Eastern Youth

Eastern Youth

Eastern Youth playing in Nashville, Tennessee
Background information
Origin Hokkaidō, Japan
Genres Punk rock, post hardcore, indie rock, emo
Years active 1989–present
Labels Saddle Creek Records
Five One Inc.
Associated acts Scanners
Website www.hadashino-ongakusha.jp
Members Hisashi Yoshino
Atsuya Tamori
Tomokazu Ninomiya
Past members Tohru Mitsuhashi

Eastern Youth is a Japanese punk rock trio formed in 1989 in Hokkaidō. Their sound blends many different styles, and is especially complex for a three-piece band. Their lyrics express the helplessness of Japanese youths.[1] Their influences include Fugazi, Jawbreaker, Stiff Little Fingers and Discharge.[2]

Career

Eastern Youth was formed as Scanners in 1989 by childhood friends Hisashi Yoshino and Atsuya Tamori in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. From 1989 to 1993 they were the top Oi!/Skinhead act in Japan. The released 3 albums, 1 single and were on several compilation albums. The band changed the name from EASTERN YOUTH to eastern youth, and shed the skinhead image of their past. The band moved to Tokyo in 1990. In 1995, they put out their first release on their own record label, 坂本商店: (Sakamoto-Shoten) 口笛、夜更けに響 Kuchibue Yofuke-ni-Hibiku ("A Whistle Rings Late At Night"). 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, with At The Drive-In, largely broadening their popularity. They continued to tour America with Jimmy Eat World in 2001, and Saddle Creek band Cursive in 2006, with whom Eastern Youth split sides on 2003's 8 Teeth to Eat You EP.[3] During the "Bottom of the world"-Tour 2015 Tomokazu Ninomiya announces that he will be leaving the band.

Members

Discography

Singles

Albums

DVDs

Notes

External links

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