{"product_id":"juno-harder-than-it-should-be-the-lost-album","title":"Juno! - Harder Than It Should Be: The Lost Album","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarder Than It Should Be: The Lost Album\u003c\/em\u003e (2007). Nearly two decades after it was recorded across Glasgow, Fife and beyond, this mythologised debut from underground electro-pop collective \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJuno!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e finally surfaces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA genre- blurring statement born from bedrooms and late- night studio sessions, the album fuses live drums, analogue synths, samples, and dense percussion into something critics struggled to pin down - baggy grooves meet electro-pop meets rave culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally designed as an extension of the band's unpredictable live shows, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarder Than It Should Be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e captures a rotating cast of collaborators and a core four-piece that expanded into an eight-member spectacle. Tracks like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtom Bomb City\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCut It Loose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the cult single \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese Boys Are Athletes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (featuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e vocalist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManda Rin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) earned radio play and industry buzz - yet the album itself was never formally released.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecovered from early recordings and demos, this reconstruction reflects the original intent: a high- energy journey mirroring the band's live intensity. A document of a moment when MySpace buzz, indie discos and electro experimentation collided in small venues and word-of-mouth scenes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinally the album is released on vinyl via independent label Last Night From Glasgow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescribed at the time as \"infectious fun\" and \"a musical party,\" Juno!'s lost album now stands as both a time capsule and a missing link--bridging early-2000s indie culture with the borderless, genre-mixing dance scenes that followed. They have been praised across the media, including in The Scotsman, Metro, Daily Record, Radio 1, The Big Issue and The List.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LAST NIGHT FROM GLASGOW","offers":[{"title":"Vanilla Vinyl LP","offer_id":59633115627865,"sku":"SDZ-53514","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/PROP_20260928_1738_170640_345_p_0787480474650_26_024.jpg?v=1790763841","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/juno-harder-than-it-should-be-the-lost-album","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}