Japanandroids near to the wild heart of life japandroids near to the wild heart of life youtube10/4/2023 The gilding guitars, the echoing group vocals, the mythical retelling of their own origin story- this is all very Sunset Strip, and Japandroids have been repping Guns N’ Roses as long as they have the Replacements. A new Japandroids record feels like hero’s return rather than the incremental progress from a beloved band under these circumstances. In their absence, the supposed obsolescence of capital “R” rock and the often-suffocating earnestness of indie rock have reigned supreme in 2016. “Arc Of Bar,” driven by a sinuous, synthesizer groove, and “I’m Sorry (For Not Finding You Sooner),” which relies on stop-and-start rhythms and hazy atmospherics, change the tone slightly but are far from unrecognizable.īut why change when the Japandroids’ formula is so on point? On “True Love And A Free Life Of Free Will,” King sings about needing just “a little money and whatever’s on the radio.” If you put on something as potent as this album, you can skip the cash and still be just fine.Still, five years is still a long time, and as with their previous record, Japandroids wisely recognized that simply letting life happen is their best way of updating the format, especially during a suspiciously long gestation period that included new romantic relationships for both King and Prowse and a new label. The music still trades heavily on David Prowse’s endlessly rolling drums and Brian King’s speedily-strummed electric guitar. The lyrics are maybe a bit more intricate this time around, but they still rely on open-hearted platitudes about life lived hard and love without restraint, the eternal human struggle between the righteous path and inclinations to darkness, and, of course, well-timed “whoa-oh” shouts than can sometimes say it all. Like its predecessor, you will play this album loud, shout along to it, and leave it sweaty, hoarse and invigorated.ĭeviations from the last album are subtle. The good news is that Japandroids once again have delivered the cathartic goods, even if the similarities to the previous album dull the sense of discovery some. Five years after the release of breakthrough Celebration Rock, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life follows under the scrutiny targeted at any Next Big Thing.
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