Fate & Alcohol LP

Japandroids' Fate & Alcohol pulls no punches, a grim title wrapping around the ten tracks that tell of weariness and resurgence. "Chicago" launches with an unyielding rhythm, each snare crack echoing the weight of lost time as it demands the needle drop. This isn't an album for the polite; it's a blunt affirmation of a band carving their path through years of silence.