The Junction

The Junction Toronto trio The Junction's self-titled full-length is a masterful rock offering from a band that doesn't put parameters on its music. There are short songs under two minutes ("The Curtains!!! They Call" "In The Realm"), long songs approaching seven ("Remember Love," "The Darkest Night"), ripping rock songs ("Station Me"), jangly rock ("Put The Hammer Down"), atmospheric instrumentals ("The Curtains!!! They Call"), falsetto pop ("Untitled"), playful pop ("Frequencies"), buoyant damn-happy pop ("Components Of Four"), and lighter jazzy funky fare ("In Recall", "In The Realm," "Notion of Love," "Remember Love"). The sound, vibe and direction are distinctly The Junction, cohesive yet proudly all over the place, cultivated by singer-guitarist Brent Jackson, bassist Matt Jameson and drummer Mike Taylor who started playing together in high school as an instrumental jazz fusion group in Brampton, Ontario about a decade ago. "I love that we have no boundaries because you don't have to worry about what music or songs are being w...more edit info

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