Junip @ Crowbar Review

Junip played at the Crowbar in Ybor on June 18th with King of Spain and Helado Negro and let me be the first to say it was a great evening.  The first band to play was a local Tampa ambient/experimental duo King of Spain. They played a relaxing but electro-folk sound that seem to get the crowd ready for an evening of notable music. What was even more notable was the bands choice to sell copies of their new EP Peeks on a cassette tape, but don't you worry they gave you a mp3 download code to go with it. Just in case your dad threw out his cassette player.

The next performer of the night was Helado Negro, who I hadn't heard of before but was willing to give it a listen. I'm glad I did because his live pa set gave an overall uplifting energy. I do have to admit that his vocals were in Spanish so for the most part I didn't understand a word he was singing, however with his vocal effects it made it sound soothing and it didn't really matter what he was singing.

Then we have Junip, who sound just as good live as they do on their album. The band was on point all night and José González was wooing the ladies with his soothing vocals. Nothing but screaming indie girl just waiting for a chance to have him sweep them off their feet with his voice. Junip for the most part though played popular tracks off their album Fields, like "In Every Direction", "Rope and Summit" and more. I personally can't complain because if you don't have the 3 disc album it's a must have in your dark moody indie folk collection. Overall this show had great acts who brought nothing but their A game and I applaud you Aestheticized for your great choice in music.

Lastly, I want to give a big thanks to Eliana Rowe who was kind enough to allow me to use her images from the show.  So if you get a chance check out Eliana's Flickr account to see more pictures of the show.