No images? Click here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JAPANDROIDS ANNOUNCE FOURTH AND FINAL ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 18 ![]() "For all the descriptive language they use, descriptive language can't really adequately evoke how much beautiful, blown-out noise is produced by these two people, how much better they are at this than dozens of bands who've tried. " - SPIN After three breathtakingly visceral rock ‘n roll records – 2009's ‘Post-Nothing’, 2012’s ‘Celebration Rock’ and 2017’s ‘Near to the Wild Heart of Life’ - Vancouver duo Japandroids are ending their story with a fourth and final chapter titled ‘Fate & Alcohol’. Coming out this fall on October 18, Brian King (guitar, vocals) and Dave Prowse (drums, vocals) have decided to part ways but not before releasing one last album. At once a return to form and a thrilling step forward, this album is a monument to the chemistry they’ve honed over nearly two decades side-by-side. It is their finest
work to date, the sound of a band bowing out at the peak of their powers. When asked to reflect on their career and all they’ve accomplished, both Prowse and King are hesitant to think in terms of legacy. They consider ‘Fate & Alcohol’ a parting gift to fans, because Japandroids have approached every recording as fans themselves, from influences and ethics to artwork and merch. “I don't think we're the most technically proficient band in the world,” Prowse says. “And we're not the most original-sounding or challenging band in the world. But we've always put a lot of passion into what we do, and I think that's resonated with a lot of people. And I'm really grateful that we could be that band for people, in the same way that so many bands were for us.” Look back on their body of work and you’ll find songs that feel like they were written for this moment, for an ending. Songs of celebration and adventure and tomorrows deferred, but also, at their heart, songs about the fleeting nature of everything. If Japandroids wrote and played like this—a dream from the start—might end at any second, it’s because they knew it could. All great things do. ![]() Photo Credit: Dan Monick | HI RES IMAGE HERE Pre-Order ‘Fate & Alcohol’ |