Jo Passed

Jo Passed Contemplate an (Affordable) Hopeful Home on 'Their Prime'

PUBLISHED May 22, 2018

"We're almost like a cyber, sci-fi version of our grandparent's generation," Joseph Hirabayashi tells Exclaim! It's a bright spring day in...

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The Garrison, Toronto ON, May 12

PUBLISHED May 13, 2018

Jo Passed sprang from the ashes of Sprïng, a weirdo Vancouver art band who never really found their stride. But in Jo Passed, singer-guitar...

Jo Passed Sign to Sub Pop/Royal Mountain for Debut Album

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2018

Three years on from striking out solo as Jo Passed, Joseph Hirabayashi's outfit have now lifted the curtain on the quartet's debut album....

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"Look Up" (video)

PUBLISHED Oct 11, 2016

Having previously fronted the Vancouver bands Sprïng and SSRIs, Joseph Hirabayashi now goes by the solo moniker Jo Passed. He issued an EP...

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"Rage" (video)

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2016

Jo Passed recently dropped their latest EP Out, and now they're ready to reveal a brand new clip for the track "Rage" — and Exclaim! has yo...

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"Star Song" / "Monkey Mind"

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2015

When Vancouver psych outfit Sprïng called it quits earlier this summer, frontman Joseph Hirabayashi said that he would be moving to Montrea...