MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS • Road to Recovery

BIOGRAPHY

In their native Australia, they are the next big thing, “the likely successors to the indie-dance throne” according to Andrew Drever (The Age). They’ve yet to release an album, Melbournians Vincent (vocals/keys) and Andy (guitars/vocals), plus new drummer Daniel Stricker (formerly of The Valentinos), sent ripples across the world with airplay on BBC1 and MTV2 UK/Europe, and back home on Triple J radio. For its first non-French release, Institubes couldn’t be prouder.
Additionally the Juggernauts have been moving audiences with their slamming live shows: touring Europe in late 2006, hitting the festival circuit with Parklife, Homebake, Laneway and Future Music, touring alongside Scissor Sisters, MSTRKRFT, etc.
They’ve also remixed tracks for !!! (Chk Chk Chk), KIM, The Presets, Dragonette (to be released on “Kitsuné Maison 4”), Electric Six and Damn Arms, while Juggernauts’ tracks have been remixed by DIM, Cut Copy, Popular Computer and The Presets.

Lead single “Road To Recovery" is a dizzying array of stomping disco beats, spiralling synths and effervescent guitars, a sonic mission through laser-soaked corridors and rainbow-lit roller derbies. It’s the perfect intro to Midnight Juggernauts’ debut album, a trekking montage that occupies the dark spaces between M83, Moroder, Air, ELO and John Carpenter–shooting stars, black holes, thumping disco beats, glimpses of the edge of the universe.
On the flip, “Tombstone” is a surefire party starter, so full-on, so anthemic when the drums and guitars emerge from the vocoderized incantation, the kind of indie synthrock beast that electro kids can’t get enough of.
Popular Computer, courtesy of Kitsuné and fresh out of a splendid New Young Pony Club remix, turns the synths way up and pours lush melancholy into the mix. Heart- breaking and hard-hitting.