Name: I Don't Get It by Juniper Salute
Duration: 5 min 14 s
Description: “I Don’t Get It” is a catchy country-rock song with folk-inspired lyrics about the ironies of today’s screen culture. The melody is anchored by rhythmic acoustic guitars and embellished with vocal harmonies, and every space is filled with playful country guitar, banjo, and harmonica riffs.

If you like story-songs and miss the "X Files," you might enjoy "Orion's Sky." It is what I call a "Lake Country Ballad," and it tells of the strange disappearance of several people that lived around Lake Ontario some time ago. It uses a traditional melody whose variations can be heard in Irish, Scottish, American, Native American, and Asian folk music. The song combines things I find dark, mysterious, and enchanting: the night sky in winter, constellations, distant sounds, waves, the unexplained.

Orion's Sky

“By Your Side” is an upbeat song about seeking refuge from the world’s problems in the company of loved ones. A syncopated, toe-tapping country beat guides us through catchy melodies and vocal harmonies accented by electric guitar and harmonica riffs that flow into acoustic guitar and banjo solos. The message is that the more the power-hungry try to destroy our world, the more passionately we embrace the people, music, art, nature, and creativity that we love. 

By Your Side

“I Don’t Get It” is a catchy country-rock song with folk-inspired lyrics about the ironies of today’s screen culture. The melody is anchored by rhythmic acoustic guitars and embellished with vocal harmonies, and every space is filled with playful country guitar, banjo, and harmonica riffs. 

I Don't Get It

This alt country song with a driving beat is an impressionistic exploration of nostalgia, memory, and longing.

Since May

“Real” is about getting out of virtual mode and relating to people face-to-face; embracing immediacy rather than using screens to escape, hide, disengage. If we allow ourselves to be present in the world around us, we might see, hear, and feel its pulsing, rich vibrancy and sentiment. Warm Hammond organs, groovy syncopation, lyrical guitar leads, and catchy wah-wahs escort us along on this little excursion of self-awareness. 

Real

Juniper Salute’s sound features an eclectic mix of styles inspired by the Austin, TX music scene including Americana, alt country, rock, alt folk, and Latin.

I Don't Get It

Juniper Salute

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