Dictionary Definition
jejune adj
1 lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets
of the very poor" [syn: insubstantial]
2 displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity;
"adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their
behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: adolescent, juvenile, puerile]
3 lacking interest or significance; "an insipid
personality"; "jejune novel" [syn: insipid]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /dʒəˈdʒuːn/ or /dʒi'dʒuːn/
Etymology
From Latin iēiūnusAdjective
jejune- Not nutritious
- Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.
- Naive; simplistic.
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- 1917: This renders the recognition of alternatives a paramount necessity for a logic of discovery, which can no longer dismiss them with a jejune chapter on 'disjunctive propositions'. — Charles Joseph Singer, Studies in the History and Method of Science
- 1955 : Doubtless, too, both grammarians and philosophers have been aware that it is by no means easy to distinguish even questions, commands, and so on from statements by means of the few and jejune grammatical marks available, such as word order, mood, and the like : though perhaps it has not been usual to dwell on the difficulties which this fact obviously raises. - J.L. Austin, How To Do Things With Words
- 1962: Gradus had long been a member of all sorts of jejune leftist organizations. — Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire
- 1975: Sonja (Diane Keaton): "That is incredibly jejune". Boris (Woody Allen): That's jejune? You have the temerity to say that I'm talking to you out of jejunosity? I am one of the most june people in all of the Russias!" - Woody Allen, Love And Death
- 1993: I went to the cinema not for entertainment, but for cinematography. For it was only by studying the precise rake of extra-long pans, the trajectory of tracking shots and the jejune emotional appeal of the jump-cut, that I could add to the repertoire of my own internal shoots. — Will Self, My Idea of Fun
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Synonyms
Extensive Definition
Jejune is the name of a band which formed in the
mid-90s at Berklee
College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
The band has been commonly identified with the emo genre,
particularly the late-90s "indie emo" scene. The three founding
members, Arabella Harrison (Bass/Vocals), Joe Guevara
(Guitar/Vocals) and Chris Vanacore (Drums), met while studying at
the college. The band relocated to San Diego,
California, in
1997.
Style
Many of Jejune's songs fit the construct and sensibilities of the emotional hardcore genre (aka emo). Intimate verses of melodic, melancholic reflection ascend to choruses of extreme musical and emotional intensity (a comparative blitz of noise.) Among similar bands of the time, Jejune's use of blended male/female vocals and pop sensibility helped to make them stand out.The band's earliest songs consisted of a more
punk
rock style, such as on their first single, "Drive by Negly".
The band continued recording demos with the expectation of
eventually recording their debut album, but ending up issuing a
compilation of those demos as their first album, Junk, in 1997. A split single
with Jimmy Eat
World, including the song "Early Stars", was released in early
1998.
Later in 1998, the band released their second
album, This
Afternoon's Malady, which marked a notable departure from the
band's more indie rock leanings on their debut.
Tours
Over the span of their existence, the band undertook several tours of the US, including stints with The Get Up Kids, Blacktop Cadence, Piebald, and a late 1998 tour with Jimmy Eat World. In early 1999, the band added Mark Murino on second guitar in order to expand their live sound. Not long after, the band undertook a European tour with Kill Holiday.Breakup
Near the end of 1999, many of the bands in the "indie emo" scene of the time attempted to move away from the "emo" label. As a band, Jejune began experimenting with more pure-pop leanings, and prepared to record their third album. However, tensions in the band regarding the new direction led to the band's breakup in early 2000. Later that year, Big Wheel Recreation released a compilation called RIP, which consisted of the completed demos for the third album, tracks from released singles, and a handful of unreleased songs.Following the breakup of the band, Guevara,
Murino, and Vanacore founded Lovelight Shine. That group released
on EP through Big
Wheel Recreation, and a second, self-released EP before
breaking up. Following that, Murino and Vanacore went on to form
the group Dirty Sweet, while Guevara has been playing piano for
blues artist Lady Dottie. Harrison joined The And/Ors following the
breakup, and more recently, has embarked on a solo career, with
Vanacore occasionally joining her on drums. She also plays as a
member of the group Bartender's Bible.
Members
Singles
- Split 7" with Garden Variety (1996)
- Split 7" with Jimmy Eat World (1998)
- Split 7" with Lazycain (1999)
- Split 7" with Dignity for All (2000)
External links
jejune in Spanish: Jejune
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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