Japandroids have announced some 2017 tour dates.
Japandroids – “Near to the Wild Heart of Life”
The first single from the Japandroids, “Near to the Wild Heart of Life,” can be streamed below. The song comes from the album of the same name, which is due out on January 27th. Pre-orders are now up.
Japandroids Announce New Album
The Japandroids will release their new album, Near to the Wild Heart of Life, in 2017 on Anti- Records. A trailer has been released and a new single should be coming soon.
Japandroids Play Two New Songs Live
Two fan-shot videos of Japandroids playing the new songs, “No Known Drink or Drug,” and “Near to the Wild Heart of Life,” live have surfaced online.
The Japandroids Return and Play New Music
The Japandroids played their first show in three years last night in Vancouver. The debuted five new songs, including one that was captured on camera called “Arc of Bar.” The full set list can be found below. Apparently they told the crowd a new album will be coming, “very, very soon.”
Beach Slang Cover Japandroids
Beach Slang covered the Japandroids’ “Younger Us” for an upcoming Polyvinyl Records compilation. You can stream that below.
Japandroids Have Been Missed
Steven Hyden, writing for Uproxx, on missing the Japandroids and how to follow up Celebration Rock:
Japandroids make music that should, theoretically, be relatively easy to produce more than once or twice per decade. And yet, when you make a record as good at being simple as Celebration Rock is, it doesn’t leave you with a lot of options moving forward. If you repeat the formula, you have to compete directly with your most beloved record (and your audience’s distorted memory of that record). If you change up the formula (assuming you’re even capable of doing that), you run the risk of losing what people liked about you in the first place.
Japandroids Announce Tour
The Japandroids have announced some new tour dates. You can find those below.