![]() ![]() Japandroids’ Near to the Wild Heart of Life comes out January 27th via Anti- Records. Japandroids Near To The Wild Heart Of Life Thrilling third from Canadian duo By Graeme Thomson Film Japandroids ’ rise through the ranks has coincided with the golden age of the power duo. There is little more to be said about Japandroids’ third LP, other than that it is an enjoyable release, that has harnessed the ability to successfully take any pop-punk-indie-rock fan on a pleasing revisit to the genre. ![]() The 8-track record concludes consistently, with accessible rhyming schemes, typical of the pop-punk genre that the album harks back too at times staying just inches away from being predictable. Published In terms of garage rock, theres no duo with a fuller, pop punk inspired sound than Japandroids. , the last song, its a fine return to good forms but it is not enough to save an otherwise failed record. Or maybe it seems because the previous one was too great. The single’s 7:25 may hinder it’s radio play, but it could add a fun new dimension to the duo’s live sets. Japandroids latest LP moves from thrilling to tedious in seven songs. The album’s fifth track ‘Arc of Bar’ has the flow of an enjoyable, sellable single, tinged with the delayed electro guitar of Kasabian’s finer hits. Near to the Wild Heart of Life is the product of a band that are growing more mature, settling into their touring lifestyle (North East South West) and celebrating their stable relationships (I’m sorry for not Finding you Sooner) – the latter of which acts as a great halfway point of the album and rest bite from the tirade of punk rock power chords. ![]()
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