Japandroids Songs Ranked
Japandroids are a Canadian rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, consisting of Brian King (guitar, vocals) and David Prowse (drums, vocals). 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, with Rolling Stone calling it one of The 10 Coolest Summer Albums of All Time, and Spin naming the duo Band of the Year. Japandroids toured heavily in support of both albums, gaining notoriety for their live performances and extensive international concert tours. Between 2009 and 2013, the band performed approximately 500 shows in 44 countries. Japandroids’ music has been described as “one part classic rock, one part punk”, 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. Here are all of Japandroids songs ranked.
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15. In a Body Like a Grave (Near to the Wild Heart of Life, 2017)
“In with a roar and out with a bang as always, the closing track “In a Body Like a Grave” ties the theme of the album together nicely: Live fast, die young, and leave a good looking piece of Canadiana for future generations to blast out their car windows.”
14. I Quit Girls (Post-Nothing, 2009)
“There’s a lot of good points of view here. I’ve always thought this song was saying, “When you’ve had the best, you don’t need the rest.” At which point, I guess you got to retire your jersey and maybe turn a-sexual like you’re Morrissey or somebody. “
13. Continuous Thunder (Celebration Rock, 2012)
“What a great song. No doubt a top tier song on one of the best albums of the year and most likely a top contender for this decade.”
12. Crazy/Forever (Post-Nothing, 2009)
“Post-Nothing is surprisingly full sounding for a two-person band, especially while employing minimal guitar samples. Post-Nothing is all energy and emotion. With just three lines on Crazy/forever, you’d be hard pressed to mistake these guys for Dylanesque songwriters. We’ll stay together forever/stay sick together/be crazy forever King sings on Crazy/forever, in his most crooning voice he can muster.”
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11. No Known Drink or Drug (Near to the Wild Heart of Life, 2017)
“The penultimate track “No Known Drink Or Drug” gives us as much an insight into the softer side of Japandroids as we are ever likely to get. It has a surprising warmth that still feels unmistakably their own, like the kind of Valentine or love song you’d get with all good intentions from Jack the Ripper.”
10. The Nights of Wine and Roses (Celebration Rock, 2012)
“The opening track ‘The Nights of Wine and Roses’ climaxes with an incredibly noisy wall of sound; one which is so tight and full, it is really hard to believe it was recorded on one track. Other than that, there is nothing confusing about the music Japandroids play; it’s loud, fast, passionate and down to earth rock.”
9. North East South West (Near to the Wild Heart of Life, 2017)
“Pretty aggressive noisy pop that has a distorted sound throughout. Some of the melodies are nice and the band should have added a few more songs as it feels like the album was getting somewhere towards the end.”
8. Younger Us (Celebration Rock, 2012)
“Japandroids are a group that is improving rapidly, their modus Operandi for the year is to release a bunch of 7 inch singles, this being the second one. It is also their style to play loud as hell. Their music is a mix of lots of punk, and some shoegaze. They like to yell too, it is all good in the hood as far as I am concerned. Likely one of the better tracks of 2010.”
7. Wet Hair (Post-Nothing, 2009)
“Awesome song, their first album Post-nothing is just out, and was awarded best new music at pitchfork.com. This band will be so hyped up during the summer.”
6. Near to the Wild Heart of Life (Near to the Wild Heart of Life, 2017)
“The titular lead single off the album is impressive, containing a measure of polish around the characteristic thrashing that serves well as King’s bildungsroman. As much inspirational as it is autobiographical, it sends a message of escaping one’s comfort zone to achieve the improbable.”
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5. Adrenaline Nightshift (Celebration Rock, 2012)
“These guys are talented songwriters, I’ll give ’em that, but they sound like a lamer version of No Age to me, they don’t have much going on musically to keep me interested. The only thing that keeps them afloat is the decent hooks that are in most of these songs. “
4. Sovereignty (Post-Nothing, 2009)
“This thing is just overflowing with youthful energy that is making me kick myself for neglecting to see them on the tour for it. I really should give albums a shot when they’re hot shit and not like a year later when the hype has died down.”
3. Young Hearts Spark Fire (Post-Nothing, 2009)
“This is a mixture of emo punk and noise punk. There are other bands in the genre but every now and then Japandroids come out with some good shit. I guess this is one of those times. Maybe top 100 track of 2009 which is still very good. Fuck it this song is pretty awesome.”
2. The House That Heaven Built (Celebration Rock, 2012)
“Not really my kind of music, but this just seems so nice and listenable! This is really good party music and even though I have been considering lowering my rating for this album for a long time, this song really is superb.”
1. Fire’s Highway (Celebration Rock, 2012)
“Listening to Celebration Rock, you can’t help but imagine people crowd surfing, moshing and generally having a good time. It’s punky but unsettling and it has a very loud confrontational vibe to it; like a really great party that you’d be afraid to go to. This is strange because Celebration Rock isn’t particularly dark or scary, it’s just so emotional and untouchable that as a listener, it is hard to remain confident in it’s presence. “
