Tenniscoats - London Day 1 June 1, 2009

Tokyo’s Tenniscoats celebrate all that makes song vital in our collective conscious. Matching emotive live performance against delicately psychedelic folk songs, the duo of Saya and Takashi Ueno (assisted by a plethora of floating members/"special friends"), create some of the most compelling music currently emanating from Japan.

Key catalysts within the Japanese underground Saya and Ueno have performed with Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Cacoy, Puka Puka Brians, Yumbo and others. They've also spread their wings more widely collaborating with Lawrence English and the ROOM40 label in Australia and the UK, Tape/Häpna in Sweden, and the OneOne/CanCan hyper-pop juggernaut with Satomi and Greg of Deerhoof. Two Sunsets, their long-awaited record with The Pastels will be released via Geographic/Domino in late 2009.

Listen:
www.tenniscoats.com
www.myspace.com/tenniscoats
www.last.fm/music/Tenniscoats

Monday support = Xu Shaoyang www.myspace.com/lyngbyhas