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Juno (band)

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Juno
OriginSeattle, Washington, U.S.
GenresIndie rock, post-punk, post-hardcore, shoegaze, experimental
Years active1995–2003, 2006
LabelsSub Pop, Jade Tree, DeSoto Records, Mag Wheel Records, Pacifico Records, Modern City Records, Face Hand Shy, BCore, Southern
MembersArlie Carstens
Gabe Carter
Jason Guyer
Greg Ferguson
Past membersDavid Broecker
Nate Mendel
Travis Saunders
Nick Harmer
Steven Cobb
Eric Akre
Jason Lajeunesse

Juno was an American indie rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1995. They released two studio albums, disbanding in 2003.

Career

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Juno's Arlie Carstens and Gabe Carter live at KEXP's Yule Benefit 2006
Juno's Jason Guyer (foreground) during Juno's concert at KEXP's Yule Benefit 2006

Juno released their debut album This Is the Way It Goes and Goes and Goes as a co-release on DeSoto Records and Pacifico Records on March 30, 1999. Their second album A Future Lived in Past Tense was released May 8, 2001, on Desoto Records. The band was critically acclaimed by various local and national music journals, and toured throughout the US, Europe and Japan. The band also released a split EP with The Dismemberment Plan on Desoto Records which included a cover of DJ Shadow's "High Noon".

The band is now officially defunct. Founding member Travis Saunders the bassist left the band in 2000. They had played with and auditioned a few different bassists (including Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters, Sunny Day Real Estate and Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie), but ultimately decided that they were going in different directions artistically.

Currently some of the former members are working on Ghost Wars, a recording project led by Carstens and Eric Fisher.[1]

Juno reunited to play two shows in Seattle on December 9 and 10 2006 for KEXP's annual Yule Benefit.[2]

Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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References

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  1. ^ Carstens interview in The Stranger Archived April 28, 2013, at archive.today
  2. ^ "The Stranger confirms Juno reunion". Archived from the original on April 28, 2013.
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