Eastern Youth
| Eastern Youth | |
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 Eastern Youth playing in Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Genres | Punk rock, 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 |
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| 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]
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[edit] Career
Eastern Youth was formed as Scanners in 1989 by childhood friends Hisashi Yoshino and Atsuya Tamori in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. The band moved to Tokyo in 1990. In 1995, they put out their first release on their own record label, Sakamoto-Shoten: 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]
[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)
- Seijaku ga Moeru (2000)
- Kakatonaru (2001)
- Sekai ha Warehibiku Miminari no you da (2002)
- Kyousei Shiryoku 0.6 (Corrected Eyesight 0.6) (2004)
- Boiling Point 36°C (October 24, 2007)
- Akai-Inoatama Blues (February 6, 2008)
[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)
- Hohaba to Taiyou (2009)
- Kokoro no Soko ni Touka Tomose (2011)
[edit] DVDs
- Sono Zanzou to Zankyouon (2001)
- Archives 1997-2001 (2004)
