LA power trio Jr. Juggernaut are returning with the new album Another Big Explosion, on August 9th, 2024. The LP marks their first release with Mindpower Records, and is their first to feature bassist Noah Green (of L.A.’s The Pretty Flowers).

The album was co-produced by singer/guitarist Mike Williamson and drummer Wal Rashidi. The first single “Everything I Touch” is out now.

Singer/guitarist Mike Williamson says about the single:

Like a predator pausing to consider its prey, “Everything I Touch” is about acknowledging one’s own negative personality traits and how they affect the ones they love, but stopping shy of making any kind of change for the better. Man is flawed, so let’s dance to this fact with some chugging, catchy guitar rock.

Regarding the record’s sound, he adds:

For this record, I landed on an alternate tuning that let me play thick power chords while the top strings continued to ring out, like a shiny chime on top of a chugging locomotive. This informed the entire soundscape of the album and gave us what I think is simultaneously our heaviest and prettiest album yet.

Wal Rashidi says about joining their new label:

We’re excited that we could connect with Mindpower for this album’s release. The band had discussed a long list of labels, but Mindpower kept rising to the top of the list of options. I think it’s a win for both ends.