Japandroids Announce Fourth And Final Album 'Fate & Alcohol', Share New Single Chicago
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Dan Monick
Japandroids have announced their final album.
'Fate & Alcohol' will be released on October 18 through Anti-, following up 2009's ‘Post-Nothing’, 2012’s ‘Celebration Rock’ and 2017’s ‘Near to the Wild Heart of Life’.
The Vancouver duo, guitarist-vocalist Brian King and drummer-vocalist Dave Prowse, recorded the LP in their home city with their longtime collaborator Jesse Gander, who engineered their previous records. King said:
"On our last record we wanted to broaden the definition of a Japandroids song, and purposely left our demos quite open and malleable so that we had more flexibility to experiment in the studio. At the time, this approach was new and exciting, and inspired us to be bolder, to take more chances. We were aiming for a more cinematic take on our signature sound. This time, we made certain that every song ripped in our jam space before Jesse ever heard it. If you listen to our first demo of "Chicago," it's obviously much rougher than what you hear on record, but it's all there. Even on a blown-out iPhone recording, the energy was obvious, and the feeling cut through loud and clear."
“I don't think we're the most technically proficient band in the world,” continued Prowse. “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.”
Alongside news of the album, the band have shared its first single, Chicago, which finds them delivering their uniquely dynamic rock. Check it out below alongside the artwork and tracklist.
'Fate & Alcohol' tracklist:
1. Eye Contact High
2. D&T
3. Alice
4. Chicago
5. Upon Sober Reflection
6. Fugitive Summer
7. A Gaslight Anthem
8. Positively 34th Street
9. One Without the Other
10. All Bets Are Off
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