10 Things You Didn’t Know About Japandroids [Pitchfork Preview]
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After signing with an independent Canadian label called Unfamiliar Records, the duo was reluctant to get the band back together but went for it and their album Post-Nothing was named the second best album of 2009, according to the Canadian music magazine.
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After releasing their album the band went on a tour, throughout Canada, Europe and ending in North America.
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Self released two EP's "All Lie's" in 2007, and "Lullaby Death Jams" in 2008 (each limited to 500 copies), before recording a full length album.
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After recording their first full-length album, Post-Nothing, with the intention of self-releasing it in 2009, they decided to call it quits at the end of their year, and tour. They decided to self release the album, but not promote it.
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"Japandroids"="Japanese Scream" (by David Prowse) + "Pleasure Droids" (by Brian King).
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The two attended the University of Victoria, in Victoria British Columbia and graduated in 2005.
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Originally wanted to have a third member as a lead vocalist, but later decided against it.
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Japandroids have made television appearances on Jimmy Kimmel, and Last Call with Carson Daly.
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Heavily influenced by The Sonics, and tried to incorporate their style of music in their own.
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The Japandroids are a duo rock group, formed in Vancouver, Birtish Columbia in Canada, formed in 2006
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