Japandroids

it's been a while, but the canadian rockers are back with their 3rd record & they're sounding bigger than ever - their riotous, infectious & hooky anthems taking them into the hold steady's visceral punk-rock territory.

Like their prior albums 'Post-Nothing' & 'Celebration Rock', the album is 8 songs as apparently, this is 8 songs is the standard template for a great rock n roll album. side A (songs 1-4) & side B (songs 5-7) each follow their own loose narrative - Taken together as one, they form an even looser narrative, with the final song on side B (song 8) acting as an epilogue. "The shout-along fuzzy anthems and earth-shattering choruses that scream “carpe diem” are all still present and correct, with “Near To The Wild Heart Of Life” and “No Known Drink Or Drug” being quintessentially Japandroids. But it also sees the duo testing new waters, finding new ways to blow you away" 9/10 - thelineofbestfit.