{"product_id":"you-might-be-smiling-now","title":"You Might Be Smiling Now...","description":"\u003cp\u003eCult Scottish miserabilists The Just Joans release their first new album in more than a decade, following the band’s signing to Fika Recordings. Formed in Glasgow in 2005, The Just Joans have evolved from a shambling two-piece to an accomplished sextet that embraces rivalry and relationship in the vocals of siblings, David and Katie Pope. Once described as ‘the missing link between The Magnetic Fields and The Proclaimers’, the band have used self-awareness and self-deprecation to continuously explore themes of angst, heartbreak and detachment in their songs. From their 2006 debut album\u003ci\u003e Last Tango in Motherwell \u003c\/i\u003ethrough a series of successful EPs, to 2012’s compilation \u003ci\u003eBuckfast Bottles In The Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, the acerbic wit in David Pope’s observational lyrics have helped make the band a firm favourite of the indie-pop scene. Their rise has seen them play a plethora of international festivals, such as Wales Goes Pop, Indiefjords, NYC Popfest, and of course the Indietracks festival, of which they have been long-standing cult favourites since their first appearance in 2008. The band are excited to release \u003ci\u003eYou Might Be Smiling Now...,\u003c\/i\u003e a self-recorded and produced collection of new songs. The release offers more of the same cynicism, but from an older if not necessarily wiser perspective as evidenced on lead single \u003ci\u003eNo Longer Young Enough\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Make Me Physically Sick (Let’s Start Having Children)\u003c\/i\u003e is a jaundiced slice of toybox pop that crosses The Human League and Harold Steptoe. Complementing this shift in tone comes a more polished electronic sound on tracks \u003ci\u003eA Matter of Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSomeone Else That You Like More Than Me\u003c\/i\u003e while \u003ci\u003eO' Caledonia\u003c\/i\u003e sails along at a blistering pace like no Just Joans lament before it. Despite the band’s obvious maturity, \u003ci\u003eYou Might Be Smiling Now... \u003c\/i\u003estill manages to maintain all the emotional charm and whimsical melodies that led The List to view The Just Joans as ‘a lovable blend of sleepy acoustic guitars, Brian Wilson-esque harmonies and West Coast sarcasm.’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Heavyweight Vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCD - Digipack.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fika Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50497211072843,"sku":"1021258","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/35f47cad-0c03-4891-aee5-4e247777561a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727726842","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/you-might-be-smiling-now","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}