At the junction of folk, pop, and cosmic country, you’ll find Junior, a Montana-based trio composed of songwriters Hermina Jean, Caroline Keys, and Jenny Lynn.

Set in an unsentimental West, their songs explore themes of romantic heartache, grief, aging, and life transitions. Lyrically and musically, their work captures the magical thinking required to endure such changes, drawing comparisons to artists like Mazzy Star, Sibylle Baier, The Cowboy Junkies, S.G. Goodman, and The Roches.

Formed in Missoula in 2019, the group began collaborating with Grammy winner Eric Heywood in 2020, who contributed his psychedelic pedal steel to their debut album, Warm Buildings. Most of the band now resides in the historic mining town of Butte, MT.

Junior's sophomore album, Alive in Another Way, was recorded at the Rope Room in Astoria, OR in the spring of 2025. It is currently in the final stages of production, and the band is seeking label support for a 2027 release.