Japandroids have a new album coming out on June 5 through Polyvinyl. It is called Celebration Rock. I am being straight-forward with you, because Japandroids are being straight-forward with you. By titling their record Celebration Rock, they are performing the greatest act of self-appraisal ever accomplished by a musical act. Never mind, Xiu Xiu put out Dear God, I Hate Myself a few years ago. You’re always the bridesmaid, Japandroids.
Don’t look so down, guys. You do have a new single, one by the name of “The House That Heaven Built,” coming out on May 15. While that song will appear on Celebration Rock, it also counts as the fourth entry in their 7-inch singles series. You remember that one, right? Back in 2010, when we were all blasting “Younger Us” out of our junky old cars and drinking soda pops. Like usual with that series, the single features a cover for its B-side, namely “Jack the Ripper” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Listen to that single (but not the Nick Cave cover, sorry nerds) over at Japandroids’ website.
In about a month, Japandroids will head out on a pretty lengthy tour, because that’s what Japandroids do. I mean, these guys tour more than a robot built to only go on tours, but not really do anything, just go places to go there and waste some time on stage. Why did somebody build that robot?
Celebration Rock tracklist:
01. The Nights of Wine and Roses
02. Fire’s Highway
03. Evil’s Sway
04. For the Love of Ivy
05. Adrenaline Nightshift
06. Younger Us
07. The House that Heaven Built
08. Continuous Thunder
Japandroids dates:
05.17.12 - Cardiff, UK - Club Ifor Bach
05.18.12 - Brighton, UK - Green Door Store
05.19.12 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05.21.12 - Bristol, UK - Cooler
05.22.12 - London, UK - CAMP (basement)
05.23.12 - Manchester, UK - Soup Kitchen
05.24.12 - Glasgow, UK - King Tuts
05.25.12 - Leeds, UK - Cockpit 2
05.26.12 - Nottingham, UK - Bodega
05.31.12 - Barcelona, Spain - Pac del Forum (Primavera Sound)
06.11.12 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
06.12.12 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir
06.14.12 - San Francisco, CA - Independent
06.15.12 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
06.16.12 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
06.19.12 - Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
06.21.12 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
06.22.12 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
06.23.12 - Toronto, ON - Horseh
06.25.12 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
06.26.12 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
06.27.12 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
06.29.12 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
06.30.12 - Washington, DC - Rock & Rock Hotel
07.03.12 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
07.07.12 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore
• Japandroids: http://www.japandroids.com
• Polyvinyl: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com
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