We last heard from the boys in Memory Map with the release of their 2011 debut LP “Holiday Band”. We couldn’t be more excited to see them return with the release of their sophomore album “The Sky As Well As Space” on 6/10/14. 

With “The Sky as Well as Space”, Memory Map continue to flesh out their uniquely guitar-driven blend of indie pop. Few bands straddle song-craft and technical prowess as effortlessly as Memory Map. Using three guitars (one which cheats its way into acting as a bass), a three-piece drum kit, and vocals from all four members, Memory Map organically fuse cascading guitar lines, complex rhythms, and layered vocal harmonies into shamelessly accessible guitar pop.

In the three years since their debut, Memory Map have gained depth both in composition and production. The album simultaneously showcases the band at their most catchy (“Magnetic Center”), menacing (“Dark Freshman”), and emotional (“Order In the Waves”, “Antelope Earth”). 

Why the three-year gap between albums you ask? Well, the delay is largely due to the popularity of a certain cat. Band member Mike Bridavsky owns and takes care of the most famous cat on the planet, Lil BUB. And because Memory Map have been so flexible in working around Lil BUB’s schedule, the band is officially BUB approved.

Memory Map - The Celebrated Summer

Cracked open always there
Can't think with spirit hair
Taut fibers, nervous rot
Dark visions to be sought

Infinite crushing wisdom
Believe but don't get sucked in

Spat out but can't get back
In a world that's full of cracks
Phantom limbs surround us all
Got your back against a wall
'Til you wake up

Spirit Hair

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The legendary band's first album in 13 years, available on Joyful Noise Recordings.

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One of the most influential bands in rock history, Half Japanese was founded in the bedroom of brothers Jad and David Fair in 1974. Ignoring musical conventions like chords, rhythms, melody, and song structure, the brothers pioneered DIY and Lo-Fi punk aesthetics simply by being themselves. Passionate, fearless, and relentlessly unique, they self-recorded and self-released by mailing out cassettes with handmade packaging, pressing their own vinyl, and brazenly marketing their music with bizarre magazine ads. This unbridled enthusiasm for the act of creating rock music led them to record dozens of amazing records (including the classic albums "1/2 Gentleman/Not Beasts" and "Charmed Life"), and to inevitably influence countless artists such as Sonic Youth, Neutral Milk Hotel, Daniel Johnston, Kurt Cobain, and many many more.

Their first album in 13 years, "Overjoyed", shows the band's aggressiveness as well as its friendly charisma. Produced by John Dieterich of Deerhoof, the 12 songs on "Overjoyed" are unlike anything in the bands catalog, each unapologetically positive and surprisingly accessible. "Overjoyed" contains a deep purity, exceptionally rare amongst "reunion albums". They neither attempt to recreate their old sound, nor are they aware of current musical trends and conventions.  As a result they sidestep common pitfalls and create something new, interesting, and needed.

The first single and opening track is "In Its Pull". The song struts with confidence and exemplifies the magical in-the-moment glee that Half Japanese exudes. It pumps out a straightforward yet enticingly erratic rock pulse that paves the way for the rest of the album.   


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Half Japanese - In Its Pull

Waste of Thyme

From the album "Many Levels Of Laughter", released June 9, 2015 on Joyful Noise Recordings. More info & order here: https://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/j-fernandez-many-levels-of-laughter.html

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J Fernandez - Read My Mind

Taking Root
Deep Within
Can't Resist
Begin Again

Think In Circles
Slow Your Breath
Stark Dimensions
Of Anti-Death

Locked Out Forevermore
Held Back Eternally
Reaching Immortality
Crystallized In Stagnant Space

A Waste Of Space!

Symbiotic Hate
Unravel Your Fate
A Vortex Of No Escape

Crystallization

Good night sweetheart NEW!

"Ghostride" by Crumb
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Recorded and Mixed by Gabe Wax 
Produced by Gabe Wax and Crumb
Additional production and mixing by John Scott
Mastered by Joe LaPorta

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