The Juniper Berries put an experimental twist on good-natured, melodic, psychedelic pop/rock. After debuting with the murkier Don't Breathe Through Your Mouth LP in 2017, they made their label debut with the more Lennon-esque The Juniper Berries in 2020. The band continued to sharpen production across trippy, tuneful singles like 2023's "Role Model" ahead of their third album, 2024's loss-informed Death and Texas.
As soon as the Juniper Berries' leader and founder, River Rouge, Oregon native Josh Stirm, started writing songs in his mid-teens, he knew he wanted to keep doing i...