![]() ![]() It’s like nothing you would expect from the band but it works wonderfully. ![]() If you ever needed evidence that this is a new version of Japandroids then you needn’t look further than this, brooding disco beats and synths make for a Hacienda bound epic with nods towards The Stone Roses and Black Grape. ‘I’m Sorry (For Not Finding You Sooner)’ acts a brooding interlude before ‘Arc of Bar’ stands out as the albums key track. On ‘True Love and a Free Life of Free Will’ it becomes evident that this will be the record that sends Japandroids stellar, there’s a real pop quality oozing from the groove as the track stomps and builds it grows in confidence becoming a masterclass in accessible, mature pop rock. Wisper this, there may just be a Springsteen edge. ![]() That said it’s not their typical sound it’s this new version of the band that, by this stage, you’ve already fallen in love with. The title track and album opener gets things off to a raucous start before ‘North East South West’ comes in as a stomping and commanding track with all the immediacy and infectiousness you could ever want from a Japandroids track. As the band recently commented to Pitchfork, “We’re removing all the self-imposed rules that led to the songs and the sound of our whole career up until now. Where their 2009 debut Post-Nothing blasted infectious garage pop-punk and 2012’s Celebration Rock went for a more stadium rock approach, Near to the Wild Heart of Life delivers are more lasting impression, one that will resonate and one that you’ll revisit multiple times.Īnother big shift on this album is that previous albums had the feeling they were recording live and you could understand how it’ll translate to the stage easily, this time around it’s so much bigger and more ambitious that programmed drums and extra instrumentation must come into play. There’s a sense throughout the album that this is the grown-up version of the band, it is the band pushing themselves and their sound. This feels like a new version of Japandroids, something bigger, more ambitious and more accessible. Canadian garage rock duo Japandroids release their new album Near to the Wild Heart of Life on 27 th January via ANTI. ![]()
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