{"product_id":"tokyo-shoegazer-artist","title":"Tokyo Shoegazer |  Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003eTokyo Shoegazer is a Japanese Indie Rock band formed 2010 in Tokyo by Kiyomi Watanabe (vocals, guitar), Hiroshi Sasabuchi (drums), Yoshitaka Sugawara (guitar), and The K (bass). The K left the band in 2013 and Shoko Inoue (lead vocals, guitar) was a member between 2019-20. The band was initially formed as a one-time project, performing at the birthday party of drummer Sasabuchi Hiroshi in October 2010. Watanabe was a member of the band Acid Android, Sasabuchi was in Plastic Tree, Sugawara was in CQ, and The K was in 101-A. Their sound is heavily influenced by fellow 'shoegaze' practitioners such as My Bloody Valentine, with Japanese noise-rock influences. In 2011 the band released their debut album \u003cem\u003eCrystallize\u003c\/em\u003e and held a concert tour that included dates in Taiwan. The album attacted strong reviews such as the following from RYM: \"while not being a very revolutionary album, Crystaliize does manage to capture the essence of shoegaze in a nice gradient from easygoing to emotinal.. they convey a sound that makes you feel connected in a personal way to the release\". After their second album \u003cem\u003eTurnaround\u003c\/em\u003e the members temporarily disbanded late in 2013, but reunited in April 2019 to coincide with the US release of their album \u003cem\u003eCrystallize\u003c\/em\u003e on Graveface Records. In November 2019, the band toured China, plus the band released their third album \u003cem\u003eMoondiver\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a breakthrough with critics and fans alike. Standout albums include \u003cem\u003eCrystallize\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), \u003cem\u003eMoondiver\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), \u003cem\u003eMoonworld Playground\u003c\/em\u003e (2022), \u003cem\u003eTurnaround\u003c\/em\u003e (a re-recording of their earlier release) (2023), \u003cem\u003eRemains\u003c\/em\u003e (2026) and \u003cem\u003eLive at Koenji High\u003c\/em\u003e (2022). The band also contributed two tracks to the My Bloody Valentine tribute album \u003cem\u003eYellow Loveless\u003c\/em\u003e, those being covers of \"Only Shallow\" and \"I Only Said\". In terms of their visual imagery, the band has a somewhat idiosyncratic liking for cute cats, which make an appearance on the artwork of four of their studio albums. For a brief period the band added an extra vocalist, the American-born actress, singer, model, producer, and composer Ananda Jacobs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Website: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tokyoshoegazerjapan\/\"\u003efacebook.com\/tokyoshoegazerjapan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Albums: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Tokyo%20Shoegazer'%20title:Album\"\u003eTokyo Shoegazer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Artists: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'Plastic%20Tree'\"\u003ePlastic Tree, \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/search?q=title:'CQ'\"\u003eCQ\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/tokyo-shoegazer\/593860895\" style=\"display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; border-top-left-radius: 13px; border-top-right-radius: 13px; border-bottom-right-radius: 13px; border-bottom-left-radius: 13px; width: 250px; height: 83px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/files\/mono-black.svg?v=1620883797?size=250x83\u0026amp;h=dbf8cc67646ee577080f8cf28d06e45f\" alt=\"Listen on Apple Music\" style=\"border-top-left-radius: 13px; border-top-right-radius: 13px; border-bottom-right-radius: 13px; border-bottom-left-radius: 13px; width: 250px; height: 83px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/0dzZimiT5lEvERCEXHdaTX?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CT_9MTE5z6U\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9PHZNKcZdDg\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mnRGgvEq5PU\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42384770269266,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1712\/4551\/files\/TokyoShoegazer-Band.jpg?v=1777465015","url":"https:\/\/www.artrockstore.com\/products\/tokyo-shoegazer-artist","provider":"Artrockstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}