Listen: Japandroids Cover Nick Cave’s ‘Jack The Ripper’

Japandroids have released a cover of Nick Cave’s ‘Jack The Ripper’, which you can listen to above.

The band will release the cover as the B-side to their forthcoming single ‘The House That Heaven Built’, which gets released both digitally and on vinyl on the 15th May.

The single comes from their brand new album ‘Celebration Rock’; a 9 track long-player set for release this June.

The band will also be playing a series of live dates in support of the album.

MAY
17 Cardiff, Wales - Clwb Ifor Bach
18 Brighton, England - Green Door Store
19 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso (London Calling Festival)
21 Bristol, England - Cooler
22 London, England - CAMP (Basement)
23 Manchester, England - Soup Kitchen
24 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tut’s
25 Leeds, England - Cockpit 2
26 Nottingham, England - Bodega
31 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòrum (Primavera Sound Festival) 

June
11 Seattle, WA - Neumos
12 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
14 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
15 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
16 San Diego, CA - Casbah
19 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
21 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
22 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
23 Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
25 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
26 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
27 New York City, NY - Bowery Ballroom
29 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
30 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel

JULY
03 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
07 Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret