Japandroids (JPNDRDS) is a two piece band from Vancouver, BC. This 'band' started in 2006 as a creative outlet for the post-teenage angst of Brian King and David Prowse. Originally intending to be a trio, the boys decided to forgo the logistical nightmare of having a 'lead singer' and do it themselves. As a consequence, Japandroids are 1 guitar, 1 set of drums, and 2 vocalizers. They call it garage rock. They don't care what you call it, as long as it's not minimal. Japandroids are maximal - a two piece band trying to sound like a five piece band.

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Building on the buzz of 2008's Lullaby Death Jams and 2007's All Lies, Japandroids' debut full-length, Post-Nothing, was released in 2009 and immediately began garnering critical acclaim. Four months later, the record was named on numerous year-end lists -- earning best-of-2009 honors from Pitchfork, Spin, Stereogum, NME, Exclaim and many, many more. Tired of being forced to pick a label for their music, Brian (guitar) and Dave (drums) decided that their sound was simply "post-nothing." The album's nine gems confirm this: running the gauntlet of rock 'n roll sub-genres to the point that the boys are ripping off too many different bands to sound like any other duo making music right now. 

In 2010, Japandroids devised a 7" series as a way to give something back to its fans. Recorded during the duo's brief period of time off between tours, each two-song 7" in the five-part series (released throughout the year) included an A-side of previously unreleased material written during the Post-Nothing sessions and a cover B-side. 2010 also saw the re-release of Japandroids' two pre-Post-Nothing EPs compiled together as No Singles. Celebration Rock, the long-awaited follow-up LP to Post Nothing, is due out in June 2012 via Polyvinyl Records.