Japandroids

Review: Japandroids – Celebration Rock

Shred through all the raw power and abandon of Japandroid’s 2nd album, Celebration Rock and you’ll taste the rarified nectar of the rock gods — stage sweat and bloody knuckles.

New: Japandroids – “The House that Heaven Built,” New Album

Japandroids have been in the game for a while – whenever we get angry we still put on “Heart Sweats” from their 2009 record Post-Nothing – but they’ve been quiet…

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REC’D DOWNLOAD: Sufjan Stevens – “Too Much” Another week, another pieces of new Sufjan Stevens music. Today we have the nearly seven minute, “Too Much.” (Continue Reading) DOWNLOAD MP3: Japandroids…

Japandroids – “Heavenward Grand Prix”

For a couple of Canadian bad ass yahoos in love with beer and good times, Japandroids are doing good on their promise of releasing a series of 7-inch singles. Like…

Japandroids are feeling premature nostalgia for their younger (middle school?) days in new anti-single “Younger Us”. Like “Art Czars,” “Younger Us” comes from the excellent Post-Nothing recording sessions. Also like…

On Deck: Japandroids, Yo La Tengo x Pete Rock

Japandroids – “To Hell With Good Intentions” Last week, Japandroids released No Singles, a compilation comprising of Japandroid’s two self-released EPs, 2007′s All Lies and 2008′s Lullaby Death Jams. “To…

Japandroids – “To Hell With Good Intentions”

Last week, Japandroids released No Singles, a compilation comprising of Japandroid’s two self-released EPs, 2007′s All Lies and 2008′s Lullaby Death Jams. “To Hell With Good Intentions”, which can be…

Japandroids “Art Czars”

Vancouver’s Japandroids, self-absorbed and partied out, released one of the finest albums of 2009. With a touring schedule as tight as theirs, they won’t be able to record a follow-up to…

Harlem “Someday Soon”

On the first track on their second album (first on the wonderful Matador Records) Harlem insist that they won’t help you out if you’ve done them wrong. They won’t even…

Japandroids: Daytrotter Session

llustration by Johnnie Cluney Japandroids, who released one of our favorite albums of the year, stopped by Daytrotter and recorded a short session. They played a cover of Big Black’s…

Pretty Much Amazing’s Best Albums of 2009

Artwork by Brian Kuperman 2009 was an exceptional last year in an exceptional decade for music. In 2009 we were bombarded with solid release after great release after epic release…

Best Album of 2009 POLL

We are finally here. The decade’s closing year. Over these 11 months we’ve heard some groundbreaking music from old and new favorites. As always, the shortlist for 2009 won’t please…

This Week’s Touring News

Photo by Vince Kmeron New tour dates have been announced for Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, The Big Pink, Hot Chip, The xx, Passion Pit, Japandroids, St. Vincent, Jay-Z, Neon Indian, and…