Japandroids "Fate & Alcohol" 2026-04-03 Artwork by Jeff Jank

Artwork by Jeff Jank

and detailed melodies

NOLA was written mainly by Phil Anselmo and Pepper Keenan between 1990 and 1995

which continues in Jepsen’s tradition of coupled releases — but this time they’re not so much B-sides as they are a second chapter

Japandroids "Fate & Alcohol" 2026-04-03 Artwork by Jeff JankAfter seven years, Japandroids have returned with Fate and Alcohol, their fourth and final full length. Written in part while the Vancouver duo guitarist vocalist Brian King and drummer vocalist David Prowse were touring behind their 2017 ANTI debut, Near to the Wild Heart of Life, the album is at once a return to form and a thrilling step forward, testament to the sort of chemistry that they've honed over the course of 18 years and hundreds of shows