Japandroids (加拿大) , 傷心欲絕

Japandroids is a two piece band from Vancouver, BC. This ‘band’ started in 2006 and consists of Brian King and David Prowse. Originally intending to be a trio, the boys decided to forego the logistical nightmare of having a ‘lead singer’ and do it themselves. As a consequence, Japandroids are one guitar, one set of drums, and two vocalizers. Japandroids are maximal – a two piece band trying to sound like it’s a five piece band. Their ‘songs’ run the gauntlet of rock & roll subgenres, with the boys ripping off too many different bands to sound like any other duo making music right now.

http://japandroids.com

How much do you love Japandroids? I love em!

曾幾何時，搖滾樂已是滿街早慧少年手持的旗幟，淪為口號，卻無從發洩。而JAPANDROIDS這兩個從加拿大多倫多來的髒小子Brian King和David Prowse，就是學不會妥協。原本打算在推出《Post-Nothing》後就嗚金收兵的他們，意外地得到了品味刁鑽的Pitchfork全力提攜，接連跳進了2年的世界巡迴演唱。習慣了與這世界背道而馳，從朋友的派對和社區的車庫搖滾發跡，連最基本的搖滾三件式也算不上。少了一把貝斯，他們硬闖了一片天地，卻也沒有比較溫馴。暌違三年，他們始終如漢子般撐了下來，帶來最新專輯《Celebration Rock》，重新展開亞洲巡迴的行程。大量的賀爾蒙、大量的躁動與反抗，毫不妨礙他們汲取大家的儲思盆，用最簡潔、激烈的吉他和弦與鼓點跟你一同腳步顛簸走在黑暗的路上。
就如同〈Younger Us〉那拳拳到肉的歌詞所述:

Remember when we had them all on the run
And the night we saw the midnight sun
Remember saying things like we'll sleep when we're dead
And thinking this feeling was never going to end
Remember that night you were already in bed
Said fuck it, got up to drink with me instead

說他們他們是《慾望街車》裡的史丹利、《野獸冒險樂園》懼怕失去的小男孩或Wes Anderson戲謔的鏡頭下，對自己和這世界都過度自信，但卻總是期望破滅，仍不停往前的純真角色都好。即使與這世界對抗的再疲累，躺進被窩、幻想死亡，這些都不被允許，我們只管拎著啤酒，在午夜街頭游移、朝未知盡頭狂奔。
JAPANDROIDS就是那條你熟悉的骯髒街道，在你絕望的時候，傍著路燈，帶你回家。
JAPANDROIDS是這世代的現在進行式，不適合悼念。