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Celebration Rock

Japandroids · 2012

58 min · 15 tracks · indie rock

A visceral blast of exuberant guitar riffs and anthemic choruses that celebrate youth and reckless abandon.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • steady energetic flow throughout
  • celebratory anthems for youth
  • for group sing-alongs
  • invigorating sound for road trips

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer slow, introspective music
  • seek intricate, complex arrangements

Where this album fits

Career context
Celebration Rock is Japandroids' sophomore album, following their debut, Post-Nothing, released in 2009. The band was gaining momentum and critical acclaim, having established a reputation for high-energy live performances and a raw sound that resonated with the burgeoning indie rock scene at the time.
Stylistic neighbors
FIDLAR· The Men· PUP

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 The Nights of Wine and Roses 4:02
  • 2 Fire’s Highway 4:43
  • 3 Evil’s Sway 4:26
  • 4 For the Love of Ivy 4:13
  • 5 Adrenaline Nightshift 4:26
  • 6 Younger Us 3:32
  • 7 The House That Heaven Built 4:49
  • 8 Continuous Thunder 5:09
  • 9 Heavenward Grand Prix 3:54
  • 10 Art Czars 3:57
  • 11 Sex and Dying in High Society 2:38
  • 12 Shame 2:18
  • 13 Racer-X 3:16
  • 14 Jack the Ripper 3:55
  • 15 Younger Us (7" version) 3:35

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