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Hokkaidō, Japan (1989 – present)

There are three bands with this name:
1. the pillows, A popular alternative rock band from Northern Japan
2. The Pillows, An alternative rock band from Slovakia
3. Pillows, A punk duo from Oakland, California

1. the pillows are an alternative rock band from Hokkaidō, Japan, best known outside Japan for their contributions to the soundtrack of the anime series Fooly Cooly (FLCL). They consist of Sawao Yamanaka (vocals, guitar), Yoshiaki Manabe (guitar) and Shinichiro Sato (drums)

The band officially formed on September 16, 1989 as a four-man group. The fourth man and original bassist, Kenji Ueda, left the band in 1992 to become a music producer and do solo work. Since then, Tatsuya Kashima and later Jun Suzuki have taken his place as supporting bassists. Neither Kashima nor Suzuki have been named official members out of respect for Ueda.

The band name is intentionally left without any capitalization.

2. An alternative rock band The Pillows from High Tatras, Slovakia.

3. pillows
Current band members: Julia Shirar and Jessica Cowley.
http://www.pillowsmusic.com/contact.html
http://www.myspace.com/pillows
“Whereas two-piece bands and girl bands are usually perceived as having some sort of schtick, the fact that Pillows is a female duo is completely irrelevant. These lovely ladies from Oakland play bare-bones melodies, and the vocals are simultaneously joyous and melancholy. Just when you get all cozied up in your own pillow start to drift into dream land, they kick up the tempo with post-punky, gritty, revved-up electric distortion, slipping in and out of genre counterparts with the greatest of ease.

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aiji_fukuyama wrote:
20 hours ago

So Long Universe is my favorite from them by far.

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FewSoj wrote:
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sunny day a beautiful picture makes me turn around .....perfect!)))))

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DEATHINFIREX wrote:
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CAN YOU FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLL

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rideque wrote:
14 days ago

gazelle city

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redcodefinal wrote:
14 days ago

LOVE YOU GUYS!!! Wish they had more from OOPARTS and New Animal. :)

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rideque wrote:
14 days ago

yep, but not scarecrow...

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Kizuro wrote:
15 days ago

Their music goes far beyond the few songs in FLCL... that's what I like of them. The most powerful songs aren't included on the anime :D

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rideque wrote:
16 days ago

<3

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heminder wrote:
17 days ago

:D

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LoliRelatedName wrote:
21 days ago

So uh, how do these guys still not have a single song in GFDM. It's pretty annoying.

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Peekaboot wrote:
26 days ago

I want alll their albums!

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DEATHINFIREX wrote:
29 days ago

cool band bro

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TolyAss wrote:
29 days ago

Да ты Петросян !

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Turboroom wrote:
29 days ago

Фури много курят<3

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cubesofspinach wrote:
last month

Crazy Sunshine <3

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armin64 wrote:
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Furi Kuri

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Merley wrote:
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Bran-New Lovesong FTW [2]

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Vall59 wrote:
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Одна из лучших групп для меня!! THE BEST!! Serious plan!!!

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rideque wrote:
last month

scarecrow <3

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Eikuy wrote:
last month

I love almost every single song from the pillows.

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