Japandroids Share New Song ‘D&T’

This is the second track released from the noise-rock duo’s forthcoming final album.

Image by Dan Monick

In the leadup to their final album – Fate & Alcohol, released October 18 via Anti- – Vancouver indie fellas Japandroids have shared new song. ‘D&T’.

The second single from their fourth and final album follows the previously released ‘Chicago’ and is another high-energy burst of post-punk indie rock.

In a press release about the song, vocalist Brian King said: “We had been on the road for a year and a half, and the plan was to wrap up our riot of indulgence with a four-night stand in Philly. We arrived early, exhausted and dishevelled, voices shot, hearts parched, and while we had every intention of easing into it, someone inevitably called all-hands-to-the-bar and away we went.

“One before-breakfast eye-opener turned into two and pretty soon I was pleasantly jingled. With soundcheck still hours away, I decided that a walk was in order and slipped outside under the guise of a cigarette. Half a block later, I was stopped by an intangible stranger who politely remarked that he had seen plenty of drinkin’ Johnnies and cokey Joes aimlessly exploring the streets of Philadelphia, but I took the cake. He prescribed Jesus and water, which I solemnly acknowledged. Sheepishly, I returned to my stool and upon seeing my reflection in the mirror behind the bar became wistful and started writing.”

Listen to ‘D&T’ below.

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Japandroids met as students at the University of Victoria in British Columbia in 2006. Relocating to Vancouver, the duo released their debut album Post-Nothing to critical acclaim in 2009, with Pitchfork’s Ian Cohen writing the band “makes terminally catchy music played with punk's enthusiasm and velocity that makes you feel like joining in to bash along” in his glowing review of the album.

They followed Post-Nothing with the commercially successful Celebration Rock in 2012, an album that also received high praise and topped many end-of-year best lists. The lads embarked on an extensive world tour in support of the album, performing a whopping 500 shows in 44 countries. Japandroids took several years off after the tour ended before returning in 2017 with Near to the Wild Heart of Life.

Addressing their legacy in a statement, the band is measured in their response. “I don't think we're the most technically proficient band in the world,” Prowse says. “And we're not the most original-sounding or challenging band in the world. But we've always put a lot of passion into what we do, and I think that's resonated with a lot of people. And I'm really grateful that we could be that band for people, in the same way that so many bands were for us.” 

Fate & Alcohol is released October 18 via Anti-. You can pre-order your copy here and check out the album artwork and tracklist below.

Fate & Alcohol

1. Eye Contact High

2. D&T

3. Alice

4. Chicago

5. Upon Sober Reflection

6. Fugitive Summer

7. A Gaslight Anthem

8. Positively 34th Street

9. One Without the Other

10. All Bets Are Off

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