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2 The Hardest Thing in the World

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Half Japanese Hear The Lions Roar 8/20/01 2 The Hardest Thing inThey set a blueprint for subsequent indie rock, the kind that valued DIY yet didnt shy away from melody, and addressed matters of the heart with arch distance. Pitchfork Half Japanese are no dictatorship more an underground political movement, united in their love for Jad Fairs weird dismantling vision The Wire Wildly eccentric and humorous, the energetic Hear The Lions Roar is an art rock record where Jads expertly thrown out lyrics remain optimistic