Coachella 2013: Japandroids, shout if you know the words
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Who: Japandroids in the Gobi Tent
In 3 or Fewer Words: “Celebration Rock” rocks
Memorable Because: Japandroids may have had the largest devoted following of pre-sunset bands on day one of the fest. One trick ponies they may be, but the hard-rocking punkish Canadian duo of Brian King and David Prowse seem to have tapped-into a generational angst of some kind; fans shouted along to “Younger Us” and “The House That Heaven Built” as though they’ve known those songs their whole lives. The shtick got redundant over the 40 minutes of fury, but Japandroids still played a thoroughly pleasing rock performance on a day where most rock acts seemed to disappoint.
What I’d Tell My Friend Who Was At Alt-J: Ctrl+Alt+Delete
– Ben “Mouse” McShane (Photo by Scott Dudelson)
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