![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The way that the bass thumps along (perhaps because the band lacks an official bassist) in simple harmony. The way that vocalist Sawao Yamanaka and lead guitarist Yoshiaki Manabe seem to call and answer each other on guitar. The elegance of The Pillows is in how their music can sound as though it is bare-bones, but still be so rich and full. Even now, their (almost) yearly album releases continue to refine and experiment off of the style choices made on My Foot. My Foot found the best utilization and drastically altered the band’s course into the present day. For me, My Foot is the most important record to the band’s sound in the last 15 years.īy the early 2000s, The Pillows had shifted from the fuzzed grunge in favor of poppier elements on albums with differing degrees of success. Each record can sound similar to the uninitiated, but those who listen can see the shifts, waiting year after year to see how the band pushes themselves this time. Over the course of almost three decades, The Pillows have had a similar evolution to that of Green Day after releasing nearly an album a year, their signature sound has taken tiny steps. Starting as a cheesy pop band in the late 80’s, they broke into a grunge infused garage rock with hints of surfer rock by the mid-90’s. The Pillows are Japan’s answer to The Ramones. As the band behind the grunge pop soundtrack of smash-hit anime, FLCL, they’re the only Japanese rock band that a shocking amount of Americans know (and love). ![]()
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