Juno
A Future Lived In Past Tense
deSoto Records
 

Mix it up boys. Mix it up. Once again, Juno holds true to form by not succumbing to the confines of status quo or a musical genre. In their latest release, A Future Lived In Past Tense, Juno guides their music from an eerie minimalist space rock accompanied by spoken word to a explosive guitar-filled cacophony of noise, backed with the fervid voice of Arlie Carsten, screaming out intelligent, yet often dream-like lyrics, similar to those of Roger Waters.

The guitars and the many noises that can be milked from their silvery strings are the foundation of Juno, but many times it’s the overall rhythm that holds their songs together. This is interesting, because they’re currently without a permanent bassist. And without that permanent anchor, A Future Lived In Past Tense seems to be more experimental than their previous records. There’s a uniqueness in most of the songs that mirrors the band’s development transcending from your basic noise rock to a more complete and sophisticated sound, whatever that means. Instead of stagnating into something unkind and dull, Juno has progressed to something unlike themselves. It’s a coming of age, it would seem, for the band…and the right of passage is about to begin. –Josh Davis

May 25 Juno headlines their record release party at the Crocodile Café in Seattle. Bass duties will be split between Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters/Sunny Day Real Estate) and Nick Harmer (Death Cab for Cutie.)