Half Japanese

I might have just screwed up, but I can't actually find a dedicated thread on Half Japanese here, which is insane.

They put out a new album in January? I just found it via Tidal (Spotify: your algorithms seem to have failed, though thanks for all the Blake Babies suggestions. I too now want to marry Juliana, and I completely hate my sister.).

Both of the Half Jap comeback albums are fairly great. No pun intended. I was kinda shocked that they have such a low profile around here.

there are some but only the lyric one had some traction
Half Japanese song ID pleeez
In Appreciation Of...Half Japanese "Heaven Sent"
Half Japanese live
greatest half japanese lyric

I was surprised. There are also four Big Country threads. Weird.

wtf how are there so few half japanese threads here????????

i agree the record they put out last year(?) was great

kurt cobain killed himself in a half japanese t-shirt

There's 3 box sets of the lps. I got the 2nd one which is pretty decent. Got it reduced in the HMV sale a couple months back.
Meant to pick up 1/2 Gentlemen Not Beasts.

Saw the band live with Moe Tucker in the late 80s.

How to Play Guitar, by David Fair

David (who's a total sweetheart) puts on a small, free music festival every year called Shakemore. Half Japanese always headlines. Been a few years since I've attended, but it was always a really neat experience. Basically like a bunch of grown up kids (most of whom now have their own kids running around) putting on a backyard show for their friends.

Is there even a Half Jap poll? Half Jap vs. The Fall? Half Jap vs. The Beatles? I'm kind of weirded out by their absence here.

There are more Shaggs threads than Half Japanese threads. Did Daniel Ek have a fight with Jad Fair at some point or something?

that shortened form of "Japanese" you keep using is v "interesting".

but i must thank you for directing me to look at the big country threads, found an interesting long blog post by Marcello about Steeltown.

I wish I could claim that I coined it...but I didn't.

When I was looking for a wedding band, I was informed in no uncertain terms that everyone in NY was available for a price, with two exceptions: Sonic Youth and Half Japanese.

so many great songs this band deserves to be in any conversation about great american groups

The only band to issue a three album set as their debut.