Eastern Youth
Encyclopedia
Eastern Youth is a Japan
ese 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 express the helplessness of Japanese youths. Their influences include Fugazi, Jawbreaker
, Stiff Little Fingers
and Discharge
.
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, 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.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
trio. Despite being primarily punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
-influenced, their sound blends many different styles, and is especially complex for a three-piece band. Their lyrics express the helplessness of Japanese youths. Their influences include Fugazi, Jawbreaker
Jawbreaker (band)
Jawbreaker was an American punk rock band active from 1986 to 1996 and considered one of the most influential acts of the early-1990s emo movement...
, Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977, at the height of the Troubles. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star , doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they...
and Discharge
Discharge (band)
Discharge is a British hardcore punk band formed in 1977 by Terry "Tezz" Roberts and Roy "Rainy" Wainwright. They are often considered among one of the very first bands to play hardcore punk, and to mix punk with metal...
.
Career
Eastern Youth was formed in 19881988 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....
by childhood friends Hisashi Yoshino and Atsuya Tamori in Sapporo, Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
. The band moved to Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
scene and in 2000 they played in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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
Cursive (band)
Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records.-History:The band was formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen , and drummer Clint Schnase. In 1997, they released Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes. After a couple years of touring, the band...
, with whom Eastern Youth split sides on 2003's 8 Teeth to Eat You
8 Teeth to Eat You
8 Teeth to Eat You is a split EP between Cursive and the Japanese punk band Eastern Youth. It was released on June 4, 2002.-Track listing:-Cursive:*Tim Kasher – guitar, vocals*Gretta Cohn – cello*Matt Maginn – bass guitar...
EP.
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)
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 You8 Teeth to Eat You8 Teeth to Eat You is a split EP between Cursive and the Japanese punk band Eastern Youth. It was released on June 4, 2002.-Track listing:-Cursive:*Tim Kasher – guitar, vocals*Gretta Cohn – cello*Matt Maginn – bass guitar...
(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)