Saturday, July 21, 2007
we used to always sleep at night
The guys from Japandroids weren't all that impressed with their own performance at Hoko's last night. On one hand I can see why. There were some flubbed notes and false starts, they were rushed for time, and the short set seemed to put a bit of a damper on their mood. On the other hand, if you want to listen to music without mistakes you can stay home and play records, the time constraints meant they just cranked out song after song for a half hour without letting up, and a little bit of attitude - especially if it's from guys who aren't actually assholes - can go a long way.
My first reaction was to compare them to Death from Above, but I think that's just me being lazy. They're both two piece bands that make more noise than a two piece should be able to, but the similarities start to end there. Japandroids are guitar/drums, not bass/drums. They have complimentary vocals going. And they swap out DFA1979's dance grooves for some shoe-gazey, wall of sound action.
I was pretty into the songs they were streaming on MySpace, but their live show - and by their own admission a crappy one at that - was one of the best things I've seen from a new band (at least new to me) in ages. Check them out at Casa del Artista on the 10th of next month and pick up their EP, All Lies, at a show or at Zulu.
now playing: Japandroids - To Hell With Good Intentions (McLusky Cover)
we used to always sleep at night
The guys from Japandroids weren't all that impressed with their own performance at Hoko's last night. On one hand I can see why. There were some flubbed notes and false starts, they were rushed for time, and the short set seemed to put a bit of a damper on their mood. On the other hand, if you want to listen to music without mistakes you can stay home and play records, the time constraints meant they just cranked out song after song for a half hour without letting up, and a little bit of attitude - especially if it's from guys who aren't actually assholes - can go a long way.
My first reaction was to compare them to Death from Above, but I think that's just me being lazy. They're both two piece bands that make more noise than a two piece should be able to, but the similarities start to end there. Japandroids are guitar/drums, not bass/drums. They have complimentary vocals going. And they swap out DFA1979's dance grooves for some shoe-gazey, wall of sound action.
I was pretty into the songs they were streaming on MySpace, but their live show - and by their own admission a crappy one at that - was one of the best things I've seen from a new band (at least new to me) in ages. Check them out at Casa del Artista on the 10th of next month and pick up their EP, All Lies, at a show or at Zulu.
now playing: Japandroids - To Hell With Good Intentions (McLusky Cover)
Labels: japandroids, show recaps
