Little Junior
GenresRock and roll
lo-fi
Pop punk[1]
Indie rock[2]
Years active2014[3]–present
LabelsRoyal Mountain Records
MembersChai Elliott-Armstrong
Rane Elliott-Armstrong
Jackson Beyer
Zoe Grossman
Past membersLucas Meilach-Boston
WebsiteOfficial website

Little Junior is a Canadian rock band from Toronto.

Background

The group formed after being members of the band Dangerband. Brothers Rane and Chai, Jackson Beyer and Lucas Meilach-Boston split their time between Montreal and Toronto while attending university.[3] The band officially formed in 2014.[3]

Hi

The band's first full-length album titled Hi was released in 2018 with Royal Mountain Records.[4] The band followed the album release with a tour of the United States and Canada.[5] One of the songs of the album was a cover of the song I Really Like You by Carly Rae Jepsen.[6] The accompanying music video for the song was a shot-for-shot remake.[7] the video was directed by Max Parr.[7] Many of the songs on the album had to do with LGBTQ+ and Queer themes.[1]

The band toured with and opened up for Hollerado in 2019 on multiple dates.[8][9]

Second studio album and lineup change

The band began work on their second album in 2019. Lucas Meilach-Boston was replaced by Zoe Grossman (formerly of Bueller) on lead guitar.[3] In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto the band signed a petition amongst other musicians against homeless encampment evictions.[10]

Discography

  • 2018 - Hi - LP

References

  1. 1 2 "Little Junior Puts Their Queer Spin on Punk". www.austinchronicle.com.
  2. ↑ "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: LITTLE JUNIOR - HI". The Spill Magazine. May 11, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Meet Little Junior, the Loudmouthed Toronto Rockers Fuelled by Anger and Riffs Class of 2019 | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
  4. ↑ "Little Junior Hi | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
  5. ↑ Melanson, Jenna. "Little Junior release video for "Accolades" | Canadian Beats Media".
  6. ↑ Rowsell, Carson. "Review - Little Junior | Canadian Beats Media".
  7. 1 2 "Toronto band spoofs Carly Rae Jepsen video with Tom Hanks". www.blogto.com.
  8. ↑ "Hollerado (last Saskatoon show!) w/ Little Junior". Amigos Cantina.
  9. ↑ Exchange, The. "Hollerado, Little Junior - October 18, 2019". theexchangelive.ca.
  10. ↑ Trapunski, Richard (December 4, 2020). "Nearly 400 Canadian musicians oppose Toronto encampment evictions".
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