You guys have heard Japandroids by now, right? I'm not so great at keeping up with all the musics flooding the intercool*. I prefer to digest my music until I have a firm grasp on it, instead of consuming it an moving on to the next thing. That's not to say the latter approach is all bad, but it's not for me. I've always thought there was something to old maxim of quality over quantity. With that being said, Post-Nothing is one of those albums I've spent a lot of time with over the past [...]
That's a paper mache pinata representation of my friend Neil and I. The guy's been one of my best friends for the last few years and during that time he's always talked about ditching Vancouver to get out and see the world. Today he's finally leaving to do it. I was going to post this song with a different write up, but, especially with the weather, it seems most appropriate now. Travel safe, buddy. download: Japandroids - "Sovereignty" (zshare) Speaking of Japandroids, Brian did a "Guest List" for Pfork [...]
Third post of the day, this song's kinda reflecting how Sonic Youth should sounds like. It's pretty much noisy, noisy, noisy and garage-y. download: Japandroids - Young Hearts Spark Fire
And now another installment of Stuck In My Head , where I post some mp3s that are um, stuck in my head. Downloadables: Little Brother (Electric) (mp3) by Grizzly Bear (Buy some Grizzly zeros and ones... here or here ) Twin Of Myself (Go! Team Remix) (mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow (Get more BMSR... here ) Useful Chamber (mp3) by Dirty Projectors (Pick up [...]
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Honestly, I didn't get as big a turn out as I would have liked (50+), but I did still have enough people send me some of their tunes to make a decent list. Maybe next time I'll just put a poll up on the site. Good thing is, there were so many tunes that I couldn't/forgot to squeeze into last week's mixtape and they are getting a chance today. Actually, I didn't even realize that I neglected Pains of Being Pure at Heart until a few days later (dorked it!). Some of my favs looked to be the same for others, [...]
Eels tocó en el programa de Letterman e hizo el tema "In My Dreams". Japandroids estuvo en la radio KEXP. Esta es la primera parte (la segunda se puede encontrar en los relacionados de YouTube). Au Revoir , una banda que particularmente me encanta, se presentó en la KEXP (también es la primera parte). Comparte esta anotación
The Japandroids could probably be called ladykillers with all their success from Post-Nothing but I prefer the term critickillers . They've absolutely killed it, with critics having orgasms off this 8-track album. First things first, Post-Nothing is a cocky album name. A little egotistical perhaps – hey they may be having some "fun" but in as little as a few words as "post-nothing" they're calling themselves creative, original and new so I love the album title. Fun is a keyword to this review. Fun, Fun, Fun, Fun, Fun you'll see 50 more times [...]
This summer, KEXP and Seattle Center extend their Mural concert series for 5 weekends through July and August. On the bill are an eclectic spread of bands ranging from Portland's 6 piece harmonious Blitzen Trapper (July 31) to the tight rhymes of Seattle's Dyme Def. (Aug 7) This year's series also incorporates the famed KEXP BBQ into the fold. A previously "private" event that I believe has gotten too big to fit in either the KEXP parking lot or Denny Park across the street. The show are mostly on Friday nights on the Mural lawn (aka Bumbershoots Blues [...]
Japandroids - " Young Hearts Spark Fire " On "Young Hearts Spark Fire" the garage rock duo Japandroids confronts the problem of youth: aging. "We used to dream. Now we worry about dying" the group laments, but the existential panic is never heavy-handed. In fact, it sounds like they're on a rollercoaster ride.
Enjoy Part One of the band's recent performance in the feature below. MP3: Japandroids - Heart Sweats
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Alan Semerdjian : "Your Love" [mp3] from The Big Beauty (out September 1st) other Alan Semerdjian posts at Largehearted Boy Amy Speace : "The Killer in Me" [mp3] from The Killer in Me (out June 30th) other Amy Speace posts at Largehearted Boy [...]
During the last two nights of Music Waste there weren't many surprises on my itinerary, so I think I'll just let the photos do the talking, other than saying that while I obviously enjoy Japandroids live, they were even better in front of a crowd that knew their songs. now playing: Guided by Voices - My Kind of Soldier
Jun 16, 2009, 2:32pm
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Japandroids - Post-Nothing 180g white vinyl repress out 8/4 on Polyvinyl MP3: Japandroids - "Young Hearts Spark Fire" FYI, the band plays a live KEXP session at 3pm today (6/16).
Words and Interview by Michael Cranston "These girls are raw! Bikini kill! We need a ride to Bikini Island!" I've been obsessed over this lyric in "Wet Hair" since I first heard Japandroids Post-Nothing . Maybe it's the way Brian King's driving guitar rips through drummer David Prowse's crashing cymbals, or maybe it's King's earnest yelps that lend weight to such seemingly frivolous lyrics. Repeated listens of Post-Nothing over the past two months have taught me a critical lesson: just because you're singing about girls, [...]
Artwork by Ilan Schraer . With support dropping from the Wavves camp faster than you can say " Primavera meltdown ", some of you may be looking for some new pop-leaning noise-rock to wash that bad taste out of your brain. Well, if you've missed them thus far, Vancouver guitar & drum duo Japandroids just might fit the bill. Though not nearly as grating as Nathan Williams' bedroom punk - L.A. noise-rockers No Age are probably a more accurate comparison - Japandroids still know their [...]
Japandroids will stop by KEXP today, Tuesday June 16 at 2pm Central Standard Time for an in-studio performance featuring favorites from its debut full-length, Post-Nothing (Polyvinyl/Unfamiliar). List... Continue reading "Japandroids live on KEXP at 2pm (Plus MP3)" >
Listen to a recording of the show here . Scene Not Heard 06.13.09 Playlist Tiga - Beep Beep Beep Das Racist & Wallpaper. - Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (Wallpaper. Remix) Major Lazer - Zumbi Bright Eyes - Road to Joy (Live) Beirut - The Shrew Deer Tick - Easy Engineers - Brighter as We Fall The Big Pink - Velvet (Gang Gang Dance Remix) Japandroids [...]
Last week I was going to post about my predictions for what will end up on the Polaris Music Prize Long List this year, and I'm glad I didn't. With hindsight, after seeing the long list, I realized that there's a lot I couldn't possibly account for when 190 judges are having their say, and only a handful regularly contribute to the online discussion group set up for us. It's a pretty diverse list, more so than last year's, which should make choosing the 10 that will end up on the short list that much more [...]
Woods - "To Clean" (MTV.com says "tight and beautifully lighthearted ghostly folkish songs") Future of the Left - "Arming Eritrea" (ex-Mclusky) Ear Pwr - "Future Eyes" (Blistering thumpers with infectious melodies, Disco chants with wild-eyed electro anthems) Ganglians - "Lost Words" (pure naive headphone acid pop to drive to) Phenomenal Handclap Band - "15 to 203 [...]
Black to the future, y'all. In their own words, Japandroids are "two sweethearts still naive enough to think they'll never sell out," and if you've kicked around this blog long enough, you know that's pretty much exactly what I love. They make a writer's job really easy - they also say they're "a two-piece band trying to sound like a five-piece band," and that their influences are The Sonics, Mclusky, and your sister. "imagine GUNS N ROSES meets IGGY & THE STOOGES meets THE SONICS meets THE ROLLING STONES!!!! that's the band we wish [...]
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