{"product_id":"adventure-cream-vinyl-by-half-japanese","title":"Adventure (Cream Vinyl) - By:Half Japanese","description":"\u003cp\u003eLegendary indie travellers Half Japanese return with their new album Adventure. The prolific outsider combo, helmed by the ever-optimistic Jad Fair, delivers a heartwarming set of upbeat sonnets celebrating the power of love, affection, and maturity.\u003cbr\u003e\nMore than 50 years since Jad and his brother David emerged from their lo-fi bedroom in Uniontown, Maryland, USA, Adventure takes the latest incarnation of the band down new and more refined avenues. Recorded in London at Vacant TV and produced by Jason Willett and Jad, Adventure presents a more pristine and polished\u003cbr\u003e\ncanvas for Jad to expand upon. The addition of Euan Hinshelwood to the sonic palette, with saxophone, harmonica, and piano, creates a smoother backdrop for the band’s less lubricated sound.\u003cbr\u003e\nLemonade Sunset is an ode to the world of wonder, a spacious overture built with melancholy in mind but relishing the positivity of life. By contrast, Step On Up revolves around a glorious rising piano motif that hints at Steely Dan if they were high on energy drinks and spinach rather than their usual tipple. It’s a light-hearted evocation of the good times.\u003cbr\u003e\nMagnificent is a homage to living in the present tense, powered by the bittersweet saxophone, with a glorious piano-led sub-melody offsetting Jad’s positivity:\u003cbr\u003e\n“magnificently magnificent,” no less. Elsewhere, ringing percussion and sharp arrangements provide Jad with a sturdy and far reaching soundtrack to lament over. Adventure sees Half Japanese covering new ground, with\u003cbr\u003e\nJad’s considered soliloquies set in a sumptuous setting.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe lineup for Half Japanese on Adventure includes Jason Willett (bass, keyboards), Gilles-Vincent Rieder (drums, percussion), John Sluggett (guitar, piano, bass), Mick Hobbs (guitar), Euan Hinshelwood (guitar, saxophone, piano, harmonica), and Jad Fair (vocals, percussion). Sadly, longstanding member Mick Hobbs passed away last year.\u003cbr\u003e\n“Cutting straight to the gut. Jad’s phrasing matches surging sentiments, creating a counterpoint to the spot-on music. The woozy disconnect is oddly compelling”\u003cbr\u003e\nPitchfork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Absurdly underrated art-rockers\"\u003cbr\u003e\nRecord Collector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Fair's ability to bang out music behind him is matched perhaps only by Mark E Smith\"\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Wire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Half Japanese continue a run of fine late career albums.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLabel\u003cbr\u003e\nFire Records\u003cbr\u003e\nGenre\u003cbr\u003e\nAlternative  LP - SIDE A\u003cbr\u003e\nBeyond Compare\u003cbr\u003e\nStep On Up\u003cbr\u003e\nMeant To Be\u003cbr\u003e\nPossibilities\u003cbr\u003e\nThings\u003cbr\u003e\nThat's Fate\u003cbr\u003e\nLP - SIDE B\u003cbr\u003e\nAdventure\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Summer of Love\u003cbr\u003e\nStars Don't Lie\u003cbr\u003e\nLemonade Sunset\u003cbr\u003e\nMagnificent\u003cbr\u003e\nBlame It On Your Smile\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOUTHBOUND","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50010811891905,"sku":"FIRELP792","price":60.96,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/6482\/1953\/files\/459924-Product-0-I-638917037041258163.jpg?v=1771979541","url":"https:\/\/techsupplyshed.co.nz\/products\/adventure-cream-vinyl-by-half-japanese","provider":"TECH SUPPLY SHED","version":"1.0","type":"link"}