Saito: My name is Saito and when I examined the kanji letter of 'sai' in my Japanese-English dictionary, I found that it meant ‘unison’ of ‘sing the national anthem in unison’.
How did you decide on UNISON SQUARE GARDEN as your band name? Was it a pun of Union Square in New York? So, I have always listened to bands singing in Japanese, regardless of whether it's rock or pop. However, my point is that I’m most impressed when Japanese lyrics remain in my heart. Suzuki: I listen to overseas bands that I think are good and my body sways naturally to the music sometimes. I was affected so much by the many singer-songwriters that appeared. Tabuchi: I wonder, perhaps my awakening for music might be popular J-pop songs of the 90’s? I think my song writing was influenced by them.
My prompt to start the band was BRAHMAN (an alternative Japanese punk rock band) So we are the band playing Japanese pop/rock music that we listened to and we sublimate them in our way.ĭo you have musicians who influenced each of you? Did you listen to Japanese music more than Western music? We play what we like, and we want to make the music which we have listened to and have been impressed by. By telling ourselves that “music is fun” and “the sound of a band is fun and cool,” we experience and feel the basic reason why we play Japanese music in a band. It’s nice to meet you.įirst at all, could you introduce your band to our readers who don't know you yet? Tabuchi: I’m the bassist, Tabuchi Tomoya. Saito: I’m Saito Kousuke, the guitarist and vocalist. Earlier this year JaME already had the opportunity to cover one of the band's impressive concerts, and this time we were invited to interview the band in order to get to know them better. Starting with a special mix of indierock, electronics and pop music, they have now moved to rock with catchy tunes and danceable rhythms. The music of UNISON SQUARE GARDEN has changed through the years.
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