Suvarna Garge (Editor)

Made in Japan (band)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Website
  
madeinjapan.net.au

Record label
  
Made In Japan

Origin
  
Sydney, Australia (2009)

Made in Japan (band) httpslh6googleusercontentcomtc9Oi0zLhwLRRLxs

Years active
  
2009 (2009)–2014 (2014)

Members
  
James CooneyJono GrahamTom DavisAndrew Knox

Albums
  
Tame All Those Thoughts, Sights and Sounds, Made in Japan

Genres
  
Indie rock, Post-punk revival, Dream pop

Similar
  
Sparkadia, Glass Towers, Last Dinosaurs, Bombay Bicycle Club, Friendly Fires

Made in Japan is an indie rock band from Sydney, Australia that formed in 2009. They have described their sound as "dream-pop" and "groove based." Their music has evolved from straightforward post-punk revival in their early releases to incorporate an ethereal shoegaze aesthetic into their sound.

Contents

History

The band was formed by schoolmates James Cooney (vocals/drums) and Jono Graham (guitar) in 2009 over their mutual appreciation for the Bloc Party album Silent Alarm. Tom Davis (guitar) and Andrew Knox (bass guitar) soon joined the band, and new material was composed.

In February 2009, the band released an eponymous four-track EP. In October of the same year, their first single "Oxford Decor" was released. The band then recorded and released the single "Pairs" in April 2010. Both "Oxford Decor" and "Pairs" received late-night music television attention, and the band was featured on Australian radio station Triple J.

Their first full-length album Sights and Sounds was released in February 2012. The album included "Pairs" and a re-recorded version of a track from their debut EP, titled "Evening Weather." The album was shortlisted for the 2012 Australian Music Prize. The band began to tour, including playing at The Great Escape Festival in the UK in May 2013.

Shortly after posting the singles "Follow the Fool" and "History" (of which a video was released) to their SoundCloud profile, the band released their second full-length album on 1 November 2013, titled Tame All Those Thoughts (based on a lyric from "History").

On 23 April 2014, an announcement was made on their Facebook page that they would be entering an indefinite hiatus after member Tom Davis accepted a job in animation in Canada.

Albums

  • Sights and Sounds - Independently released (17 February 2012)
  • Tame All Those Thoughts - Independently released (1 November 2013)

    • EPs

  • Made in Japan - Independently released (20 February 2009)

    • Singles

  • "Oxford Decor" - Independently released (2 October 2009)
  • "Pairs" - Independently released (6 April 2010)
  • "Follow the Fool" - Independently released (16 July 2013)
  • "History" - Independently released (19 October 2013)

    • Songs

    Definitive PulseSights and Sounds · 2012
    Sights and SoundsSights and Sounds · 2012
    Follow The FoolTame All Those Thoughts · 2013

    References

    Made in Japan (band) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA