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Crazy Hearts by Half Japanese on Fire Records (the album artwork by Gary Panter is a colourful and naive-looking painting made up of patterns that seem to depict a landscape scene with a boat and a house; there is ono writing or information on the front of the sleeve)
Crazy Hearts by Half Japanese on Fire Records pressed on transparent turquoise vinyl

Half Japanese - Crazy Hearts

FIRE RECORDS

Half Japanese return with another thrilling ride into unknown charters encountering beasts, celebrities, and menaces. Crazy Hearts, their nineteenth studio album continues their detuned, outsider pop, capturing you in the way that only Jad Fair ever can. 

Purveyors of noise and indie rock for over four decades, Half Japanese have inspired generations of fans from musicians and critics alike. A philosophical psych-tinged journey, these whip-smart observations are uplifting with life-affirming sentiments that we are familiar with, all while showing off their hearts on their sleeves. 

“Half Japanese sound as urgent and vital as they did four decades ago” - NPR 

“The noiseniks blissful pop rebirth continues” - Record Collector 

 

TRACKLIST: 
  1. The Beast Master 
  2. Wondrous Wonder 
  3. Dark World 
  4. And It Is 
  5. My Celebrity 
  6. Late At Night 
  7. Undisputed Champions 
  8. Crazy Hearts 
  9. As Best You Can 
  10. A Phantom Menace 
  11. A Job Well Done 
  12. Let It Show 

 

  • Features artwork from illustrator and cartoonist Gary Panter, and David Fair 
  • LP pressed on transparent turquoise vinyl 
  • Contains download coupon 

 

 

 

also available: 
Half Japanese - Half Gentlemen/Not Beasts   2LP | 3CD 
Half Japanese - Charmed Life   LP 
Half Japanese - Why Not?   LP | CD 
Half Japanese - Invincible   LP | CD 

see also: 
Jad Fair & Daniel Johnston - It's Spooky   2LP+flexi 
Jad & David Fair - Monster Songs For Children   LP 
Jad & David Fair - Halloween Songs   LP 
Jad Fair & Kramer - The History of Crying (Revisited)   LP 

 

 

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