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JAPANDROIDS STREAM NEW ALBUM ‘NEAR TO THE WILD HEART OF LIFE’ AHEAD OF RELEASE

January 21, 2017

JAPANDROIDS

STREAM NEW ALBUM

‘NEAR TO THE WILD HEART OF LIFE’
AT NPR NOW
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/19/510416955/first-listen-japandroids-near-to-the-wild-heart-of-life

OUT JANUARY 27TH ON ANTI-

EUROPEAN/UK TOUR DATES ON SALE NOW

Japandroids third album, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, is currently streaming at NPR.  The album will be available on January 27th via Anti-.

Near To The Wild Heart Of Life has been named one of the most anticipated albums of 2017 by Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Consequence of Sound, New York Magazine’s Vulture, Pitchfork, Stereogum, NPR, AV Club and more!

A pre-order for the album is up now at www.japandroids.com , with the option to buy the special 7” edition of the title track single featuring a b-side cover of Talking Heads’ “Love → Building on Fire.”

Japandroids will set out on a headlining tour of Europe and UK beginning on April 18th. See below for full list of dates, and check www.Japandroids.com  for all ticket information.

18-Apr — Copenhagen, Denmark — Pumpehuset
19-Apr — Hamburg, Germany — @ Uebel & Gefährlich
20-Apr — Cologne, Germany — Gebaude 9
22-Apr — Berlin, Germany — Columbia Theater
23-Apr — Frankfurt, Germany — Zoom
24-Apr — Amsterdam, Netherlands — Melkweg
26-Apr — Paris, France — La Maroquinerie
27-Apr — Brussels, Belgium — The Rotonde / Botanique
28-Apr — Birmingham, UK — o2 Institute Birmingham
30-Apr — Glasgow, UK — The Garage
1-May — Leeds, UK — Stylus
2-May — Nottingham, UK — Rescue Rooms
4-May — Manchester, UK — Gorilla
5-May — Brighton, UK — Concorde 2
6-May — London, UK — o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
3-Jun — Barcelona, ES — Primavera Sound
4-Jun — Barcelona, ES — Primavera Sound
10-Jun — Porto, PT — Primavera Sound

Early critical praise for Near to the Wild Heart of Life:

“blistering third” – Uncut, UK – ALBUM OF THE MONTH

“they can break from the formula and deliver something fresh and exciting. It’s still life-affirming, but in a new way.” – The Line of Best Fit, UK (9/10)

“A solid return” – The Art Desk, UK 

“early claim for the best record of 2017” – Narc, UK (5/5) 

“a strong comeback” – Rock Sound, UK (7/10)

“eight polished, elaborated but still rough rock-songs (..) impressive.” – Slam, DE/AT (8/10)

“The mixture of catchy punk-hymns and luscious garage-rock is as charming as innovative (..) the harmonies of the duo are superb.” – Classic Rock, DE (7/10)

Near to the Wild Heart of Life Tracklisting:

01 Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
02 North East South West
03 True Love And A Free Life Of Free Will
04 I’m Sorry (For Not Finding You Sooner)
05 Arc Of Bar
06 Midnight To Morning
07 No Known Drink Or Drug
08 In A Body Like A Grave

For more information:

http://japandroids.com/
https://facebook.com/japandroids/
https://twitter.com/japandroids
https://www.instagram.com/japandroids/

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