Watch Behind the Scenes Footage, Commentary from Japandroids' "The House That Heaven Built" Video
We recently ranked “The House That Heaven Built,” the single off Japandroids’ sophomore album Celebration Rock, as our song of the year. The song’s video was also one of the year’s best, and like the song, it’s a celebration of life on the road, featuring black-and-white footage of the Vancouver duo performing live, eating chicken and shooting Molotov cocktails with shotguns.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPaste mPlayer Issue #72 Is Live!
Get 30 mp3s from our 50 Best Albums when you become a member of Paste. Only $2.99/month.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 50 Best Songs of 2012
After tallying ballots of Paste staff and writers, which included nearly 300 different selections, we present our top 50 songs of the year. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPhotos: Japandroids - St. Louis, Mo.
On the first song of Japandroids’ sold-out show at Firebird in St. Louis, Mo., drummer David Prowse broke his kick pedal in half. This proved to be an accurate predictor of how hard they would play the rest of the show as Prowse and guitarist Brian King ripped through a set that heavily featured tracks from their recent release Celebration Rock. They also dusted off some songs from their first two EPs as an apology for having not been in St. Louis for so many years. Openers Swearin’ managed to pack 16 songs into their half-hour opening slot. Paste photographer... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsThe 50 Best Albums of 2012
With Thanksgiving in our rearview mirror and very few albums left on the release calendar, it’s time to look back at the best of 2012 in music. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWatch the Video for Japandroids' "The House That Heaven Built"
Japandroids have released a video for their anthemic first single from Celebration Rock, “The House That Heaven Built.” As would be expected, the Jim Larson-directed clip captures the band (and their fans) in youthful bliss and exuberance. Basically, it is the perfect compliment to the song.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPitchfork Music Festival 2012 Portraits
Check out Josh Darr's portrait series from this year's Pitchfork Music Festival, which includes photographs of Japandroids, Danny Brown, Grimes and others artists who performed at the three-day event. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsPitchfork Music Festival 2012 - Day One Recap
“Lot of people like to sing normal songs at festivals,” Willis Earl Beal told the crowd during his Friday afternoon performance at Pitchfork Music Festival. read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsStream the New Japandroids Album
Celebration Rock, Japandroids’ follow-up to their 2009 debut Post-Nothing will be released on June 5 via Polyvinyl. Now NPR has made the entire album available for your streaming pleasure.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJapandroids Announce New Album Celebration Rock
Vancouver duo Japandroids has announced more details for their upcoming album, Celebration Rock. The album will be released sometime this June on Polyvinyl. read more
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