Brooklyn Vegan — There's Beach Slang covering Japandroids, of Montreal covering Jacco Gardner, Braid covering Alvvays, Tancred covering Owen who covers Rainer Maria who covers Owen's cousin/American Football bandmate Birthmark... Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — For Polyvinyl Records’ 20th anniversary, the label is putting out a compilation made up of bands on their roster covering other bands on their roster. Back when the set was announced in September, we got a string of them: the Dodos doing American F... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Many cool NYC shows go on sale today. Continue reading… more info

Yahoo! Music — Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Metallica, Green Day, and Nick Cave, plus brand new streaming music from the Chemical Brothers, Sleigh Bells, Bob... more info

Chorus.fm — Japandroids have announced their 2017 tour dates. The post Japandroids Announce 2017 Tour Dates appeared first on chorus.fm. more info

Stereogum — The great Vancouver bash-rock duo Japandroids recently returned to the stage in their hometown, and they’re coming back early next year with the long-awaited new album Near To The Wild Heart Of Life. The album’s title track promises great things.... more info

Consequence of Sound — Vancouver duo will play shows in North America, the UK, Europe, and Australia in the coming months. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The 2016 Kirkus Prizes have been announced: Fiction: The Sport of Kings by C.E. Morgan Nonfiction: In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi Young people's literature: As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds Japandroids discussed their new album with Pitchfork. This... more info

Chorus.fm — Stream a new song from the upcoming album. The post Japandroids – “Near to the Wild Heart of Life” appeared first on chorus.fm. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — It hits all the sweet spots that you want Japandroids songs to hit. Continue reading… more info