A trio of songwriters and multi-instrumentalists who've been writing music together for almost a decade, Jnr began in 2020 when Ben, Nico and Max pivoted to focus on a singular-focused project.
Mining nostalgia-tinged pop production that they marry to earnest and self-reflective lyrics fans of The 1975 and LANY would enjoy, in March Jnr released their debut single 'Remember'.
"'Remember' deals with grief, nostalgia, and the moment you are forced to put yourself in your parent's shoes," Ben says.
"I think anyone can relate to wanting to remember someone or something from their childhood, but the song has a deeper meaning for me.
"I'm always drawn to darker lyrical themes and uplifting instrumentals – that push and pull always attracted me to some of my favourite artists. By embracing the ebb and flow of the complexities of inner emotions and personal experience, it paves the way for a genuine connection between artist and their music.
"The feeling of knowing oneself is essential to being human," adds Ben.
"So the writing process was really me thinking about who I would be without my memories."
Here, Ben shares ten songs that inspired the creation of 'Remember'.
No Rome - '5 Ways to Bleach Your Hair'
The distorted vocals, the crunchy drums, the guttural screams – everything about this shouldn't make it feel like a pop song. But the melodies tie everything together so well and make it feel like its own thing outside of genre.
The 1975 - 'Sex'
This one's heavy and passionate, and showcases Matty's conversational yet poetic lyricism. It's so incredibly catchy and popular, but it doesn't have a chorus – perfection.
Valley - 'Cure'
The overall feel of this song is very similar to 'Remember'. It's a pop song at its core, but those 2000s punk revival elements make it feel nostalgic yet fresh.
5 Seconds Of Summer - 'No Shame'
The groove and those falsetto vocals in the chorus are everything. Once again, super nostalgic but doesn't feel like they're trying to revive an old trend.
LANY - 'You!'
This is probably the most 'rock' LANY have gone. The anthem-like chorus is the type of sing-along energy we wanted to bring to 'Remember'.
The Postal Service - 'Such Great Heights'
The drums in this song are so great – they don't sound like anything else out there. I listened to this album quite a bit when I was playing around with the verse beat.
Darwin Deez - 'Radar Detector'
This was my initial reference song when fleshing out the demo. It's funny because the song took such a drastic turn, but you can still hear the reference a bit in the verse guitar accents.
L'aDRIAN - 'Go To Bed'
We were put onto L'aDRIAN by a friend of ours after the song had come out. Although the track is pretty different from ours, there are a lot of similarities in the way we both work with chords and melody.
The Killers - 'When You Were Young'
Ok yeah, the guitar line in this is amazing and we wanted to bring that stadium-rock energy to a pop song. We wanted to show the difference we could bring to the table from day dot, and pulling from our childhood favourites was the best way to do that.
The 1975 - 'Give Yourself A Try'
This track is everything we were aiming for in 'Remember'. Big guitars, heavily processed vocals, plinky drum machines that expand for the chorus – all delivered in this weird, futuristic pop format that was well ahead of its time.
