Japandroids Debut "The House That Heaven Built" Video + Tour Dates

[press release] This week, Vancouver duo Japandroids kick off four straight months of touring, beginning August 14th at Portugual's Paredes De Coura Festival. In addition to the already announced European dates, the band has added shows in October, with stops in Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Greece and the UK, finishing up at Pitchfork Music Festival Paris. The band will then follow up their June/July sold out North American tour with headlining dates beginning after their November 1st performance at Fun Fun Fest in Austin. A recent review of their last NYC show by the NY Times said,"Of recent two-member bands - from the White Stripes to the Black Keys to No Age and more - Japandroids have by far the most exuberant, affirming live show." All North American tickets go on sale this Friday. See all tour dates below.

And today, Japandroids debut their first music video exclusively at Pitchfork x Youtube for their single "The House That Heaven Built". The video finds director Jim Larson traveling with the band on their last tour, filming at sold out shows in Toronto, Montreal, Boston, NYC, Brooklyn, DC and their life on the road in between. "The House That Heaven Built" spent four straight weeks as #1 at college radio and it has become the #1 specialty single of 2012.

Japandroids released their long awaited follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2009 debut Post-Nothing, Celebration Rock, on June 5th, debuting at #37 on the Billboard charts. The album was produced by Jesse Gander and Japandroids and has been called "one of the year's most thrilling rock records" by Rolling Stone and "a rock record for the ages" by Pitchfork and the critics have unanimously agreed with that. The album has also been shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Prize in Canada.

JAPANDROIDS ON TOUR:

8/14 -- Ponte Do Lima, Portugal -- Paredes De Coura Festival
8/16 -- Dublin, Ireland -- Workmans Club
8/17 -- Belfast, Northern Ireland-- Mandela Hall
8/18 -- Skipton, England-- Beacons Festival
8/19 -- Leicester, England-- Summer Sundae Festival
8/22 -- Reykjavik, Iceland -- Gamli Gaukurinn
8/24 -- Hannover, Germany -- Bootboohook Festival
8/25 -- Dornstadt, Germany -- Obstwiesen Festival
8/27 -- Frankfurt, Germany -- Zoom
8/28 -- Dresden, Germany -- Beatpol
8/29 -- Berlin, Germany -- Magnet
8/31 -- Poznan, Poland -- Fabrika
9/1 -- Warsaw, Poland -- Hydrozagadka
9/3 -- Budapest, Hungary -- Akvarium
9/4 -- Vienna, Austria -- Chelsea
9/6 -- Ljubljana, Slovenia -- Kino Siska
9/7 -- Graz, Austria -- Postgarage
9/8 -- Zagreb, Croatia -- NKC Park
9/10 -- Prague, Czech Republic -- Lucerna Music Bar
9/11 -- Munich, Germany -- Feierwerk
9/12 -- Luzern, Switzerland -- Treibhaus Luzern
9/14 -- Brussels, Belgium -- La Chocolaterie
9/15 -- Leffinge, Belgium -- Leffingeleuren Festival
9/16 -- Tilburg, Netherlands -- Incubate Festival
9/18 -- Amsterdam, Netherlands -- Paradiso
9/19 -- Rotterdam, Netherlands -- Rotown
9/21 -- Hamburg, Germany -- Reeperbahn Festival
9/22 -- Munster, Germany -- Gleis 22
9/23 -- Cologne, Germany -- Luxor
9/25 -- Copehagen, Denmark -- Pumpehuset
9/26 -- Aarhus, Denmark -- Voxhall
9/28 -- Gothenburg, Sweden -- Pustervik
9/29 -- Stockholm, Sweden -- Strand
9/30 -- Oslo, Norway -- John Dee
10/12 -- Madrid, Spain -- El Sol
10/13 -- Barcelona, Spain -- Sala Apolo
10/15 -- Winterthur, Switzerland -- Salzhaus
10/16 -- St. Gallen, Switzerland -- Grabenhalle
10/18 -- Rome, Italy -- Lanificio 159
10/19 -- Bologna, Italy -- Covo
10/20 -- Padova, Italy -- Loop
10/24 -- Athens, Greece -- AN Club
10/26 -- London, UK -- Heaven
10/27 -- Manchester, UK -- Sound Control
10/29 -- Sheffield, UK -- The Harley
10/30 -- Birmingham, UK -- Hare & Hounds
11/1 -- Paris, France -- Pitchfork Music Festival
11/4 -- Austin, TX -- Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/5 -- Dallas, TX -- Trees*
11/7 -- Scottsdale, AZ -- Martini Ranch*
11/8 -- Los Angeles, CA -- Fonda*
11/10 -- San Diego, CA -- Porters Pub*
11/12 -- San Francisco, CA -- Fillmore*
11/13 -- Portland, OR -- Wonder Ballroom*
11/15 -- Seattle, WA -- Neumos*
11/17 -- Salt Lake City, UT -- Urban Lounge
11/18 -- Denver, CO -- Bluebird
11/20 -- St Louis, MO -- Firebird
11/21 -- Nashville, TN -- Exit / In
11/23 -- Birmingham, AL -- Bottletree
11/24 -- Memphis, TN -- Hi-Tone
11/25 -- New Orleans, LA -- One Eyed Jacks
11/27 -- Orlando, FL -- The Social
11/28 -- Tampa, FL -- Crowbar
11/29 -- Gainesville, FL -- High Dive
12/1 -- Atlanta. GA -- The Earl
12/2 -- Asheville, NC -- Grey Eagle Tavern
12/4 -- New York, NY -- Webster Hall
12/7 -- Washington, DC -- Black Cat
12/8 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Union Transfer
12/9 -- Boston, MA -- Paradise
12/10 -- Montreal, QC -- Cabaret Mile End
12/11-- Toronto, ON -- Phoenix
12/13 -- Chicago, IL -- Metro
12/14 -- Minneapolis, MN -- Triple Rock
12/15 -- Minneapolis, MN -- Triple Rock
12/17 -- Winnipeg, MB -- Pyramid
12/18 -- Saskatoon, SK -- Louis Pub
12/19 -- Edmonton, AB -- Starlite
12/20 -- Calgary, AB -- Republik
12/22 -- Vancouver, BC -- Rickshaw

w/ Bleached



CELEBRATION ROCK:

"I think it's the best rock record I've heard this year." NPR'S 'All Things Considered'

"a rock record for the ages" Pitchfork 'Best New Music' 8.8

"These two know how hard they've worked to buy themselves some time, and how expensive and precious time can get, the darkness of maturity creeping closer but never quite arriving. This is not the sound of settling." Spin 9/10