Winnipeg’s Les Jupes are a committed bunch. Hardworking, hard-touring, and devoted to this driving and deeply emotive music that has roots in British post-punk and American folk. Their debut album 'Modern Myths' straddled some imaginary line between noise and pop, cascading layers of sound upon peculiar songs with peculiar characters.
Now able to step back and assess what they’ve begun to build, Les Jupes are drawing a new map. Mike’s voice and songwriting is more focused, his gritty baritone having found confidence on European stages. David’s bass alternates between melodic support and mean-spirited chugs. Jordon churns behind the kit. And keyboard melodies – now manned by Adam Fuhr - are decidedly simpler, but built from even more experiments with analog equipment. The result is 'Negative Space'.
'Negative Space' was recorded with Imaginary Cities’ Rusty Matyas and Weakerthans’ engineer Cam Loeppky in Winnipeg during the spring of 2013. These are the first four of over 30 new songs they’ve written since their debut.
Recording is also wrapping up on a new full-length with Montreal’s burgeoning hero Marcus Paquin (The National, Stars, Little Scream, Local Natives). Look for it sometime 2014!
'Negative Space' is released September 30 through Head In The Sand.
Tue October 1st 2013 - LONDON Club Surya
Wed October 2nd 2013 - LONDON The Windmill
Thu October 3rd 2013 - LONDON Dublin Castle
Fri October 4th 2013 - LONDON The Finsbury
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