NEWS: Japandroids Expand World Tour Schedule, Add Toronto DateIt's been the better part a year since Japandroids release their sophomore album, Celebration Rock, and their busy tour schedule is showing no signs of slowing down. The Vancouver rock duo have expaned their schedule into the summer with yet more dates around the world. They will take a...Read More
NEWS: Japandroids Beat Out Nickelback in Canucks Entrance Theme ContestLast night (February 26), it was revealed that BC alt-rock duo Japandroids won an online vote that would have their "The House That Heaven Built" played as the entrance music for hometown hockey team the Vancouver Canucks. The news was delivered by the NHL franchise via Twitter before a game...Read More
NEWS: Japandroids in the Running to Become Vancouver Canucks' Entrance MusicStill basking in the success of their sophomore set Celebration Rock, Vancouver alt-rock duo Japandroids may be up for a new honour, as they're in the running to have their song selected as the Vancouver Canucks' entrance music. Their song "The House That Heaven Built" is in some weird...Read More
CONCERT REVIEWS: Japandroids / DIIV The Phoenix, Toronto, ON, December 11Filing out and rushing through a quick soundcheck, Brooklyn's DIIV seemed to have rolled off a tour bus and right on stage, but it didn't stop them from delivering some seriously dreamy pop. Bouncing around the stage looking like a baby-faced Kurt Cobain, frontman Zachary Cole Smith led the group...Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: Japandroids 'Celebration Rock' (album stream)Vancouver fuzz rock duo Japandroids are set to release their much-anticipated sophomore album Celebration Rock on May 29 in Canada (June 5 in the U.S.), and you can give it a spin right now at Exclaim.ca. ...Read More
INTERVIEWS: Japandroids' Sophomore CelebrationJust over three years ago, no one outside ― or really even inside ― of Vancouver knew who Japandroids were. At the time, they were a three-year-old band with a couple of self-released, limited EPs and not even enough gigs under their belt to fill up the back of a T-shirt. And according...Read More
POP & ROCK REVIEWS: Japandroids Celebration RockSecond time around, Vancouver, BC duo Japandroids come out swinging, creating a record that's harder, better, faster and stronger than their excellent debut, 2009's Post Nothing. Anyone expecting sweeping changes to the duo's sound - big anthems filtered through Hüsker Dü's New Day...Read More
NEWS: Japandroids Share Their Reservations about the 'Celebration Rock' TitleJapandroids are set to release their sophomore long-player, Celebration Rock, on the newly bumped date of May 29 via Polyvinyl here in Canada (June 5 in the U.S.). In a recent interview with Exclaim!, the Vancouver duo explained where they got that inspiring new album title from and just how...Read More
NEWS: Japandroids Bump Up the Canadian Release of 'Celebration Rock'A few weeks back, Vancouver alt-fuzz duo Japandroids finally announced that their sophomore disc, Celebration Rock, would arrive in early June, but it turns out the act will deliver the album even earlier in their mother country. News has come from the band that Canadian fans can grab the...Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: Japandroids "Jack the Ripper" (Nick Cave cover)Vancouver rock duo Japandroids recently announced the much-anticipated follow-up to 2009's Post-Nothing, which is promisingly titled Celebration Rock. We also got a listen to the lead single "The House That Heaven Built," and now you can check out the B-side to that track, a cover of Nick Cave's 1992 tune "Jack the Ripper." ...Read More
NEWS: Japandroids Prepping 'Celebration Rock' LP for June ReleaseVancouver fuzz rock duo Japandroids haven't quite delivered the full details of their impending follow-up to 2009's Post-Nothing, but the group have now revealed that the record will be called Celebration Rock and it will arrive courtesy of Polyvinyl Records sometime in June. An...Read More
NEWS: Japandroids Tease New Album's ReleaseAnthemic Vancouver indie rock duo Japandroids haven't released any new material since the "Heavenward Grand Prix" single back in late 2010, but the troupe are apparently just about to drop the deets on their proper follow-up to their much-loved debut LP, Post-Nothing. A Facebook post from...Read More
NEWS: Japandroids Announce North American TourIt's been a while since we heard from fuzzed-out Vancouver duo Japandroids, but the dudes will once again be a melodic force to be dealt with when they hit the road for a lengthy late summer tour. Though they haven't released any new material since the "Heavenward Grand Prix" single, the third of a...Read More
NEWS: Japandroids Share Reservations about PJ Harvey CoverLast month, we told you about Japandroids' upcoming "Heavenward Grand Prix" single, the third release in a series of seven-inches the group have been prepping since their debut full-length, Post-Nothing. While the A-side (which can be streamed from the Polyvinyl Records website here) is a...Read More
NEWS: Japandroids Announce New "Heavenward Grand Prix" SingleVancouver, BC-based fuzz rock duo Japandroids have been on an endless string of tours since their Post-Nothing LP took the world by storm last year. It's gotten to the point where they're too busy to hunker down and record a new album; instead, they've embarked upon a singles series that has...Read More
It's been the better part a year since Japandroids release their sophomore album, Celebration Rock, and their busy tour schedule is showing no signs of slowing down. The Vancouver rock duo have expaned their schedule into the summer with yet more dates around the world. They will take a...Read More
Last night (February 25), Vancouver rock duo Japandroids hit Conan in continued support of last year's Celebration Rock and performed album opener "The Nights of Wine and Roses." ...Watch Now
Filing out and rushing through a quick soundcheck, Brooklyn's DIIV seemed to have rolled off a tour bus and right on stage, but it didn't stop them from delivering some seriously dreamy pop. Bouncing around the stage looking like a baby-faced Kurt Cobain, frontman Zachary Cole Smith led the group...Read More
Vancouver fuzz rock duo Japandroids recently took their Celebration Rock to New York, where they made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. ...Watch Now
Vancouver fuzz rock duo Japandroids are set to release their much-anticipated sophomore album Celebration Rock on May 29 in Canada (June 5 in the U.S.), and you can give it a spin right now at Exclaim.ca. ...Read More
Japandroids are set to release their sophomore long-player, Celebration Rock, on the newly bumped date of May 29 via Polyvinyl here in Canada (June 5 in the U.S.). In a recent interview with Exclaim!, the Vancouver duo explained where they got that inspiring new album title from and just how...Read More
Vancouver rock duo Japandroids recently announced the much-anticipated follow-up to 2009's Post-Nothing, which is promisingly titled Celebration Rock. We also got a listen to the lead single "The House That Heaven Built," and now you can check out the B-side to that track, a cover of Nick Cave's 1992 tune "Jack the Ripper." ...Read More
Vancouver fuzz rock duo Japandroids haven't quite delivered the full details of their impending follow-up to 2009's Post-Nothing, but the group have now revealed that the record will be called Celebration Rock and it will arrive courtesy of Polyvinyl Records sometime in June. An...Read More
It's been a while since we heard from fuzzed-out Vancouver duo Japandroids, but the dudes will once again be a melodic force to be dealt with when they hit the road for a lengthy late summer tour. Though they haven't released any new material since the "Heavenward Grand Prix" single, the third of a...Read More
Last night (November 16) was a busy one for music-related TV stops, so in case you missed it, here's Japandroids' performances of "Art Czars" on Last Call with Carson Daly. ...Watch Now
Last month, we told you about Japandroids' upcoming "Heavenward Grand Prix" single, the third release in a series of seven-inches the group have been prepping since their debut full-length, Post-Nothing. While the A-side (which can be streamed from the Polyvinyl Records website here) is a...Read More
