NEW JUNIPERS SIDE PROJECT YELLOW PEGS CD

During 2020 and 2021 many of us had lots of time on our hands, to do the garden on a daily basis and start some new projects. Well between gardening, daytime naps and listening to lots of old folk albums like Vashti Bunyan "Just Another Diamond Day", Bill Fay "Grandfather's Clock", Donovan "Gift From a Flower", Tyrannosaurus Rex "Unicorn" and a load of self released rarer stuff like Midwinter, Courtyard Music Group, These Trails etc, we got the old tascam 4 track cassette recorder out and started to record an album of simple, wobbly folky songs. This came out under the moniker Yellow Pegs and released it on a home made CDR and cassette. We now have a limited amount of professional CD press' in a mini lp style card sleeve which includes bonus tracks. They are available now with a free download of the digital version on our bandcamp page HERE!

Shindig Magazine Review:

"While everyone & everything is on hiatus, Joe Wiltshire of Leicester psychedelic poppers The Junipers has had time to create this short, home-recorded album of largely acoustic, folky material on a four-track cassette recorder.

Stripped of his main project's usual baroque-pop production, tracks do begin & often end abruptly, in improvisatory fashion, but these aren't demos - nor is he overly reliant on the wonky lo-fi aesthetic. For one thing the sheer amount of instrumentation on here is a cut above the usual four-track fare - acoustic guitar, bass, drums, multi-tracked voice, mellotron, celeste, harmonium, piano, the list goes on. But all are used judiciously to produce an accomplished & charming set of songs, none of which overstays it's welcome, or really even gets comfortable at all - the 16 tracks here take up just 27 minutes. It'll be interesting to see if any get fleshed out for the next Junipers album proper."

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JUNIPERS SIDE PROJECT - YELLOW PEGS ALBUM...

The Junipers first recordings in 5 years recorded under the moniker Yellow Pegs. The album was recorded during The Junipers hiatus in 2020 and released 2021. Lots of gardening, sleeping and listening to 60's and 70's Folk and Pop Psych inspired some new songs and recordings. 

Got the old 4 track cassette recorder out and had a play around to make a bedroom pop collection of lo-fi analogue recordings. All recorded to cassette tape in mono. Simple, wobbly and fun to make. Inspired by the likes of Bill Fay, Mark Fry, Cliff Wade, Vashti Bunyan, Curt Boettcher, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Forest, Incredible String Band etc.