Junior Boys - Birthday
I went to see Junior Boys play in San Francisco recently. This was the first time I'd seen them. It was unbelievably good. They played stuff from Big Black Coat, So This Is Goodbye, and Begone Dull Care (and It's All True, later on), and then Jeremy Greenspan leaned down into the mic and said, "This is an old one, because I know there are some old motherfuckers here," and that opening pulse from Birthday started. It was kind of mindblowing to hear this song live alongside the other, newer material, because it was a great reminder that Junior Boys have been so good for so long. They are the best (also the breakdown in this song will never get old). They've been touring with Jessy Lanza, who played an awesome set too. Go see them if they come near you.[BUY Last Exit]