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Darkness On the Edge of Gastown | Japandroids | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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No Allegiance to the Queen | Japandroids | 4:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sexual Aerosol | Japandroids | 3:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lovers/Stangers | Japandroids | 1:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lucifer's Symphony | Japandroids | 6:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Couture Suicide | Japandroids | 4:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Avant Sleepwalk | Japandroids | 2:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Coma Complacency | Japandroids | 3:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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To Hell With Good Intentions | Japandroids | 3:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Press Corps | Japandroids | 5:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| BookletDigital Booklet - No Singles | Japandroids | -- | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Items |
Album Review
Polyvinyl's No Singles compiles Japandroids' first two out of print EPs, All Lies and Lullabye Death Jams, offering fans a chance to check out the duo in its even looser, post-punk beginnings. As the album title implies, No Singles doesn’t pack in the hits like their excellent full-length debut, Post-Nothing. The early material is ramshackle, with back-and-forth shouts and youthful jubilation, but the songs lack an anchor: the fist-pumping hooks that became Japandroids' calling card. That key ingredient notwithstanding, Brian King and David Prowse display a lot of promise and chemistry in their early stages, and the walloping “Hey! Hey! Hey!” of "Coma Complacency," the chugging harmonic guitar clinks vs. rock ‘em sock ‘em drums in “Darkness on the Edge of Gastown,” and the urgent playground taunts of Mclusky's “To Hell with Good Intentions” will be enough to make hardcore fans very happy. For completists who probably already own the EPs, the bang-up remastering job by John Golden (Nirvana, Melvins) and thick liner notes justify an upgrade.
Customer Reviews
Husker Du
Listening to this brought back memories of early Husker Du. Japandroids could share a bill with Husker Du and Sonic Youth.
JPDRS
this album is definitely different from Post-Nothing, but in a good way. it really shows a more raw side of their song writing and has really good song variation. it spans every level of their music.
No Singles
The thing to keep in mind when listening to this album is that it's actually a re-release of their first two self-released EPs. The first 5 songs are from the 2008 release Lullaby Death Jams and songs 6 thru 10 are from the 2007 release All Lies. Because of this, the album doesn't necessarily "flow" from beginning to end.
When you look at the album as a compilation of their early work, it truly is a great album. Most artists' earliest work does not compare to their later work. This is not the case with the Japandroids. The sound is much more "raw" than the tracks on Post-Nothing, but the music is of the same quality. Because Lullaby Death Jams is the more recent of the two featured EPs, it sounds more like Post-Nothing. The first two tracks, "Darkness on the Edge of Gastown" and "No Allegiance to the Queen" would have fit right in on their short debut LP. The contrast to these songs lie in the last two tracks of the album "To Hell With Good Intentions" & "Press Corps". Just like they did on Post-Nothing, they end the album with an incredibly powerful song with minimal lyrics, although the sound is like nothing you've heard from the Japandroids.
When people ask me about Japandroids, the one word I cannot help but use is "fun," and that description remains true on No Singles.
Biography
Formed: Vancouver, British Columbia, Cana
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By Japandroids
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The House That Heaven Built | The House That Heaven Built - Single | 4:49 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Young Hearts Spark Fire | Post-Nothing | 5:03 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Wet Hair | Post-Nothing | 3:09 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Boys Are Leaving Town | Post-Nothing | 3:59 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I Quit Girls | Post-Nothing | 4:55 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Sovereignty | Post-Nothing | 3:31 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Crazy/Forever | Post-Nothing | 6:01 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Heart Sweats | Post-Nothing | 4:22 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Rockers East Vancouver | Post-Nothing | 4:29 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Jack the Ripper | The House That Heaven Built - Single | 3:55 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Rock, Music, Alternative, Indie Rock, Adult Alternative
- Released: May 10, 2010
- ℗ 2010 Polyvinyl Record Co.
