Japandroids announce sophomore album, single + tour dates

Vancouver duo Japandroids have announced the follow-up to their 2009 debut ‘Post-Nothing’. The new album titled, ‘Celebration Rock’ will be released on June 5th through Polyvinyl Record Co. and will be available on CD, LP and digital as well as limited edition  180-gram red vinyl available for pre-order at polyvinylrecords.com/celebrationrock.

‘Celebration Rock’ was recorded in Vancouver at The Hive with engineer Jesse Gander, who previously worked with the band on ‘Post-Nothing’.

Track listing:
1. The Nights Of Wine And Roses
2. Fire’s Highway
3. Evil’s Sway
4. For The Love Of Ivy
5. Adrenaline Nightshift
6. Younger Us
7. The House That Heaven Built
8. Continuous Thunder

The band will release the first single off the record On May 15th, The House That Heaven Built as the 4th installment of their 7” series, which also features a B-Side cover of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ track Jack The Ripper.

Listen to The House That Heaven Built via YouTube below.

Starting mid-May, Japandroids will be touring in Europe and North America through mid-July.

Tour dates:
5/17 – Cardiff, UK @ Club Ifor Bach
5/18 – Brighton, UK @ Green Door Store
5/19 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
5/21 – Bristol, UK @ Cooler
5/22 – London, UK @ CAMP (basement)
5/23 – Manchester, UK @ Soup Kitchen
5/24 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
5/25 – Leeds, UK @ Cockpit 2
5/26 – Nottingham, UK @ Bodega
5/31 – Barcelona, ESP @ Parc del Forum (Primavera Sound)
6/11 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
6/12 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
6/14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
6/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
6/16 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
6/19 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
6/21 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
6/22 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
6/23 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
6/25 – Montreal, PQ @ La Sala Rossa
6/26 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
6/27 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
6/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
6/30 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
7/3 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
7/7 – Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore

For more information about Japandroids, visit japandroids.com.