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Celebration Rock finds that some of the best moments in life can come from uncertainty.
90
Where Post-Nothing melts into a hazy dream, Celebration Rock does exactly what it claims to do—it burns on and on like the best sort of party.
88
The first thing you take from Celebration Rock is just how much they've improved in terms of capturing pure sound, everything hitting louder and clearer than before.
87
Celebration Rock is in perpetual motion, driven by a visceral sense of urgency that most modern guitar music is so sorely lacking.
80
With Celebration Rock, King and Prowse have constructed an album that's near impossible to dislike.
80
The sheer energy pouring from this record is breathtaking: not until the very final song (‘Continuous Thunder’) does Celebration Rock’s sense of acceleration cease.
80
Celebration Rock is instead a triumph, showing that those with least to lose often have most to gain.
80
Celebration Rock isn’t a final stand, it’s a push forward.
70
Celebration Rock’s high-tempo riff rock concerns itself with energy and embraces our serendipitous run-ins with those good times worth remembering.
60
The second album from noise-punk duo Japandroids works every straining sinew to convince you what enormous fun you must be having in its company, but still winds up striking a curiously sour note.
60
Aptly, the title is about as subtle and nuanced as the record itself: a short, samey burst of enjoyable, yet disposable, garage rock.
Good, catchy album but also repetitive which is holding it back from being a must-listen in my eyes.
Healthy run time though which makes it more recommendable.
Going to start rating an album a day again. I've been disenchanted lately so need to start getting back into the swing of things.
Hopefully I can keep it up :)
Healthy run time though which makes it more recommendable.
Going to start rating an album a day again. I've been disenchanted lately so need to start getting back into the swing of things.
Hopefully I can keep it up :)
EDIT: this album gets better and better over time, and it has become one of my most frequented albums. i really hope these guys have something cooked up that can be released soon.
japandroids is the kind of name i would expect from a cheesy dubstep producer. i now have a completely different look on stupid names. this is one of the best rock albums of the 2010's, with some awesome riffs and very creative lyrics. the LP also had some of the best hooks out of any rock albums ive heard in a ... read more
japandroids is the kind of name i would expect from a cheesy dubstep producer. i now have a completely different look on stupid names. this is one of the best rock albums of the 2010's, with some awesome riffs and very creative lyrics. the LP also had some of the best hooks out of any rock albums ive heard in a ... read more
Japandroids don’t pull punches, but rather punch you in face. Simplistic but ambitious, Celebration Rock is blissfully contained and on point. When the in-vogue musical style is some kind of avante-garde electronica, it’s refreshing to see a band that doesn’t try to innovate. It reminds me why I love rock and roll, and the collective, participatory atmosphere of a concert.
END OF YEAR LISTS
| #2 | / | A.V. Club |
| #2 | / | PopMatters |
| #3 | / | Alternative Press |
| #3 | / | Entertainment Weekly |
| #3 | / | SPIN |
| #3 | / | Spinner |
| #4 | / | DIY |
| #4 | / | Pazz & Jop |
| #5 | / | Pretty Much Amazing |
| #6 | / | MAGNET |
| #7 | / | Slant |
| #7 | / | Stereogum |
| #7 | / | The Line of Best Fit |
| #8 | / | Consequence of Sound |
| #8 | / | Paste |
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MISC LISTS
| #2 | / | Insound |
| #3 | / | PopMatters (Indie Rock) |
| #4 | / | Stereogum (First Half) |
| #6 | / | Greg Kot (Chicago Tribune) |
| #7 | / | Pitchfork Readers |
| #29 | / | Pitchfork (2010-2014) |
| #42 | / | Drowned in Sound |
| #83 | / | SPIN (1985-2014) |
Track List
- The Nights of Wine and Roses
- Fire's Highway
- Evil's Sway
- For the Love of Ivy
- Adrenaline Nightshift
- Younger Us
- The House That Heaven Built
- Continuous Thunder
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Added on: March 26, 2012
