Can't Help Myself

‘Favourite Show’ is the second single off Trunky Juno’s forthcoming ‘Good Dog EP’ which is announced today, available for pre-order and released July 2nd on Young Poet. It follows recent single ‘Daddy’s Gone for Cigarettes’ which has been championed by Jack Saunders on BBC Radio 1’s Future Artists and The Indie Show, and been playlisted across Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube.

During a successful yet reclusive 2020, Trunky Juno released debut EP ‘Too Many Teeth’, gaining support from Beats 1 (Zane Lowe), Spotify, The Line of Best Fit and DORK amongst others. Anointed a BBC Focus Artist for 2021 and performing at BBC Radio 1’s Virtual Big Weekend, Trunky finished the year signing with London-based tastemaker label Young Poet. 

‘Favourite Show’ will be released 30th April 2021 and the ‘Good Dog EP’ on the 2nd July via Young Poet. 

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TICKETS - https://www.trunkyjuno.com/live

Newcastle – Bobiks – May 21st (Sold Out)
Stockton upon-Tees – MUNRO Festival – May 29th 
Glasgow – The Garage – November 11th
Newcastle – Surf Café – November 12th
Manchester – Castle Hotel – November 13th
London – Old Blue Last – November 17th
Brighton – the Last Music Bar – November 18th
Bristol – The Crofters Rights – November 19th
Birmingham – Sunflower Lounge – November 20th

Good Dog EP

Favourite Show

What Next?

New single from soon to be released album #2 xxx

Safety or Ruin

Safety Or Ruin

I don't know what you are running for
You've gone nowhere all your life
Where is this urge coming from
To do something worth your while

Living that fast life all in your mind
You've sold yourself short too many times
Following paths that won't lead to open doors
You might not look like much tonight
But maybe someday you'll do alright
Maybe you'll be what they were hoping for

You know I gave it everything worth spending
I just wish you didn't find me where you left me
So what the fuck am I running for?
I'm low on hope and I don't know no more

I'm no sweet kid but I'll play along
Immediate regret, this shit is strong
Bopping and weaving, who needs control?
Where is the freedom if you know what's going on?

You don't know where you are anymore
And there is nowhere left to hide
When you've forgotten where you come from
What you're looking for you won't find

Dreaming of one day with nothing to show
Got anymore of those chances to blow
I've never met a day worth less than yours
You might not look like much tonight
But maybe someday you'll do alright
Maybe you'll be what they were hoping for

Sunday

“Queens” is the first single from Carver Commodore’s second LP. The song is about and for anyone who has felt marginalized or held down by the people who make decisions.

Production, Engineering, & Synth by Brendan St. Gelais

Mixing & Mastering by Chris Bethea

Drums & Percussion by Noah Freeman

Electric Guitar by Phillip Blevins

Keys by Clayton Christopher

Vocals, Electric guitar, Organ, Bass, Artwork, & Song by Payton Ray Pruitt

Queens

Growing Pains

I don't know
Why
But I don't trust
What they do

I don't know
Why
But I don't trust
What they do

Quiet Control
They Want Our Minds
Quiet Control
They Want Our Minds

I think they want to control our
Lives
I think they want to control our
Lives

They want our heads in
Video games
They want our heads in
Video games

Quiet Control
They Want Our Minds
Quiet Control
They Want Our Minds

Giving my money 
From my left pocket
While they steal from my other pocket 
Near

Giving my money 
From my left pocket
While they steal from my other pocket 
Near

Quiet Control
They Want Our Minds
Quiet Control
They Want Our Minds

Quiet Control
They Want Our Minds
Quiet Control
They Want Our Minds

They Want Our Minds

Again & Again

What a year it was for Spunsugar. Among the most promising acts to emerge from Scandanavia in 2020, after a raft of glorous early singles drew plaudits from all quarters of the English press the Malmo-based trio released debut LP Drive-Through Chapel, which more or less lit up the boards in their native Sweden. Kicking off what will be a even bigger year for the gothgaze dreamers, January sees the release of their new single ‘You Never Turn Around’.


As Oscar Wilde once put it “There is no romance without tragedy” An uncharacteristically poptastic offering from the Swedes, ‘(You Never) Turn Around’ is synthwave melodrama about the great tragedy of lukewarm indifference. Like Alvvays covering Gary Newman, and ever so macabre – this is Spunsugar remember – it's the trio at their most unashamedly flamboyant. Sad never sounded so spectacular. 

"A little less steel, a little more silk: that was the mantra when "(You Never) Turn Around" was recorded. It’s the final song in a trilogy about being in a relationship with a person who’s emotionally unavailable ("Time Enough at Last" and "Dial Up Tone” from the debut album are the first and second parts). 

The lyrics are inspired by a hazy memory of a film. In the film the theory goes that when they say goodbye but turn to look at you one last time, you know it’s love.    
Make no mistake, this is a true Spunsugar song, so you’re guaranteed a meaty rock song. But this single is pop: dreamier than previous releases and crisper in its construction, with a compelling intro, groovier tempo and the sort of singalong feel that your granny might appreciate. Spunsugar might be accused of having sold our souls, but that don't bother us. We never had one to begin with." Spunsugar

Spunsugar - (You Never) Turn Around

Dead or Alive/So Useless

So Useless

Independent Artist in Cape Town, South Africa

Sunday

An Awkward Social

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