Half Japanese Hear The Lions Roar pressed on black vinyl. Sticker over the shrinkwrap.

Half Japanese Hear The Lions Roar pressed on black vinyl. Sticker over the shrinkwrap.They set a blueprint for subsequent indie rock, the kind that valued DIY yet didnt shy away from melody, and addressed matters of the heart with arch distance. Pitchfork Half Japanese are no dictatorship more an underground political movement, united in their love for Jad Fairs weird dismantling vision The Wire Wildly eccentric and humorous, the energetic Hear The Lions Roar is an art rock record where Jads expertly thrown out lyrics remain optimistic

An iconic band

Poolsides cover of Neil Youngs classic Harvest Moon - which they made a one-of-a-kind 12-inch just for James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) and halted the pressing of the album to include in on their debut album Pacific Standard Time has been streamed over 100M times

Although this isn't one of the group's most consistent albums

2018 stereo remaster of the original album

but he was no stranger to unaccompanied keyboard expeditions

Brand new sealed

and anti-authoritarian qualities -- she was earthbound

tin whistle

visceral melange of funk

Q-Tip & Don Jazzy

both make appearances here

John's Orchestra