The Bad Spellers

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The Bad Spellers
photo by: the bad spellers
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Years active	2003 - Present
Genres	Indie rock, Indie pop, Twee, Casiopop
Labels	Post*Records
Members	Tony Parmenter, Yasuko Ichinomiya

The Bad Spellers are an indie-pop band from Tokyo, Japan consisting of Tony Parmenter (guitar, vocals) and Yasuko Ichinomiya (keyboards, vocals, toys).

Although officially forming in 2003, the duet spent the following 2 years in separate countries, only able to write music together via the internet and on occasional visits. Before "officially" uniting in mid 2005, "the Spellers" had been featured on a European net-release and 2 compilation discs.

In 2004 The Bad Spellers traveled to Canada to collaborate/record with Justin Langlois of The London Apartments (Universal Records/Beggar's Banquet Records). These sessions were released in March, 2005 to national (USA/Canada) distribution on Florida's Post*Records as "Fall in Love," a split EP with The London Apartments).(1)

Since 2005 the pair has played shows in Japan, Canada, and the United States. (2)

In 2007 Post*Records released their debut album, "Keep on shining!".