Watashi Wa was a Christian pop rock

Pop rock

Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 band from San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...

 on Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...

. in Japanese

Japanese language

is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

 roughly means, depending on the context, "I..." or "As for me...".

The band formed in 2000 when most of the members were still in their teens. They were first signed to indie label Bettie Rocket and released two albums before signing to Tooth & Nail in 2002.

The band broke up in July 2004, but in a deal with Tooth & Nail Records singer/guitarist Seth Roberts' new band Eager Seas, were signed to the same label and released their first album under the name Watashi Wa. They subsequently left the label.

The new band currently plays under the name "Lakes

Lakes (band)

Lakes is a band formed in June 2006 in Atascadero, California, consisting mainly of the former band members of Watashi Wa. They are signed to The Militia Group and on September 5, 2006 released a 5 song EP named Photographs EP....

" and have signed with The Militia Group

The Militia Group

-History:The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyeight, Acceptance, and Element 101. Rory Felton and Chad Pearson partnered in 2000 to turn the booking agency into a record company...

 and released the Photographs EP

Photographs EP

Photographs EP was first performed at the Cornerstone festival in 2006, where Lakes also sold a limited number of the EP. The first public release was on August 3, 2006 in a digital format, as an Absolute Punk exclusive...

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Members

• Seth Roberts - vocals, guitar
• Luke Page - guitar, background vocals
• Roger Tompkins - bass
• Lane Biermann - drums, background vocals

Both Roger Tompkins and Lane Biermann played their respective instruments in the alt country

Alternative country

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 band Briertone

Briertone

Briertone is a band from the Central Coast of California. They combine indie, Southern rock and bluegrass elements to create a musical style that they refer to as "outlaw rock."...

, but have since moved on to pursue other things.

Former members

• Mike Newsom - guitar, background vocals
• Luke Page - guitar, background vocals
• Xavier Alexander(Martinez) - guitar (appears in "All of Me" music video)
• Cory Radosevich - bass, background vocals
• Erik Brunner - bass
• Jonthan Russo - drums
• Danny Igarta - bass
• Brendon Alvord- guitar
• Kevin Alvord-bass

Discography

• Eager Seas
  Eager Seas (album)
  Eager Seas is the final album to be released by pop rock band Watashi Wa. "Eager Seas" was going to be released as Seth Robert's side project's debut album, and was originally set to be called "People Like People." For a series of complications, however, it was eventually released under his...
  
  (2006, Tooth & Nail)
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• The Love Of Life
  The Love Of Life
  The Love of Life is the third album to be released by pop punk band Watashi Wa.-Track listing:# "All Of Me"# "At Its Finest"# "The Air I Breathe"# "With Love From Me To You"# "Smoke Signals"# "Joanna"# "Everything"# "Always Is A Place"...
  
  (2003, Tooth & Nail)
• The Color of Today EP (2003, Tooth & Nail)
• What's In The Way
  What's in the Way
  What's In The Way is the second album to be released by pop punk band Watashi Wa.-Track listing:# "Wrong Kind"# "I'm Not You"# "The King"# "The Simple Road Less Traveled"# "Here's To Tomorrow"# "The Fleeting"# "Andy"# "Change of Seasons"...
  
  (2001, Bettie Rocket)
• Lost A Few Battles... Won The War (2000, Bettie Rocket)
• Stephen's First Day Out (1998, Harvey Records)

External links

• Watashi Wa Myspace Page
• Watashi Wa PureVolume Page
• Official Eager Seas Site (currently not working)
• Lakes Myspace Page
• Eager Seas PureVolume Page (currently not working)
• Watashi Wa Lyrics