japanese popstars ready north american debut

The latest-greatest, Daft Punk-on-steroids act to hit the scene is Northern Ireland's Japanese Popstars. The trio -- Declan McLaughlin, Gary Curran and Gareth Donoghue -- is unleashing its debut long-player, We Just Are, stateside Feb. 24 via Gung-Ho Recordings. The act's handlers promise that it's poised to join the elite ranks of top live electronic acts such as the Chemical Brothers, Underworld and Orbital. We shall see. But we'll grant them this: Japanese Popstars has an accessible nu electro sound that's faithful to the dance scene (no indie poseurs here, although their MySpace page does contain the requisite '80s pop culture references, including a Delorean car photo). Here's the track list for We Just Are:

01 “We Just Are Intro”
02 “Sample Whore”
03 “Face Melter”
04 “Delboys Revenge”
05 “B.C.T.T”
06 “Dr Frenchy Bernard”
07 “Anthepic (We Have Taken Over)”
08 “The Smile”
09 “Rise Of Ulysses”
10 “Total Distorted Mayhem”
11 “F19b (Droppin Bombs)”
12 “We Just Are (Finalizer)”