Eastern Youth
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| Eastern Youth | |
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 The Japanese punk/indie rock band Eastern Youth
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Genre(s) | Indie Rock Punk Rock Emo |
| Years active | 1989–Present |
| Label(s) | Saddle Creek Records Five One Inc. |
| Website | Official MySpace |
| Members | |
| Hisashi Yoshino Atsuya Tamori Tomokazu Ninomiya |
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Eastern Youth is a Japanese indie rock trio. Despite being primarily punk rock-influenced, their sound blends many different styles, and is especially complex for a three-piece band. Their lyrics, sung in Japanese, express the helplessness of Japanese youths.[1] Their influences include Fugazi, Jawbreaker, Stiff Little Fingers and Discharge.[2]
Prior to 1994, Eastern Youth were an Oi! band. Around 1994, with the addition of Tomokazu Ninomiya on bass, Eastern Youth evolved into an indie band. Oi! deals mainly with with societal issues and with the skinhead subculture, whereas indie rock deals primarily with personal, emotional issues.
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[edit] Career
Eastern Youth was formed in 1988 by childhood friends Hisashi Yoshino and Atsuya Tamori in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. The band moved to Tokyo in 1990. The former Japanese skinhead band would eventually transform its style from Oi! to Indie Rock, when they were joined by former metal guitarist Tomokazu Ninomiya on bass in 1994. In 1995, they put out their first release on their own record label, Sakamoto-Shoten: Kuchibue Yofuke-ni-Hibiku ("A Whistle Rings Through the Midnight Street"). Within the next 5 years, Eastern Youth became legendary to the Japanese indie rock scene and in 2000 they played in the United States for the first time, largely broadening their popularity. They continue to tour in the United States, often with the support of the Saddle Creek band Cursive, with whom Eastern Youth split sides on 2003's 8 Teeth to Eat You EP.[3]
[edit] Members
- Hisashi Yoshino - vocals, guitar
- Atsuya Tamori - drums
- Tomokazu Ninomiya - bass
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- Noboru Asahi Abite (1991)
- Hadashi de Ikazaru wo Enai (1996)
- Aosugiru Sora (1997)
- Kaze no Naka (1999)
- Amazarashi nara Nureru ga Ii sa (1999)
- Kakatonaru (2001)
- Sekai ha Warehibiku Miminari no you da (2002)
- Kyousei Shiryoku 0.6 (Corrected Eyesight 0.6) (2001)
[edit] Albums
- East End Land (1989)
- Time Is Running (1990)
- For Skins and Punks EP (1991)
- Eastern Youth (1993)
- Kuchibue Yofuke-ni-Hibiku (1995)
- Koritsumuen no Hana (1997)
- Tabiji ni Kisetsu ga Moeochiru (1998)
- Kumo Inuke Koe (1999)
- Kanjusei Outouseyo (2001)
- 8 Teeth to Eat You (2002)
- Soko kara Nani ga Mieruka (What Can You See From Your Place) (2003)
- Don Quijote (2004)
- 365歩のBlues (2006)
- Blowing from the Other Side of the Earth (2007)
