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AUSTRALIA - JAPANESE MOTORS DOWN UNDER

Everyone's favourite new band, Japanese Motors, has just landed in Australia. The guys are surfers from California and the latest band to sign to VICE Records. Right now they're somewhere out in Mordialloc playing an instore for a bevy of pre-pubes, before heading back into civilistion to play our Melbourne VICE Kills Summer Party. They'll be heading further up the coast over the next few days to play the Sydney party, before reaching their final destination of New Zealand.

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The band's debut album has just been released in Australia and the latest single "Single Fins and Safety Pins" is getting everyone's attention. Summer just officially started. Bikinis please.

Japanese Motors' debut self-titled album is out now on VICE Records. Do yourself a favour.

And, if you need anymore convincing that these guys are the real deal, then have a look at these videos:

"Single fins and Safety pins" film clip

Alex Knost three-part profile on VBS’s Hi-Shredability

Japanese Motors' MySpace