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Japandroids  Fate & Alcohol

The Canadian duo come to a full stop with their fourth and final album musicOMH

The Bug  Machines

At a modern art installation or some chic afterparty, there’s no doubt the record would kill Spectrum Culture

Japandroids  Fate & Alcohol

A refreshing take on a band’s final album, and it feels like some of the band’s strongest material yet Northern Transmissions

Chat Pile  Cool World

The record is in no way a fall from grace of drop of form. It’s the uglier, more poetic and brooding cousin of the debut. A proof of sheer willpower, yet still a transitional work of a band growing comfortably into their future Beats Per Minute

The Linda Lindas  No Obligation

The Linda Lindas are the torchbearers for a new generation of punk-rockers, and this album lets that flame burn even brighter Dork

Japandroids  Fate & Alcohol

Brian King and David Prowse’s guitar-drums combo enjoys one last hurrah with tracks ranging from bluesy epics to rock romcom The Guardian

Japandroids  Fate & Alcohol

Maybe dudes rock the most when they're self-aware enough to realise it’s time to call it a day? The Skinny

Japandroids  Fate & Alcohol

Whether this is indeed permanent, or simply a pause before the spark gets relit by some anniversary or dwindling bank account, Fate & Alcohol is a fitting end to one of Canada's most inspiring and singular bands from the past 15 years Exclaim

Japandroids  Fate & Alcohol

The exuberance of old remains, but it’s tempered with a new self-awareness DIY

Japandroids  Fate & Alcohol

The Canadian duo’s fourth and final album captures the boisterous energy of old while reckoning with their bittersweet farewell NME

Japandroids  Fate & Alcohol

The likes of “D&T”, “Alice” and the cheekily titled “A Gaslight Anthem” are destined to inspire sessions of air-punching by anyone who still believes a life might be saved by three chords, the truth and a glass of the good stuff. Print edition only Uncut

Japandroids  Fate & Alcohol

The Vancouver duo’s triumphant return is also their grand finale on what they say is their last album Paste Magazine

Japandroids  Fate & Alcohol

Even in an age of reunions and celebration tours where it can be hard to believe things are ever really over, this record does hold a poignant sense of finality Clash

The Hard Quartet  The Hard Quartet

For the Hard Quartet, everything came together quickly. Now they need time to take it all apart Spectrum Culture

Godspeed You! Black Emperor  No?Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead

Post-rockers GY!BE make wondrous noise (again) but water it down with vague commentary Spectrum Culture