Teenagersintokyo aren’t teenagers nor from Tokyo. They are four girls (plus a guy, he comes
later) who met a decade ago on their first day of high school, and formed a band in Grade Seven
art class. They did vocal covers of their favourite songs; the first being a cover of Daft punk’s ‘Da
Funk’. Miska sang percussion, Sam belted out some random noise, Sophie crooned the synth
line and Linda yelled some arbitrary vocals. No one approved.
Eight years later, the girls picked up real instruments and found a boy named Rudy to play drums.
After releasing their self-titled E.P., the band was adopted by UK’s Back Yard Recordings, the
tastemaker label responsible for finding internationally acclaimed bands such as Chromeo and
The Gossip. They have also released their record in Australia through Pavement
Entertainment, and in Japan through Rallye/Klee Label; home to the Klaxons, Au Revoir
Simone and The Teenagers.
They have just come back from a small but well picked run of shows throughout Europe and the
UK. Selling out one of London’s core musical establishments Camden’s Barfly, teenagersintokyo
also hit up venues in Paris, Berlin and Manchester, and then returned home in time to join !!!
(Chk Chk Chk) on their national tour. Since then, they have been excited to find out that initial
pressings of their EP have sold out in the UK as well as in Australia.
teenagersintokyo have shared the stage with !!! (Chk Chk Chk), CSS, The Slits, Midnight
Juggernauts, The Gossip, Van She, Lost Valentinos, Cut Off Your Hands and Damn Arms
amongst others.
http://www.teenagersintokyo.com/
http://www.myspace.com/teenagersintokyo
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