This is a big, bold, earnest record that still is full of fist-pumping abandon. You can’t argue when you listen to the opening title track or the anthem of Canadian pride “North South East West” that they are aiming firmly beyond the lo-fi, hard rock of their previous releases. “Near the Wild Heart of Life” is nowhere near as raw as “Post-Nothing” or “Celebration Rock," but it still maintains the loud spirit of those two albums, even if the songs now have more depth to their construction.īrian King and Dave Prowse have now made an album that still charges but has increased commercial appeal as well. Quicklist: 1title: Japandroids’ “Near the Wild Heart of Life” ****text: Five years have passed since the last Japandroids record, and the Canadian rock duo has come back more streamlined than ever, ready for its big arena close-up. This is the first really strong release week of the year, giving plenty of exciting records to explore. ![]() — - intro: This week rock duo Japandroids released its first album since 2012, we got a new studio album from Train, prolific garage rocker Ty Segall added another entry to his long discography, rapper P.O.S made a triumphant return, Allison Crutchfield dropped her first proper solo record, folk singer Julie Byrne released a starmaking record and indie rockers Cloud Nothings didn’t disappoint.
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