Tunnel Vision

Trunky Juno awkwardly greets us with new music yet again, dropping new single ‘Serial Killer Vibes’. True to the wobbly lo-fi textures that Trunky is known for, the latest single is a lovely slice of alt pop that expands upon the already eclectic catalogue of song styles in his repertoire. 

Returning from a successful yet reclusive 2020 which included the release of the debut Trunky Juno EP ‘Too Many Teeth’, as well as a performance at BBC Radio 1 Virtual Big Weekend, Trunky has been nurturing new tracks and new sounds during Lockdown, and in ‘Serial killer Vibes’ Trunky continues to expand upon his growing and eclectic sonic world, while maintaining his signature lo-fi alt pop tendencies.

The song is the musical equivalent of meeting a fist bump with a handshake, then calling someone the wrong name, and then also accidentally insulting their mother while verbally digging a hole that just seems to get deeper and deeper with each word. And even though this incident happened four years ago, its 3AM and you haven’t slept because you’re still thinking about it asking yourself “why did I say that” – now just distil all of that down into a song and you get ‘Serial Killer Vibes’.

Speaking about the song, Trunky notes that “'Serial Killer Vibes’ is a track that haunted me for a long time because I knew there was a good song in there, but I just couldn’t figure out how to present it in a way that allowed anyone else to see it too. It’s not really a song about serial killers at all, it’s about perspective, living inside your own head and trying your hardest not to be weird when you just are. It's an ode to painfully awkward exchanges, which is going to become very relatable once we all start trying to interact with each other again.”

‘Serial Killer Vibes’ will be released 28th May 2021 via Young Poet Records.

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Stockton upon-Tees – MUNRO Festival – 29th May
Stockton upon-Tees – KuBar – 11th June
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

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Good Dog EP

Serial Killer Vibes

Holding The Fire

Lyrics:

Ima 
Ima take a selfie hanging at the beach in
Winter 
Rub it in my hometown’s face

Ima 
Ima tell my family
I surf like every  day
Though I never even caught a wave

Yeah I’m from
Ohio
From Cali back to Cleveland
I am never leaving
No  

Ima take you down to California
We can swim in the marijuna
That no one can afford yeah
We all live with our momma

Take you down to California
We can cruise in a beat up Honda
We all do what we gotta
To live in California

I’m a waiter on the westside
Got cast in an episode of CSI
Yeah, I play a dead guy
What about it

I’m holistic af
Got a crystal for that good energy
Tell everyone I’m vegan
Cocaine on the weekend

I Live In California

Your House

Lobster

Purpose

Kyoto

The title track "Electric Smile" is a jangly, hyper-melodic story of obsession and oddball romance.

Lyrics

She said "I think he will return"
I said "Who?". She said "Don't you ever learn"
Someone or other she read from a sci-fi book
I said "Lend me your copy and I'll take a look"

I feel some bloke Gideon has crossed the line
Screwed her over and blanked her mind

Electric smile
Jesus Christ you sure got some style
Smile
A flash and a wedding coat
Stay on track; throw away the remote
Electric smile
She signs off my life with a clever quote

I met her at Uni reading Joyce by the pool
She looked like Molly in bloom and I like a fool
I spun some line and I fished for her truth
But she was stranger than fiction with an addiction over proof

Sometimes I feel I crossed her white line
Like a deer in the headlights she's mine all mine

Electric smile
Jesus Christ you sure got some style
Smile
A flash and a wedding coat
Stay on track; throw away the remote
Electric smile
She signs off my life with a clever quote

She's gonna burn down my life with her smile
She's gonna burn down my life with her smile
She's gonna burn down my life with her smile
Her Electric Smile
Her Electric Smile

Electric smile
Jesus Christ you sure got some style
Smile
A flash and a wedding coat
Stay on track; throw away the remote
Electric smile
She signs off my life with a clever quote

She turns the electric smile on me
She turns the electric smile on me
She turns the electric smile on me
Her Electric Smile
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Written by Wayne Halfpenny with music arrangement assistance from Suno AI. 

Performed by Wayne Halfpenny

Electric Smile

Winding Roads

Trunky Juno’s inimitable brand of lo-fi pop has established him as one of the most exciting new artists to emerge from the north east of England. Combining irresistibly catchy choruses with a technicolour sonic palette, the self-described “lo-fi pop noodler” draws upon a melting pot of influences ranging from The Flaming Lips and MGMT through to Father John Misty and Mac DeMarco.

Central to Trunky Juno’s music is his irreverent lyricism, covering subjects as diverse as Patrick Swayze, defunct game shows of yesteryear, and controversial pizza toppings. Beneath the eye-catching titles and lyrical hooks, however, lies an ability to tell relatable stories in unique ways, with a focus on the emotionally intangible – hard to pin down feelings such as nostalgia, or bittersweetness.