Rock N Roll Ice Cream (Black Vinyl)

VINYL FORMAT. Comes with a digital download! The story behind Rock N Roll Ice Cream is an adventure tale of exploring harmonies, writing together, and a little bit of that West Coast surf vibe whilst lurking a bit towards Japanther's salad days in Brooklyn to draw on pop hooks and simple drum parts that make skating seem easier and bikes move faster. Manifesting their usual elemental drive, Japanther spent 2009 performing nine months out of twelve in a nomadic existence that took the band all over the North America, Mexico and Europe and resulted in this musical bounty. Rock N Roll Ice Cream was put together with the idea of album sides in mind. Nowadays, says Vanek, "records often feel like exercises in hitting fast forward, we wanted a burner from end to end, with the possibility of listening to side two with your morning coffee." Japanther has always been a band apart, running the gamut from performance art to punk rock and back again. Pushing parties to the limit and only stopping short of riots, Japanther returns in 2010 with new member Anita Sparrows (The Soviettes). Says Ian Vanek, "We met Miss Sparrows on Christmas Eve in San Pedro and formed an instant bond. With Sparrows on board, Vanek and Matt Reilly flew to Los Angeles to work with producer Michael Blum, whose past projects with Michael Jackson, Madonna (Like a Prayer, Who's That Girl), Pink Floyd and Suicidal Tendencies. It seemed a daring fish out of water fit for Rock N Roll Ice Cream, an album envisioned by Japanther as a dance party - and all the kids are invited. Continuing Japanther's established habit of collaborating with people from different scenes, legendary poet Eileen Myles (Cool For You, Chelsea Girls) appears on two astonishing tracks.