The Birthday (band)
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The Birthday is a Japanese Garage rock
formed by Yusuke Chiba
and members of his previous bands, Rosso
and Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
.
's album Emissions, and also that Rosso
would go on a hiatus. Immediately after The Birthday was formed and in August of the same year, their first single Stupid was released.
The band was formed with Yusuke Chiba as the leader, but with the intention that all the members would contribute to the song writing process.
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
formed by Yusuke Chiba
Yusuke Chiba
was the singer for the Japanese band Thee Michelle Gun Elephant. He formed the side-project Rosso in 2001, and when Thee Michelle Gun Elephant disbanded in 2003 he continued with Rosso, until he started the band The Birthday in 2006....
and members of his previous bands, Rosso
Rosso (band)
Rosso was a Japanese band formed as a side project by Chiba Yusuke, and former Blankey Jet City bassist Toshiyuki Terui.-Members:For BIRD* Yusuke Chiba - Guitar / Vocal * Toshiyuki Terui - Bass...
and Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant was a Japanese garage rock band formed in 1991.-History:The band was formed in 1991, while the members were students at Tokyo's Meiji Gakuin University. They later drew influence from The Roosters...
.
History
In June, 2006, Chiba and Imai announced the release of RossoRosso (band)
Rosso was a Japanese band formed as a side project by Chiba Yusuke, and former Blankey Jet City bassist Toshiyuki Terui.-Members:For BIRD* Yusuke Chiba - Guitar / Vocal * Toshiyuki Terui - Bass...
's album Emissions, and also that Rosso
Rosso (band)
Rosso was a Japanese band formed as a side project by Chiba Yusuke, and former Blankey Jet City bassist Toshiyuki Terui.-Members:For BIRD* Yusuke Chiba - Guitar / Vocal * Toshiyuki Terui - Bass...
would go on a hiatus. Immediately after The Birthday was formed and in August of the same year, their first single Stupid was released.
The band was formed with Yusuke Chiba as the leader, but with the intention that all the members would contribute to the song writing process.
Albums
- Rollers Romantic (2006)
- Teardrop (2007)
- Night on Fool (2008)
- Star Blows (2010)
- Watch Your Blindside (2010)
- I'm Just a Dog (2011)
Singles
- Stupid (2006)
- Kiki The Pixy (2006)
- Night Line (2007)
- Alicia (2007)
- Press Factory (2007)
- Namida Ga Koboresou (2008)
- Piano (2009)
- Dig Zero (2010)
Other releases
- Motel Radio Sixty Six (2008)
- Party People (2008)
- The Birthday Meets Love Grocer at On-U Sound Mixed by Adrian Sherwood (2009)