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Childhood chums Stuart Smith and Don Brosnan migrated from Tucson, Arizona to London in the late 1990s and formed Super J Lounge, enlisting Londoners Tim Hughes and Sten Stenhouse.
Some called Super J’s sonics a mad blend of Americana-Electronica-indie-krautrock-psych (what?). Music press comparisons; <a href="spotify:artist:6guTJsgPymDUVfqDJyz5UG" data-name="Galaxie 500">Galaxie 500</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:0dmPX6ovclgOy8WWJaFEUU" data-name="Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:64tVHZVSAZhDEiOJxnb6hE" data-name="Sparklehorse">Sparklehorse</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:5hAhrnb0Ch4ODwWu4tsbpi" data-name="Yo La Tengo">Yo La Tengo</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:6DKmuXxXASTF6xaJwcTfjv" data-name="Spiritualized">Spiritualized</a>. Live shows as “exciting as finding a £20 note down the back of your sofa when you are absolutely skint.”
Super J's first two singles were released on Fierce Panda Records, a third on V2-subsidary Blue Dog Singles Club, and they signed a publishing deal with Creation. <a href="spotify:artist:7MSUfLeTdDEoZiJPDSBXgi" data-name="Brian Eno">Brian Eno</a> weighed in selecting the running order for debut Finally... The NME commented that “Super J Lounge’s future looked so bright they would need to wear shades.”
Enter ex-pat catastrophes after a high-spirited trip to Amsterdam spelt doom for Super J. Unruly customs officers eventually let Brosnan go but booted Smith back to the States due to visa problems, taking a year for him to wrangle his return leaving the Super J in limbo-land.
Creation, in their last days, helped Super J launch Pima County Records, which, in January 2000, released their debut, aptly named Finally…
Unfortunately, the deportation and lost momentum killed Super J’s spirit causing the band to split the day they finished second release Playground.
Brosnan now plays bass in art-pop combo <a href="spotify:artist:12KsgeavNVg66cW2frw3j2" data-name="The Real Tuesday Weld">The Real Tuesday Weld</a>. Hughes drums in power pop/punk band <a href="spotify:artist:1ARATV3Z8FbyN4t9Wt9LX8" data-name="Limozine">Limozine</a>.
Some called Super J’s sonics a mad blend of Americana-Electronica-indie-krautrock-psych (what?). Music press comparisons; <a href="spotify:artist:6guTJsgPymDUVfqDJyz5UG" data-name="Galaxie 500">Galaxie 500</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:0dmPX6ovclgOy8WWJaFEUU" data-name="Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:64tVHZVSAZhDEiOJxnb6hE" data-name="Sparklehorse">Sparklehorse</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:5hAhrnb0Ch4ODwWu4tsbpi" data-name="Yo La Tengo">Yo La Tengo</a> to <a href="spotify:artist:6DKmuXxXASTF6xaJwcTfjv" data-name="Spiritualized">Spiritualized</a>. Live shows as “exciting as finding a £20 note down the back of your sofa when you are absolutely skint.”
Super J's first two singles were released on Fierce Panda Records, a third on V2-subsidary Blue Dog Singles Club, and they signed a publishing deal with Creation. <a href="spotify:artist:7MSUfLeTdDEoZiJPDSBXgi" data-name="Brian Eno">Brian Eno</a> weighed in selecting the running order for debut Finally... The NME commented that “Super J Lounge’s future looked so bright they would need to wear shades.”
Enter ex-pat catastrophes after a high-spirited trip to Amsterdam spelt doom for Super J. Unruly customs officers eventually let Brosnan go but booted Smith back to the States due to visa problems, taking a year for him to wrangle his return leaving the Super J in limbo-land.
Creation, in their last days, helped Super J launch Pima County Records, which, in January 2000, released their debut, aptly named Finally…
Unfortunately, the deportation and lost momentum killed Super J’s spirit causing the band to split the day they finished second release Playground.
Brosnan now plays bass in art-pop combo <a href="spotify:artist:12KsgeavNVg66cW2frw3j2" data-name="The Real Tuesday Weld">The Real Tuesday Weld</a>. Hughes drums in power pop/punk band <a href="spotify:artist:1ARATV3Z8FbyN4t9Wt9LX8" data-name="Limozine">Limozine</a>.
