JPSNGRLS Release Circulation And Tour

FIRST US TOUR STARTS THIS WEEK DOWN WEST COAST

DEBUT FULL-LENGTH, CIRCULATION OUT NOW ON LIGHT ORGAN RECORDS

“With the manic drive and creativity of the Dillinger Escape Plan at its best, the Vancouver-based JPNSGRLS craft a pop-punk gem in Circulation.”
– PopMatters

“With its knotty guitar lines, frantic half-sung/half-shouted vocals, and slightly dirty production, the album easily conjures up the sounds of
Modest Mouse mixed with the dramatic sensibilities of Spoon.”
– AllMusic

Vancouver quartet JPNSGRLS (pronounced “Japanese Girls”) recently released their debut full-length, Circulation via Light Organ Records. Produced by Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat, Fur Trade, Mounties) and mastered by Greg Calbi (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tame Impala, Arctic Monkeys), Circulation has critics referring to the Canadian emo-punks as “Dinosaur Jr. on a speed binge with Hot Hot Heat”.

JPNSGRLS start their first U.S. tour this Saturday, August 16 in Bend, OR and will head down the West Coast and back, ending at The Highline in Seattle on August 27th. A week before the release, Diffuser premiered a full album stream of Circulation, saying “From the moment you press play on JPNSGRLS’ debut LP, Circulation, the opening guitar riff tosses you into a set of songs that makes you want to listen from start to finish.”

Circulation was tracked in just seven days with the band eschewing unnecessary frills in favor of electrifying live energy. The results are focused and cohesive while still retaining JPNSGRLS’ signature eclecticism. This less-is-more approach makes Circulation a whirlwind of straight-out-of-the-garage noisiness and earworm hooks.

The album is climbing the CMJ charts and the band will be adding more US dates this year in support of the release.

JPNSGRLS Tour Dates:
Aug 16 – Bend, OR – Volcanic Theatre Pub
Aug 17 – San Francisco, CA – Milk Bar
Aug 18 – Hayward, CA – The Bistro
Aug 19 – San Jose, CA – Caravan Lounge
Aug 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Molly Malone’s
Aug 23 – Long Beach, CA – The Prospector
Aug 24 – Santa Ana, CA – Copper Door
Aug 25 – Sacramento, CA – Marilyn’s on K
Aug 26 – Olympia, WA – The Northern
Aug 27 – Seattle, WA – The Highline