Download: Japandroids, ‘The House That Heaven Built’
Kevin Bronson on
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Sure enough, Japandroids’ new album “Celebration Rock” is every bit as good those bazillion online reviews say it is. Best new music, best new variation of old music, best reason to break things – the latest blast from Canadian duo Brian King and David Prowse is 35 minutes of blood, sweat, cheers and “whoa-oh” choruses that sound authentic. I suppose it took me a minute to get to it because I feared I might pull a muscle, which could still happen, but “Celebration Rock” came out on Polyvinyl this week [stream it here], and you should take that risk with me. The biggest challenge, besides repeat visits to “Celebration Rock,” is now what to do the night of June 15 in Los Angeles, where no fewer than four guitar bands I like are playing shows: The Henry Clay People (whose new album “Twenty-Five for the Rest of Our Lives” would work well alongside Japandroids’) at the Troubadour; the Temper Trap at the Palladium; the Cribs at the El Rey; and Japandroids at the Echoplex. Anybody want to be my driver if I try a travelogue?
||| Download: “The House That Heaven Built”
||| Live: Japandroids play June 15 at the Echoplex with Cadence Weapon.
Ah I have the same issue. I went with The Temper Trap at the Palladium. First time seeing them and I have heard great things about them live. I adore Conditions and I’m excited to hear some of their new tunes as well. The new album is great.