long night of drinking, or listened to Nick Drake on a hot summer night with the windows open—you get it.”—Me quoting myself.
Junip is pure folk-intoxication: easy listening, catchy tunes, pleasant reedy vocals, and African-esque rhythms. The trio of Swedes fronted by José González is launching a fan-based video contest.
Junip-lovers are asked to submit their interpretation of “Without You,” off of last year’s debut full-length release Fields. The band will then select the official video and director, and the video will debut on Mashable.com and will receive a Moogerfooger hand-crafted effects box, the same Moog brand of synthesizer Tobias Winterkorn uses. The contest ends August 5th, 2011, so enter today at Junip’s YouTube contest page!
Well, The Vinyl District is holding a contest of its own; we are giving away a pair of tickets for Junip at BlackCat, this Saturday, June 18th with local favorite Matthew Hemerlein opening.
To enter to win, please comment directly to this post with your favorite Muppet character, or use some of your best Chef-Gibberish.
Please do not take any offense, as I am at a loss for “things that are Swedish,” and I am left with fond childhood memories of The Swedish Chef. I once asked a Swedish friend of mine what they call him in Sweden, and she replied “The Chef, of course!” I am unsure if she ever understood why I found that funny, but this one is for her!
The winner will be chosen Wednesday (6/15) at noon.
Insider info: Per our source, this show is close to selling out!
