Question: Do you like fun?

If you answered no, stop reading this article and stay the hell away from Canada. For fun lovers everywhere, take heart, because Japandroids make pop-punk with an earnestness that only our neighbors to the North can pull off. After their debut, Post-Nothing, garnered a stunning 8.3 from Pitchfork, these guys were off to the races, playing sloppily wonderful anthems about girls and drinking and girls that are drinking, with strong melodies anchoring occasionally mopey lyrics.

Before listening to their latest single, "The House That Heaven Built," I was worried that they would hit a sophomore slump, and be "all sizzle and no steak" as we say in the music biz. Thankfully they haven't strayed from their original lo-fi formula, but there is now a glossy sheen to the music I am mostly attributing to improvements in their ability to sing and play. The drums are more precise, the lyrics, backed up by gang vocals, are delivered with more confidence. If I had to guess, this is probably going to be perfect music to take you out of winter and into spring. But don't take my word for it, go here and make up your own damn mind.