Japandroids share their new video for the song “North East South West,” off the latest release, Near To The Wild Heart of Life (ANTI-)
Japandroids said, “Our first and only previous music video, for “The House That Heaven Built,” was originally designed simply to document one week in the life of Japandroids on tour in America. But as time went by, it inadvertently became not only the best visual document of Japandroids in 2012, but of the whole Celebration Rock era. Directed by Jim Larson, it captured all the action of the road, and offered a brief glimpse into the lives we led for nearly two straight years.
Conceived as a sequel, this video, very appropriately for “North East South West,” documents another week in the life of Japandroids on tour, this time in Europe. Filmed primarily in Spain, Italy, and Portugal, Jim Larson returns to the road to capture what has changed in the preceding years (and what hasn’t).”
On their latest release Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, Japandroids deliver a vital burst of poetic rock and roll. The Ringer called the record “one of the best pure rock ’n’ roll albums of the decade,” while Entertainment Weekly raved “the Vancouver duo sounds positively born to run. Near to the Wild Heart of Life marks a huge leap forward in studio craft, stylistic diversity, and lyrical scope as it crosses the gap between punk and classic rock like the Clash’s London Calling or Green Day’s American Idiot.”

 
Japandroids are heading back on road next month for a series of North American live dates.
Live Dates:
THU 10/05      Tucson, AZ                  Rialto Theatre #
FRI 10/06       Phoenix, AZ                 Van Buren
SAT 10/07      San Bernardino, CA     Cal Jam
FRI 10/13       Calgary, AB                 MacEwan Ballroom  *
SAT 10/14      Edmonton, AB             Union Hall *
MON 10/16     Saskatoon, SK             O’Brians Event Centre *
TUE 10/17      Winnipeg, MB              Garrick Centre *
THU 10/19      Halifax, NS                   Halifax Pop Explosion
SAT 10/21      Montreal, QC                Corona Theatre *
SUN 10/22      Ottawa, ON                  Bronson Centre *
TUE 10/24      Toronto, ON                 Massey Hall *
THU 10/26      Brooklyn, NY                Brooklyn Steel *
SAT 10/28      Charlottesville, VA       Jefferson Theatre *
MON 10/30     Baltimore, MD              Rams Head Live! *
TUE 10/31      Pittsburgh, PA              Stage AE Indoor *
THU 11/02      Chicago, IL                   Vic Theater *
SAT 11/04      Detroit, MI                    The Majestic *
MON 11/06     Columbus, OH             Newport Music Hall *
TUE 11/07      Nashville, TN               Cannery Ballroom *
WED 11/08     Athens, GA                  40 Watt Club *
FRI 11/10       New Orleans, LA         Republic NOLA *
SAT 11/11      McDade, TX                Sound on Sound Fest
MON 11/13     Dallas, TX                    Dada *
WED 11/15     Houston, TX                White Oak Music Hall *
SAT 11/18      Mexico City, Mexico     Corona Capital
# w/ Ty Segall
* w/ Cloud Nothings