Brian King and David Prowse of Japandroids have announced the release of their fourth and final album. Titled Fate and alcoholIt is scheduled for release on October 18th via ANTI- Records.
Produced by King, Prowse and Jesse Gander, Fate and alcohol The album features 10 tracks written between 2017 and 2020, marking the culmination of the duo's 18-year creative collaboration. According to their press release, King and Prowse consider the album a “parting gift to fans” and made it with their long-standing philosophy of approaching albums as fans.
“I don’t think we’re the most technically proficient band in the world, or the most original or challenging sounding band in the world,” Prowse said in a new statement. “But we’ve always put a lot of passion into what we do, and I think that’s resonated with a lot of people. And I’m really grateful that we were able to be that band for people, in the same way that so many bands were for us.”
As a preview, the first single, “Chicago,” can be heard below.
Check out the album art and track listing. Fate and alcohol below.
Japandroids' last studio album was Close to the wild heart of life in 2017. In 2019, Consequence ranked the band's 2012 LP, Celebration of the rockas one of the best albums of the 2010s.
Fate and alcohol Artwork:
Fate and alcohol Songs list:
01. High eye contact
02. D&T
03. Alice
04. Chicago
05. After serious reflection
06. Runaway Summer
07. A hymn to gaslight
08. Positively 34th Street
09. One without the other
10. All bets are off
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