Tenniscoats

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In performance, June 2009

Tenniscoats is a Japanese band with two members, Saya & Takashi Ueno, but they often have guest musicians (and non-musicians) playing and performing with them. The guest musicians are for example, , LSD March, , , Saibou Bungaku, Tetsuya Umeda, , etc. Saya and Takashi have also performed in many other underground bands, such as Maher Shalal Hash Baz, , , Yumbo and others. Saya and Takashi have also released solo works.

Their music has been classified as avant-garde, folk, psychedelic and indie; Saya herself has been known to label their sound, "avant pops".[1]

Saya and Takashi met at Meiji University, where they were students.

In December, 2008, Saya collaborated with Satomi of Deerhoof on a one-off project called . The album was released on P-Vine Records (Japan) and Aquarius Records (United States).

In 2009, Takashi began the psych-folk group, . The other members are Shinsuke Michishita (from LSD March), Ikuro Takahashi (from Fushitsusha, Nagisa ni te).

Discography[]

  • The Theme of Tenniscoats (2000)
  • The Ending Theme (2002)
  • We Are Everyone (2004)
  • Live Wanderus (2005)
  • Totemo Aimasho (2007)
  • Tan-Tan Therapy (2008) - Collaboration with Tape
  • Tenniscoats & Secai (2008)
  • Temporacha (2009)
  • Two Sunsets (2009, Domino Records) - Collaboration with The Pastels
  • Tokinouta (2011)
  • Papa's Ear (2012)
  • All Aboard! (2012, Chapter Music) - Collaboration with Ikuro Takahashi
  • Yaki-Läki (2013, ) - Collaboration with
  • Healthy in California (2015, Lotushouse Records) - Collaboration with Maquiladora

References[]

  1. ^ Wilks, Jon. "Tenniscoats: the Classic Interview". The Grizzly Folk. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

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