Pizzicato Five
Together since 1984, this Japanese avant-pop outfit personified everything cool about indie music in the 1990s. Their satirical love of all things space-age and their impeccable visual taste provided the glossy sheen to an impressive musical ability. Writer/producer Konishi Yasuharu mastered a prodigious number of styles that appealed to the vinyl collectors in the audience--jazz-inflected pop, mod lounge, '70s disco, '60s soul, crisp garage-punk--and singer Nomiya Maki fronted the band with cutesy-chic aplomb. The band broke up in 2001, leaving as its legacy several acclaimed U.S. releases on Matador Records, even more international releases, and the kitschy blueprint of J-pop used by many acts to this day.
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Albums
- (2000) The Fifth Release From Matador
- (1998) Playboy & Playgirl
- (1994) Made In USA
Top Tracks
- A Perfect World
- Baby Love Child
- Twiggy Twiggy / Twiggy Vs. James Bond
- Magic Carpet Ride
- Sweet Soul Revue
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