Photos of Japandroids at SXSW 2018 in Austin, TX
Photos of Japandroids at Jefferson Theatre in Charlottesville, VA on October 27th, 2017
QRO’s live review of Japandroids at Terminal 5 in New York, NY on February 23rd, 2017
QRO’s review of Japandroids at Dingwalls in London, U.K. on July 18th, 2013
Photos of Japandroids at O2 Academy in Leeds, U.K. on March 23rd, 2013
Photos of Japandroids at SXSW 2013
QRO’s review of Japandroids at Porter’s Pub in San Diego, CA on November 10th, 2012
Photos of Japandroids at 2012 Beacons Festival in Skipton, U.K.
Photos of Japandroids at 2012 Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain
Photos of Japandroids at 2012 London Calling Festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Canada’s Japandroids have always bounded in like a breath of fresh, bracing air, their glorious up-rock anthems earned through hardship & delivering hope. This year, singer/guitarist Brian King decided to focus on family & sobriety, ending the band. Fate & Alcohol is a swan song of all you loved about Japandroids.
Photos of Japandroids at Death by Audio in Brooklyn, NY on October 26th, 2010
Photos of Japandroids at 2010 Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal, PQ, Canada
Photos of Japandroids at CMJ 2009 in New York, NY
Photos of Japandroids at 2009 Siren Music Festival on Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY
Photos of Japandroids at 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL
Despite being a final release, Fate is one brimming with the building anthems that is Japandroids great stock & trade. Pieces such as “D&T” and “Alice” drive you upward, while “One Without the Other” kickstarts you into high gear. There’s the natural looking back song with “Upon Sober Reflection”, but its preceded by the purely epic “Chicago”.
Without a tour for the new album to lift spirits (something we could really use right now south of the border…), Fate & Alcohol instead is great goodbye to a great band.
