Japandroids - The Boys Are Leaving Town
I’m pretty sure Japandroids and I listened to the same music growing up. This is a current day band that sounds like the love child of 10-20 of my high school favorites. Some songs reek of Static Prevails era Jimmy Eat World, others of Braid, Superchunk, The Promise Ring, Cap’n Jazz and other Kinsella musical endeavors… I could go on but won’t. It results in a package that excites me in a similar way to Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin… a throw back sound reminisent of the Vagrant Another Day on the Street compilation days (aka the good old days).
In summary, if you’re like me and would still rather listen to Piebald or The Get Up Kids than “_____________” indie band of 2010, listen to Japandroids.
