It's been nearly five years since Japandroids released their last album, the fiery instant classic
Celebration Rock
. And it's taken that amount of time for the Vancouver duo to finally come out with the follow-up. That follow-up is now here. Next week, Japandroids release their searing and triumphant third album Near To The Wild Heart…
Brooklyn Vegan — It's got some of the speedy fuzz rock of their early years, like on "No Known Drink Or Drug," but it mostly takes the band into much newer, bigger territory
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Stereogum — It's been nearly five years since Japandroids released their last album, the fiery instant classic
Celebration Rock
. And it's taken that amount of time for the Vancouve... more info
Stereogum — You have to feel for Japandroids. For their second album, they achieved such a perfect distillation of their sound, a rock record so nourishing and exciting and fun, that... more info