Japandroids in concert at the Hillside Festival in 2010
Background information
Origin
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Alternative rock
indie rock
noise rock[1]
punk rock[2]
garage rock[citation needed]
Years active
2006–present
Labels
Polyvinyl
ANTI-
Arts & Crafts
Members
Brian King David Prowse
Website
www.japandroids.com
Japandroids are a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, consisting of Brian King (guitar, vocals) and David Prowse (drums, vocals).[3]
Formed in 2006, the band rose to prominence following the release of their debut album Post-Nothing (2009). Their second album, Celebration Rock (2012), was released to widespread critical acclaim,[4] with Rolling Stone calling it one of The 10 Coolest Summer Albums of All Time, and Spin naming the duo Band of the Year.[5][6] Japandroids toured heavily in support of both albums, gaining notoriety for their live performances[7][8] and extensive international concert tours.[9] Between 2009 and 2013, the band performed approximately 500 shows in 44 countries.[10]
Japandroids' music has been described as "one part classic rock, one part punk",[11] due to their blending of classic rock influences such as Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, with punk rock influences such as the Replacements and Hüsker Dü.[12][13][14][15]
^"Japandroids Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
^"Japandroids on Their Ironclad Punk-Rock Brotherhood". Rolling Stone. February 16, 2017.
^Lindsay, Cam "No Fun City Rockers", Exclaim!, May 2009 accessed November 10, 2010.
^Metacritic "Japandroids - Celebration Rock", Metacritic, accessed January 22, 2014.
^Sheffield, Rob "The 10 Coolest Summer Albums of All Time" Archived August 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Rolling Stone, July 18, 2012 accessed January 22, 2014.
^Harvilla, Rob "Band of the Year: Japandroids", Spin, December 3, 2012 accessed January 22, 2014.
^Caramanica, Jon "Kinetic, Exuberant and Loud on the Topic of Romance", The New York Times, July 12, 2009 accessed November 10, 2010.
^Chick, Stevie "Japandroids: Live at Heaven (London, UK)", The Guardian, October 29, 2012 accessed January 22, 2014.
^Marotta, Michael "Japandroids finally wrap up their 230-show ‘Celebration Rock’ tour — which began in March 2012", Vanyaland, November 17, 2013 accessed January 22, 2014.
^"Live Music, Concert Tickets & Tour Dates Near You". Bandsintown.com.
^Hermes, Will "Japandroids: One Part Classic Rock, One Part Punk", NPR, June 6, 2012 accessed January 22, 2014.
^Devlin, Mike "Why Japandroids should win the Polaris Prize" Archived March 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, CBC Music, July 30, 2012 accessed January 22, 2014.
^Rubin, Mike "Loud Enough to Be Heard in Another Country", The New York Times, June 15, 2012 accessed January 22, 2014.
^Cohen, Ian "Reviews - Japandroids, Celebration Rock", Pitchfork Media, May 29, 2012 accessed June 7, 2012.
^Gormely, Ian "Review: Japandroids - Celebration Rock", Exclaim!, May 29, 2012 accessed January 22, 2014.
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