Japandroids are you band of the week.

Japandroids was formed in 2006, and comprises Brian King on guitar and David Prowse on drums. The two met at the University of Victoria, where King studied science and Prowse anthropology. They originally intended to find a third member to act as lead vocalist, but later decided to forgo having a specific lead singer and simply share vocal duties. The name Japandroids came from two other band name ideas: Japanese Scream (from Prowse) and Pleasure Droids (from King).

The band self-released two limited edition EPs, 2007’s All Lies and 2008’s Lullaby Death Jams, prior to signing with independent Canadian label Unfamiliar Records in January 2009. Their debut LP, Post-Nothing was released in Canada in April 2009, originally on vinyl only. They were subsequently signed to Polyvinyl Record Co. in June 2009. Post-Nothing was released worldwide in August 2009, and was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize as well as nominated for the 2010 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. You can check out their song “Heart Sweats” by clicking on the icon below.

Mr. McClung