Invincible

"Don't let the deceptively simple lyrics and breezy approach fool you, Half Japanese are providing something absolutely essential. This is wonderfully wonky pop music for all you lovesick, comic book obsessed, eternally young at heart, outsiders. For long-term fans, there's nothing particularly new here yet Jad Fair continues to scratch an itch that no other band seems to be able to reach. Hurray for love and hurray for Half Japanese!".

"2019's Invincible is the fifth Half Japanese album since Fair revived his long-running project in 2014 after a layoff over 12 years. And this edition of the band (...) actually knows what they're doing. They're not merely competent, they display enough fluency on their instruments that Half Japanese has evolved into a reliable, listenable, and entertaining rock & roll band instead of a group making a virtue of chaos".

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