On Japandroids' Near to the Wild Heart of Life, the songs are fine, the melodies and production are fine but there's none of the edge of a great rock album.
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Japandroids announce new album and it’s about bloody time
To prove there's no way 2017 is going to start as badly as 2016, Japandroids have announced a new album, Near to the Wild Heart of Life, out January 27.