Japandroids are back and have a lot to share with their fans today. For starters, Celebration Rock will be out on June 5th via Polyvinyl. The band will also be releasing their fourth installment of their 7″ series on May 15th with a single for “The House That Heaven Built” backed with a cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ “Jack The Ripper.” You can here the new track below.
Also of note, Japandroids will be touring in 2012, which you probably could have guessed. Check out the full list of tour dates below, as well.
Japandroids on tour!
5/17 Cardiff, Wales — Club Ifor Bach
5/18 Brighton, England — Green Door Store
5/19 Amsterdam, Netherlands — Paradiso
5/21 Bristol, England — Cooler
5/22 London, England –CAMP (basement)
5/23 Manchester, England — Soup Kitchen
5/24 Glasgow, Scotland — King Tuts
5/25 Leeds, England — Cockpit 2
5/26 Nottingham, England — Bodega
5/31 Barcelona, Spain — Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound)
6/11 Seattle, WA — Neumos
6/12 Portland , OR — Doug Fir
6/14 San Francisco, CA — 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, QC — 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 Street Entry
7/7 Vancouver, BC — Biltmore