Japandroids

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…

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…

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…

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…

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Words by Scott Curtis. When PMA asked me to create a mix for them I immediately started putting something together that was all encompassing, a mix to show what Living…

CD and LP giveaway, details at end of review Japandroids Post-Nothing Polyvinyl out August 4th 86/100 [Rating Scale] [rating:86/100] I consider myself very fortunate to have had Post-Nothing in relatively…

I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz recently surrounding the Japandroids, so of course I was excited to listen to “Young Hearts Spark Fire.” It reminds me a lot of…