![]() ![]() ![]() The go-for-broke attitude, along with a generous supply of wordless, arena-sized refrains, earned the group a growing fan base and the ability to tread a unique, independent-based creative path.Īfter experiencing breakout success in the wake of 2012’s “Celebration Rock” album and hundreds of subsequent concerts, Japandroids took a lengthy hiatus that recently ended with the release of “Near to the Wild Heart of Life.” In addition to ignoring industry protocol about continual output and exposure, the pair refrains from personal social media, declines licensing offers and keeps records to eight songs in length.Brian King and David Prowse met in 2000, at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, and soon found they had similar tastes in music. They also played every note as if tomorrow might not arrive and looked as if they wouldn’t want it any other way. Fate rivaled nostalgia, dreams collided with reality, stability vied with change, love competed against lust: Japandroids welcomed big drama and irony-free earnestness. Noisy and exuberant, the band’s music conveyed the magnitude of the issues and decisions at hand. “The future’s under fire/ The past is gaining ground,” guitarist/vocalist Brian King sang in the opening seconds, the words spilling out of his mouth with the breathlessness of someone desperate enough to try anything to break away from the confines of a dead-end town.įor the next 95 minutes, the Vancouver duo wrestled with critical divides related to being caught between youth and adulthood. Japandroids wasted no time at a sold-out Vic on Wednesday addressing the core themes responsible for the urgency in their songs.
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