Near to the Wild Heart of Life

rollingstone

Our take on 'Near to the Wild Heart of Life,' the latest from the Vancouver rockers.

exclaim

Near to the Wild Heart of Life isn't the record fans waited five years for. But backed into a corner, Japandroids have penned a truly great record filled with all the guitar hooks, shout-along choruses about nights spent drinking, sweating and longing to be somewhere else that we've come to expect.

pitchfork

For the most part, Near to the Wild Heart of Life sticks to the Japandroids M.O., but the end results are less enticing.

loudandquiet

thelineofbestfit

Japandroids show that a bit of time off can really do you good on their impressive third album