Post-Nothing

Article summary

Post-Nothing is the debut studio album by Canadian rock duo Japandroids. Originally released in Canada on 28 April 2009, by Unfamiliar Records. Pitchfork awarded 'Best New Music' to both the album and lead single "Young Hearts Spark Fire", helping to expose the band to a large audience outside of Canada. Japandroids were later signed to Polyvinyl, who re-released the album worldwide on 4 August 2009.

Key claims

1. release date: 2009-04-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2009-08-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2009-04-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2009-08-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2012-05-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "2009-04-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2009-08-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2009-04-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2009-08-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2012-05-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1334482875