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The Junipers are a psychedelic pop band who were formed in Leicester in 2000 by, Joe Wiltshire, Marc Johnston, Pete Gough, Liam Riley and Stuart Pratt.〔Monger, Timothy "(The Junipers Biography )", Allmusic. Retrieved 22 March 2015〕 ==History== Wiltshire and Johnston had begun recording demos at home while Wiltshire played in another band, Ambrose Tompkins on the Regular Beat record label based in Liverpool. The duo then recruited the other three members to showcase the songs live. In 2007 The Junipers signed to San Remo Records, a record label based in Wolverhampton ran by Felt guitarist Marco Thomas, who had signed Ivor Novello award winner Scott Matthews two years prior. The Junipers recorded and released their debut album ''Cut Your Key'' in 2008.〔 The album was self-produced and mainly recorded at The Junipers own studio in Leicester and partly at Magic Garden studios in Birmingham with Gavin Monhagan, known for his work with Kings Of Leon, The Editors and Ryan Adams. Three singles were pulled from the album, "Callooh Callay!", "Gordie Can't Swim" and "So the Feeling Looms"/"Out My Pocket". ''Cut Your Key'' received rave reviews from the likes of ''Uncut'' magazine, ''The Word'' and ''Record Collector''.〔 "Callooh Callay!" was named single of the week on BBC Radio 2 and all three singles gained airplay on Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music from dj's, Bob Harris, Steve Lamacq, Mark Radcliffe and Janice Long, among others. The band played two live sessions for Marc Riley on BBC 6 Music,〔"(6 Music Live Hour )", BBC. Retrieved 22 March 2015〕 supported Kasabian twice at The Civic Hall and played The Big Chill (music festival), The Summer Sundae Festival, Moseley Folk Festival, The Llama Festival and The IPO Festival. The band have gained some well known followers to champion them along the way, including, Marc Riley, Abbey Road producer Mark Wirtz, Cerys Matthews and Alfie frontman Lee Gorton. In 2009 lead singer Marc Johnston left The Junipers (later joining The Silver Factory),〔"(Indietracks interview #7: The Silver Factory )", indietracks.co.uk, 24 April 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2015〕 and was replaced by Robyn Gibson, a friend of the band who had also been a member of Ambrose Tompkins with Wiltshire, The Ammonites and Ruth's Refrigerator.〔 In 2011 Liam Riley left the group and was replaced by Ash Selden who took on the bass and backing vocals and in 2012 ex-member of Ambrose Tompkins Ben Marshall replaced Stuart Pratt on drums.〔 The new line up began recording their follow up to ''Cut Your Key'' later that year. The Junipers second album ''Paint the Ground'' was released on 22 February 2012. Their more recent releases include ''The Juniper's Euphonious Trolley - EP 1'' which they describe as a poppy side project. This came out in November 2013, receiving a top review in ''Shindig!'' magazine. In March 2014, a new mix of their ''Paint The Ground'' album was released on limited vinyl by Sugarbush Records.〔Gimmers, Mof (2014) "(The Junipers ''Paint the Ground'' )", The Quietus, 24 April 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2015〕 During October 2015, Ben announced that he would be leaving the band to move house. He could not go to the last band practise he could have attended due to Joe being on holiday. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Junipers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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