Japandroids - Fate & Alcohol (October 18, 2024) Album • Page 6

I didn’t listen to it all yet but the vocals on the first track seem…off. Maybe it’ll click on further listens. He kinda sounds Bemis-y

 

Mostly positive first listen.

Some moments stuck out like a sore thumb though. Like I was loving "Positively 34th Street" until the gang vocals on "So I hit send" made me audibly chuckle.

 

Positively 34th Street is my favorite song on this. Really enjoyed my first few listens

 

It’s a very very windy day in Nor Cal and this is perfect

 

Man I missed that Japandroids guitar tone

 

Can’t wait to hear how great these songs sound live

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This makes me want to drink a beer on my porch and enjoy the cool air

 

Dudes

R O C K

A delightful first listen on headphones.

 

Chicago is such a good song. I’m really loving this. I wasn’t necessarily looking forward to it because I’ve never been quiteeee as big on them as everyone else (I mean, I liked CR a ton when it came out but they’re not really a band I think about very often) but I’ve listened to this like four times and counting today.

 

Thought this was fine, but didn't leave too much of an impression

 

the vocals on this are pretty rough, I'm struggling with it honestly. Chicago is a great track though

 

Very few bands give me youthful nostalgia like these guys and I think it’s the guitar tone that does it more than anything. It’s like they figured out how to put ‘aimless night driving with the windows down listening to loud music’ on wax…

 

Probably their weakest, but still really like it and happy we got one more from them

 

Yeah this is fine. Don’t know how much I’ll come back to it

 

Reading the second page of this thread and can’t believe people don’t like D&T! The chorus is actually one of my favorites on the album (at least the medicine man part). It’s rare that my opinions on a band’s music seems to differ so much from everyone else’s, particularly on this site. Feels odd, haha.

 

D&T is good

 

Yeah not sure what the problem with D&T is. It’s a little cheesy, but definitely one of my favorites here.

 

Another day with it and I really like this album

 

I totally understand why people don’t like D&T, it’s cheesy as hell and his vocals are super pitchy and strained in the chorus. But that doesn’t stop me from liking it a lot haha

 

Album is great, it’s giving me life right now. Half the songs on here could be my favorite honestly, prob Positively 34th St though. This band always just puts me in a good mood. I guess it’s bittersweet they’re done but man I hope we see these songs live some day.

 

Idk why but the drummers singing voice reminds me of late Nic Newsham aka The Money Pit.

 

this is a really weird comp but to me he sounds like a blend of both alkaline trio vocalists lol

 

This just keeps getting better with every listen. I'm so glad we got this. Different favorite song with every play through so far.

 

I think he sounds like Jim Suptic from The Get Up Kids lol

 

The Boys Are Leaving Town: The Final Days Of Japandroids

Reading this (a phenomenal piece of writing) just makes me appreciate this record all the more. It’s a rocket ship. Literally every factor in the music industry (time, budget, creativity, shows, sobriety, locations!) is trying to keep it earthbound and it still takes off for the stratosphere.