Half Japanese - In Its Pull by Joyful Noise Recordings published on 2014-07-08T17:11:33Z The legendary band's first album in 13 years, available on Joyful Noise Recordings. Pre-order now on ITunes http://bit.ly/1suFFjj or from Joyful Noise http://bit.ly/1mx0SrG One of the most influential bands in rock history, Half Japanese was founded in the bedroom of brothers Jad and David Fair in 1974. Ignoring musical conventions like chords, rhythms, melody, and song structure, the brothers pioneered DIY and Lo-Fi punk aesthetics simply by being themselves. Passionate, fearless, and relentlessly unique, they self-recorded and self-released by mailing out cassettes with handmade packaging, pressing their own vinyl, and brazenly marketing their music with bizarre magazine ads. This unbridled enthusiasm for the act of creating rock music led them to record dozens of amazing records (including the classic albums "1/2 Gentleman/Not Beasts" and "Charmed Life"), and to inevitably influence countless artists such as Sonic Youth, Neutral Milk Hotel, Daniel Johnston, Kurt Cobain, and many many more. Their first album in 13 years, "Overjoyed", shows the band's aggressiveness as well as its friendly charisma. Produced by John Dieterich of Deerhoof, the 12 songs on "Overjoyed" are unlike anything in the bands catalog, each unapologetically positive and surprisingly accessible. "Overjoyed" contains a deep purity, exceptionally rare amongst "reunion albums". They neither attempt to recreate their old sound, nor are they aware of current musical trends and conventions. As a result they sidestep common pitfalls and create something new, interesting, and needed. The first single and opening track is "In Its Pull". The song struts with confidence and exemplifies the magical in-the-moment glee that Half Japanese exudes. It pumps out a straightforward yet enticingly erratic rock pulse that paves the way for the rest of the album. Genre Punk Comment by Joe Connolly love 2021-02-16T07:45:31Z Comment by Soul Dementia Still makes it 2020-09-19T15:13:32Z Comment by Smiley Turtle Records Pure magic 2019-08-28T16:22:00Z Comment by The Quarrels yeah good luck YEAH 2016-08-24T03:23:12Z Comment by Lars J Lundberg brilliant! 2015-03-02T21:08:02Z Comment by indieSongADay Yeah! 2015-01-09T22:45:16Z Comment by Aleks Maik Sounds very King Crimsonish (indiscipline years) I LIke IT 2014-10-28T17:09:44Z Comment by Sons Of The Dark Dawn This is stellar ... SOTDD 2014-09-25T02:36:40Z Comment by Isabela Strudel haha so feelgood 2014-09-12T06:49:27Z Comment by RobinPlaysChords I approve of all of the "YEAH!!!" in this song. 2014-09-02T21:48:19Z Comment by Stricknice YEAH!!! 2014-08-27T15:07:02Z Comment by David Fenech wow. amazing 2014-08-21T05:21:11Z Comment by Jyrki Janatuinen Is this new Stranglers...I love Stranglers and now I like this. 2014-08-19T08:55:43Z Comment by lupinos yeah 2014-08-01T09:51:43Z Comment by Stone Immigrants Check out my punk song bitches. http://soundcloud.com/stone-immigrants/punk-song-at-basement 2014-07-31T01:39:08Z Comment by 3CHAINZ Thank you for Everything Jad, david, Jason, etc...!!!!!!!!!! 2014-07-25T22:49:03Z Comment by RESIST_MY_SKILL style! 2014-07-20T15:51:48Z Comment by Bob Sattler rks26 jazz punk...those chords ouch! 2014-07-18T16:24:45Z Comment by someguywearingashittyhat OH FUCK YES 2014-07-14T09:42:17Z Comment by KOOLROCKRADIO official Rock on! 2014-07-10T19:51:30Z Comment by Josh Turner 70 Totally wild. Diggin' it 2014-07-10T16:33:44Z Comment by benito mosquito wow this is the best reunion album I've heard recently. beats GBV 2014-07-10T09:16:52Z Comment by Solano Outtaspace great long loved band) 2014-07-10T09:06:54Z Comment by Teckyue Lau Yeahhh ! 2014-07-10T01:51:52Z Comment by Celluloid Jam! sick guitar!! 2014-07-09T22:55:13Z