Their sound, originally influenced by indie and garage bands popular at the time, is based on high-pitched vocals, FX-heavy guitars and disco beats has lately moved into darker post-punk and coldwave, becoming more electronic, tense and melancholic.

Praised among the local music scene for their distinct sound and energetic live-shows, Junk Riot gained the attention of the mainstream media by entering and succeeding in several contests, performing at major Baltic festivals and sharing the stage with acts like White Lies, MØ and Temples.

Debut album “Headache” was released in 2014 and acclaimed by local media, the tracks got rotation on independent radios in the USA. Following the release, the band went touring, performing from V-ROX in Vladivostok, Russia to SXSW, Austin, USA.