Japandroids discography

Japandroids discography

Japandroids in concert at the Hillside Festival in 2010
Studio albums 3
Compilation albums 1
EPs 2
Singles 5

The discography of Japandroids, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based rock duo, consists of two studio albums, two extended plays (EP), and four 7" singles.

After self-releasing two EPs, Japandroids signed to independent Canadian label Unfamiliar Records. Their debut album, Post-Nothing was released in Canada on April 28, 2009, originally on vinyl only (Unfamiliar had offered to press Post-Nothing on either CD or LP, but not both, with the band opting for an LP release). Japandroids were subsequently signed to Polyvinyl Record Co. in June 2009.[1] Post-Nothing was released worldwide on August 4, 2009 to widespread critical acclaim, especially in Canada where Exclaim! named it the second best album of 2009.[2] It was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize[3] as well as nominated for the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year.[4] The album was also well-received internationally, appearing on many year-end lists including Pitchfork Media (#15),[5] SPIN (#16),[6] NME (#39),[7] The A.V. Club (#25),[8] Pop Matters (#35),[9] Stereogum (#21), and reached #22 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[10] Initially, the duo desired to include several more tracks on the album, but were unable due to insufficient funds.[11] A few of the un-included tracks that the duo had written for the album were later recorded and released in 2010 as series of limited edition 7" singles. The same year, Japandroids re-released their first two EPs as a compilation titled No Singles.

On March 26, 2012, Japandroids announced that their second album Celebration Rock would be released by Polyvinyl Record Co. on June 5, 2012.[12][13] Additionally, they announced that a limited edition 7" of the album's first single "The House That Heaven Built" would be released on May 15, 2012.[14]

Studio albums

Year Album Details Comments
2009 Post-Nothing
2012 Celebration Rock
2017 Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
  • Label: ANTI-
  • Released: 27 January 2017
  • Formats: CD, LP, Digital
  • Third studio album

Compilation albums

Year Album Details Comments
2010 No Singles

Extended plays

Year EP Details Comments
2007 All Lies
  • Independently released and limited to 500 copies.
  • Re-released as part of No Singles compilation.
2008 Lullaby Death Jams
  • Independently released and limited to 500 copies.
  • Re-released as part of No Singles compilation.

Singles

Year A-side B-side Format Label Album
2010 "Art Czars"
(Japandroids)		 "Racer-X"
(Big Black)		 7" Polyvinyl Non-album single
2010 "Younger Us"
(Japandroids)		 "Sex and Dying in High Society"
(X)		 7" Polyvinyl Celebration Rock
2010 "Heavenward Grand Prix"
(Japandroids)		 "Shame"
(PJ Harvey)		 7" Polyvinyl Non-album single
2012 "The House That Heaven Built"
(Japandroids)		 "Jack The Ripper"
(Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)		 7" Polyvinyl Celebration Rock
2017 "Near To The Wild Heart Of Life"
(Japandroids)		 "Love → Building On Fire"
(Talking Heads)		 7" ANTI- Near To The Wild Heart Of Life

Music videos

Year Title Director
2012 "The House That Heaven Built" Jim Larson

References

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  1. ↑ Polyvinyl Record Co. "Japandroids Join Polyvinyl Family", Polyvinyl Record Co., June 5, 2009 accessed November 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ Gormely, Ian "Pop Rocks: Year In Review 2009", Exclaim!, December 2009 accessed November 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ Polaris Music Prize "Polaris Music Prize: 2009 Nominees", Polaris Music Prize, April 27, 2009, accessed November 10, 2010.
  4. ↑ Juno Awards "Juno Awards: 2010 Nominees", 2010 Juno Awards, March 3, 2010, accessed November 10, 2010.
  5. ↑ Hogan, Marc "Staff Lists: Top 50 Albums of 2009", Pitchfork Media, December 17, 2009 accessed November 10, 2010.
  6. ↑ Marchese, David "The 40 Best Albums of 2009", SPIN, December 7, 2009 accessed November 10, 2010.
  7. ↑ Edwards, Tom "The 50 Best Albums of 2009", NME, December 9, 2009 accessed November 10, 2010.
  8. ↑ Ryan, Kyle "The Top 25 Albums of 2009", The A.V. Club, December 9, 2009 accessed November 10, 2010.
  9. ↑ Fortune, Drew "The Best 60 Albums of 2009", Pop Matters, December 18, 2009 accessed November 10, 2010.
  10. 1 2 Billboard "Billboard Heatseekers Chart History", Billboard, August 22, 2009 accessed November 10, 2010.
  11. ↑ Tedder, Michael "Q&A: Japandroids' Brian King", The Village Voice, October 26, 2010 accessed November 10, 2010.
  12. ↑ Dombal, Ryan "Japandroids Talk New Album", Pitchfork Media, March 9, 2012 accessed March 31, 2012.
  13. ↑ Polyvinyl Record Co. "Japandroids - Celebration Rock", Polyvinyl Record Co., March 26, 2012 accessed March 31, 2012.
  14. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry "Japandroids Share New Song, Tour Dates", Pitchfork Media, March 26, 2012 accessed March 31, 2012.
  15. ↑ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html
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