Thursday, July 10, 2014

Half Japanese Announce 'Overjoyed' First New Album in 13 Years, Stream "In Its Pull"

Uniontown, Maryland experimental rock, art-punk band Half Japanese have announced they will release 'Overjoyed', their first new album in 13 Years, this September.

The band's fourteenth studio album has been produced by John Dieterich of Deerhoof, it features 12 tracks, that according to the press, "are unlike anything in the bands catalog, each unapologetically positive and surprisingly accessible."

The album will be out on September 1st via Joyful Noise Recordings. Pre-order your copy here.

The tracklist is as follows:

01. In Its Pull
02. Meant To Be That Way
03. Brave Enough
04. Do It Nation
05. The Time Is Now
06. Our Love
07. Shining Star
08. Each Other's Arms
09. Overjoyed And Thankful
10. We Are Sure
11. As Good Can Be
12. Tiger Eyes

The band are streaming the album's first single and opening track "In Its Pull", which you can listen to below, along with a mini-documentary about the album.