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The Los Angeles-based duo Tashaki Miyaki will release their highly anticipated debut album 'The Dream' on April 7
via Metropolis Records (pre-order here). This week the band shares the video for the album's first single "Girls On T.V.," directed by James Franco and starring actress
Juno Temple. "We wanted to capture the feeling of being lost
while pursuing your Hollywood Dreams," Franco explains. "This is a video
about all the dreamers wandering down Hollywood Boulevard." The
video takes inspiration from the Robert Redford film "Electric
Horseman," as well as the movies "Midnight Cowboy" and "Fallen Angels."
Stream it over at Pitchfork
and on YouTube.
The
Los Angeles-based band Tashaki Miyaki have kept it
mysterious since their inception. In their early days, the band's
members often performed under aliases and even the roots of
their moniker remain hazy (though it may or may not have first come
from a mispronunciation of Japanese director Takashi Miike's name).
The
band was born out of a late night jam session in early 2011, when local
legend Joel Jerome recorded what would become the band's first original
song, "Somethin' is Better Than Nothin" and a cover
of the Everly Brothers'
classic, "All I have to do is Dream." Within a few weeks of posting the
songs to Bandcamp, the band was invited to London where they played
their first ever live show to a packed crowd at the legendary 100 Club.
In the six years since, Tashaki Miyaki have released three singles and an EP on UK labels Luv Luv Luv, For Us Records (Rough Trade Imprint), and The Sounds of Sweet Nothing; as well as a single on their own label, Blonde Dog. Influential local label Burger Records also put out a collection of the band's early recordings. These releases received international acclaim in the NME, MOJO, The New York Times, and Pitchfork, among other outlets.
In the six years since, Tashaki Miyaki have released three singles and an EP on UK labels Luv Luv Luv, For Us Records (Rough Trade Imprint), and The Sounds of Sweet Nothing; as well as a single on their own label, Blonde Dog. Influential local label Burger Records also put out a collection of the band's early recordings. These releases received international acclaim in the NME, MOJO, The New York Times, and Pitchfork, among other outlets.
The
Guardian UK deemed the group a "female Jesus and Mary Chain, whose
vocals cut like honey-coated razor blades." Others have compared the
band to Mazzy Star, Spiritualized, and The Velvet Underground, but Tashaki Miyaki considers film to be their closest muse.
Band members cite David Lynch
and his composer Angelo Badalamenti, as well as
Sergio Leone's partnership with Ennio Morricone to be as powerful an influence as music like Lou Reed, Neil Young, David Bowie and
My Bloody Valentine. Tashaki Miyaki's songs are
designed with visual inspiration: seeing the band perform live is a
multimedia experience, where their haunting music is paired with
ever-changing, curated cinematic backdrops, creating a full sensory
experience. Their dream-like aesthetic has been mirrored in stark and
alluring music videos created by talented filmmaker and friend, Juan
Iglesias.
Tashaki Miyaki have
toured and played festivals across North America, Europe and the
UK. The band has also performed at art museums around the world,
including The Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona and MoMA, New
York.
Tashaki Miyaki has spent the past couple years writing and recording their debut LP, The Dream, produced by Singer/Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist Paige Stark and engineered by Dan Horne (Cass McCombs, Allah Las). As a writer for The Fader once observed of the band’s hypnotic sound, “It's so pretty I’m afraid saying anything else might diminish it".
Tashaki Miyaki has spent the past couple years writing and recording their debut LP, The Dream, produced by Singer/Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist Paige Stark and engineered by Dan Horne (Cass McCombs, Allah Las). As a writer for The Fader once observed of the band’s hypnotic sound, “It's so pretty I’m afraid saying anything else might diminish it".
Tour Dates:
March 6, 13, 20, 27 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo (Monda
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