there a few joints on this but pretty meh to me all around
i find their stuff to be way too earnest -- i need some cynicism, some self-depreciation, some humor
hearts colliding on a fire highway does nothing for me
― fapper don (J0rdan S.), Friday, 1 June 2012 02:26 (eleven years ago) link
Normally I'd agree, but they sell it so well
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Friday, 1 June 2012 02:35 (eleven years ago) link
I hear that in "Art Czars"
― billstevejim, Friday, 1 June 2012 05:53 (eleven years ago) link
celebration rock is the 'bleed american' of 2012 imo
― bleeding brainblow (electricsound), Thursday, 3 January 2013 08:42 (eleven years ago) link
"The House that Heaven Built" made a lot of 2012 tracks ballots and polls
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 3 January 2013 16:53 (eleven years ago) link
TELL EM ALL THEY'RE LOVIN MY SHADOW
― markers, Saturday, 3 August 2013 15:00 (ten years ago) link
facebook thumbs up
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 3 August 2013 15:09 (ten years ago) link
(i'm assuming u know they're not the words)
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 3 August 2013 15:11 (ten years ago) link
lol
― markers, Saturday, 3 August 2013 15:45 (ten years ago) link
miss these dudes
― Roberto Spiralli, Saturday, 12 March 2016 16:39 (eight years ago) link
yeah, such a great live act
― niels, Sunday, 13 March 2016 16:39 (eight years ago) link
Where have they been
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Sunday, 13 March 2016 18:17 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, it's weird how there's no info on what they're up to. I google em periodically.
― dc, Sunday, 13 March 2016 18:23 (eight years ago) link
back
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 10 August 2016 17:39 (seven years ago) link
hmmm i guess i could find myself in brooklyn that weekend, but maybe there'll be some more dates. happy news, either way.
― dc, Wednesday, 10 August 2016 20:19 (seven years ago) link
Oh yeah! All right!
http://pitchfork.com/news/67521-japandroids-announce-new-album-near-to-the-wild-heart-of-life/
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 31 October 2016 22:25 (seven years ago) link
it's been way too long.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 31 October 2016 22:27 (seven years ago) link
bring it on!
― niels, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 16:18 (seven years ago) link
First single off of 2017 is "Near to the Wild Heart of Life," and its mighty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSkrhQiwFcE
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Monday, 7 November 2016 23:05 (seven years ago) link
*2017 album
Sounds like something that's gonna kick a lot more ass live
hope they release a live album some day, maybe even a film
― niels, Tuesday, 8 November 2016 07:58 (seven years ago) link
it also kicks more ass on repeat listens
woohoo look forward to seeing them!
― niels, Thursday, 10 November 2016 21:42 (seven years ago) link
This song is the only good thing to happen this week.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Thursday, 10 November 2016 22:44 (seven years ago) link
these heartfelt rock bands always walk a razor's edge of being cheesy (or too cheesy) this feels like the Japandroids where I'll get off the train...
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 15 November 2016 21:16 (seven years ago) link
Agreed, I'm not really feeling it.
― Evan, Tuesday, 15 November 2016 21:53 (seven years ago) link
this song has GOT ME ALL FIRED UP
― niels, Wednesday, 21 December 2016 12:02 (seven years ago) link
Despite from tough competition from Beyonce, Shura and Rae Smemmurd, it's my Song of the Year.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 21 December 2016 14:11 (seven years ago) link
New track, No Known Drink or Drug.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 10 January 2017 14:22 (seven years ago) link
these guys were really fun live but i don't think their albums have held up that well and these new songs are really weak
― ufo, Tuesday, 10 January 2017 15:49 (seven years ago) link
they're better live than on record
first single was great though, top 5 singles for me last year, curious to hear this one
― niels, Tuesday, 10 January 2017 16:37 (seven years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/19/510416955/first-listen-japandroids-near-to-the-wild-heart-of-life
― niels, Thursday, 19 January 2017 17:06 (seven years ago) link
Wheeeeeeee
― THE SKURJ OF FAKE NEWS. (kingfish), Thursday, 19 January 2017 19:31 (seven years ago) link
sounds p good to me, look forward to the tour
― niels, Friday, 20 January 2017 14:17 (seven years ago) link
The b-side of Wild Heart is "Love-Building on Fire"
― van smack, Saturday, 21 January 2017 02:14 (seven years ago) link
I don't much like the two slow/distorted electronic-y tracks in the middle of the album, but otherwise this new record is fantastic. The title track was already my #1 song of 2016, and there are like four more year-end candidates for '17 ("North East South West," "True Love and a Free Life of Free Will," "Midnight to Morning," "In a Body Like a Grave") on the rest of the record.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Monday, 30 January 2017 03:51 (seven years ago) link
these dudes pulled off the tricky trick of evolving / growing up / expanding their sound while making a good record that still sounds like themselves. kudos, dudes.
― alpine static, Monday, 6 February 2017 19:59 (seven years ago) link