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JAPANDROIDS ANNOUNCE 2017 EUROPEAN/UK TOUR

November 11, 2016
Leigh Righton

Leigh Righton

JAPANDROIDS

ANNOUNCE 2017 EUROPEAN/UK TOUR

NEW ALBUM NEAR TO THE WILD HEART OF LIFE
OUT JANUARY 27TH ON ANTI

LISTEN TO FIRST SINGLE “NEAR TO THE WILD HEART OF LIFE”

After three years out of the spotlight, Japandroids announced their new album last week. Near To The Wild Heart Of Life is due out January 27, 2017 on Anti- Records, with a special early release for vinyl on January 24th. Additionally, they released the first single of the same name, prompting Pitchfork to say “…a new Japandroids record feels like hero’s return,” and Noisey concurred, “thank the good lord for Japandroids.” A pre-order for the album is up now at www.japandroids.com, with the option to buy the special 7” edition of the single featuring a b-side cover of Talking Heads’ “Love → Building on Fire.”

he band announces their first world tour in three years. European/UK dates will take place in April 2017. See below for all details. Tickets will be on sale this Friday, November 11th at 10am local time.

JAPANDROIDS 2017 TOURDATES

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

Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, was written clandestinely throughout 2014 and 2015 in Vancouver, Toronto, New Orleans, and Mexico City. It was (mostly) recorded by Jesse Gander (who had previously recorded both Post-Nothing and Celebration Rock) at Rain City Recorders in Vancouver, BC (September-November, 2015). One song, True Love And A Free Life Of Free Will, was recorded by Damian Taylor during an exploratory recording session at Golden Ratio in Montreal, QC (February, 2015). The album was mixed by Peter Katis at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, CT (May, 2016) and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound in New York, NY (July, 2016).

Like Post-Nothing and Celebration Rock, the album is 8 songs. This is because 8 songs is the standard template for a great rock n roll album: Raw Power by The Stooges, Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen, Marquee Moon by Television, IV by Led Zeppelin, Horses by Patti Smith, Paranoid by Black Sabbath, Remain In Light by Talking Heads, Master Of Puppets by Metallica, etc.

Like Post-Nothing and Celebration Rock, the album was sequenced specifically for the LP. On Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, side A (songs 1-4) and 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.

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

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