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  • Summary: The 16th full-length studio release for the indie rock band led by Jad Fair features contributions from Lydia Fischer and Sophie Bernadou.
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  1. Uncut
    Jan 17, 2017
    80
    Somewhere on the feral fringes of indie civilisation, Half Japanese remain kings of their own tiny jungle. [Feb 2017, p.28]
  2. Jan 17, 2017
    80
    Half Japanese albums are like the proverbial buses, and this is their third album in as many years, after nothing for the previous decade-plus. Jad Fair’s art-punk outsider unit return with an album that reflects their early days while taking the Half Japanese story into a new chapter.
  3. Jan 17, 2017
    70
    On Hear the Lions Roar, Half Japanese demonstrate that after nearly 40 years of music-making, they're still creating some of the most engaging recordings of their lives, and that's truly something to believe in.
  4. Feb 13, 2017
    70
    Hear the Lion’s Roar is filled with positivity and joy, and though sometimes the silliness buries some genuinely tuneful compositions, it’s yet another worthy escape that preserves Fair’s endearingly idyllic fancy.
  5. Jan 17, 2017
    69
    Some of Fair’s bug-eyed mantras feel even more impactful when the music can swell in tandem, but there’s also the threat of just sounding like a very good rock band than like the joyful mess that they can be.
  6. Mojo
    Jan 17, 2017
    60
    Despite the presence of a few additional collaborators, much in Half Japanese-world is as anticipated. [Feb 2017, p.94]
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