Medium: Album
Artist: Japandroids
Label: Polyvinyl Record Co.
Country: Canada
Released: June 5, 2012
First Consumed: June 6, 2012
Genre: Garage/Punk/Noise/Indie Rock
Rating: 9.0
Label: Polyvinyl Record Co.
Country: Canada
Released: June 5, 2012
First Consumed: June 6, 2012
Genre: Garage/Punk/Noise/Indie Rock
Rating: 9.0
It's a smaller sample size than normal, but the past month has been ridiculous with musical treasures. Celebration Rock is the third album in 3 weeks to enter my top 3 of the year. It falls right behind El-P's Cancer 4 Cure, and just ahead of Killer Mike's R.A.P. Music.
Simple songs of girls and youth and drinking might sound easy, but I'd argue otherwise. I haven't heard any other band pull off such a minimal set up with such sincerity as Japandroids. This album builds upon 2009's Post-Nothing by being clearer, louder, and tighter. Otherwise, it's the same blue-print. A guitar, some drums, and two guys wailing "Oh!"s into the night.
"Nights of Wine and Roses" may be their best song yet, and doubles as an anthem for, I'm sure, much of their listening demographic. Including me.
This is get up, dance and scream along music.
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