Genuinely thought they had already broken up years ago.

came here just to say the same thing, weird

they broke up in spirit before 'Near To...'

always sad to see any project call it quits but these guys really were very much a product of their time, guess nows a good a time as any

They lasted for too long..

These guys used to be big on Yahoo Answers

They shouldn't have come back after their second record let's be real

what a lame album title.

single is good tho!

Celebration Rock is still a great album.

first two are great, they fell off a cliff after

From what I have read, the issue seems to revolve around general exhaustion over touring and playing live. Which is also why no farewell tour.

This last album could well be to satisfy their contract with ANTI-records

great tune, def the japandroids I fell in love with over a decade ago

bummed af I never got to experience them live

I remember my older brother liking them even though it seemed like a band he shouldn't like. Maybe there was some White Stripes vibe there that reminded him of something from the past. Anyhow I remember it was probably 'Celebration Rock' being ok but I generally don't like taking any recommendations from my older brother because he would always trash on all the music I liked.

So I never really thought of them much since until well this article.

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