The Pillows

The Pillows
The Pillows in 2011. Left to right: Yoshiaki Manabe, Sawao Yamanaka, Shinichiro Sato.
The Pillows in 2011. Left to right: Yoshiaki Manabe, Sawao Yamanaka, Shinichiro Sato.
Background information
OriginHokkaidō, Japan
GenresAlternative rock, power pop, garage rock,[1][2] J-pop[3]
Years active1989–present
LabelsDelicious Label (2016–present), King Records (1994–2007, 2016–present), Captain Records (1989–1991), Pony Canyon (1991–1994), Avex Trax (2007–2016)
MembersSawao Yamanaka
Yoshiaki Manabe
Shinichiro Sato
Past membersKenji Ueda
Websitewww.pillows.jp Edit this at Wikidata

The Pillows (Japanese: ザ・ピロウズ, Hepburn: Za Pirōzu, stylized as the pillows) are a Japanese alternative rock band formed in 1989. The group has released 22 studio albums, several EPs and compilations, and over 40 singles. Outside of Japan, they are best known as the group responsible for the soundtrack to the FLCL anime series.[3]

  1. ^ Hickey, David. "The Pillows – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference japanzine_jan10_interview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Osueke, Austin (7 July 2006). "J-Pop Is the Quiet Storm in American Culture". asianweek.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2007.

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