So This Is Goodbye

So This Is Goodbye
Studio album by Junior Boys
Released September 12, 2006
Genre Alternative dance, indietronica
Length 48:58
Label Domino
Junior Boys chronology

Last Exit
(2004)		 So This Is Goodbye
(2006)		 The Dead Horse EP
(2007)

So This is Goodbye is the second album by Junior Boys, released in Canada on August 22, 2006. Written by Jeremy Greenspan and Matthew Didemus, it features a cover of the Frank Sinatra song "When No One Cares". The album was recorded in Hamilton, Canada.

So This Is Goodbye was shortlisted for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize.[1][2][3]

Reception

Pitchfork Media named So This Is Goodbye as the 11th best album of 2006.[4] Resident Advisor—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music—named So This Is Goodbye as the 3rd best album of 2006.[5] They also named it the 45th best album of the decade.[6]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [7]
The Guardian [8]
No Ripcord (9/10) [9]
Pitchfork Media (9.0/10) [10]
Resident Advisor [11]
Rolling Stone [12]
Stylus Magazine A [13]

Track listing

All songs written by Junior Boys (Matt Didemus, Jeremy Greenspan) except where noted

  1. "Double Shadow" – 4:22
  2. "The Equalizer" – 4:57
  3. "First Time" – 5:26
  4. "Count Souvenirs" – 4:45
  5. "In the Morning" (Junior Boys, Andi Toma) – 4:42
  6. "So This Is Goodbye" – 5:19
  7. "Like a Child" – 6:06
  8. "Caught in a Wave" – 3:39
  9. "When No One Cares" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:49
  10. "FM" – 5:53

On June 5, 2007, Junior Boys released the original album along with a Bonus CD as the special edition of So This Is Goodbye.[14]

  1. "Like a Child (Carl Craig Remix)" - 10:41
  2. "In The Morning (Hot Chip Remix)" - 9:46
  3. "FM (Tensnake Remix)" - 7:19
  4. "The Equalizer (Morgan Geist Remix)" - 5:58
  5. "In The Morning (Alex Smoke Remix)" - 7:16
  6. "Double Shadow (Kode 9 Remix)" - 6:30
  7. "FM (Marsen Jules Remix)" - 5:13
  8. "The Equalizer (iTunes Session)" - 4:59
  9. "Under the Sun (iTunes Session)" - 7:05
  10. "FM (iTunes Session)" - 5:40
  11. "When No One Cares (iTunes Session)" - 4:19

References

  1. ↑ "Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list". CBC News. July 10, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Feist, Fire get Polaris noms". Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
  3. ↑ Love, Noah (2007-07-10). "Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees". Chart (magazine). Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  4. ↑ "Staff Lists: Top 50 Albums of 2006 | Features". Pitchfork. 2006-12-19. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  5. ↑ "RA Poll: Top 5 albums of 2006". Resident Advisor. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  6. ↑ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  7. ↑ So This Is Goodbye at AllMusic
  8. ↑ Passantino, Dom (September 8, 2006). "CD: Junior Boys, So This Is Goodbye". The Guardian (London).
  9. ↑ "Junior Boys: So This Is Goodbye - Music Review". No Ripcord. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "RA Reviews: Junior Boys - So This is Goodbye (Album)". Residentadvisor.net. 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  12. ↑ (21 Sep 2006, p.86)
  13. ↑ "Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  14. ↑ "JUNIOR BOYS — So This Is Goodbye (Special Edition Featuring Bonus CD)".