ITEKOMA HITS is a new album by Otoboke Beaver released on Black/Orange Splatter 12" Vinyl, CD and Digital on April 26.
An exclusive Picture Disc version is also available for Damnably Label Subscribers only (limited to 100).
The album features 6 new tracks recorded in 2018 and a re-recording of Akimahenka and After making love with me, You eat your wife s meal with Kaho Kiss drumming.
The other tracks are from the recent Love Is Short and Bakuro Book EPs.
Otoboke Beaver おとぼけビ~バ~ are a punk-rock-garage quartet from Kyoto, Japan. The band s name is taken from a local "Love Hotel" and they describe themselves as: “Japanese girls "knock out or pound cake band”. Formed in 2009s summer at Kyoto University s music club, the band consists of Accorinrin (Lead Vocal & Guitar), Yoyoyoshie (Guitar & Vocals), Hiro-chan (Bass & Vocals) and Kahokiss (Drums & Vocals).
2017 was a breakthrough year for the band with attention from Pitchfork, NPR, i-D and The Fader, acclaimed SXSW & Fuji Rock Festival debuts, a sold-out 100 Club show, and their "Love Is Short" 7” sat in the UK charts for 4 weeks. 2018 saw the band cram three UK dates inbetween slots at Coachella Music Festival this April. The tour is entitled "ATTYUUMA" (Blink Of An Eye) with further coverage in Pitchfork, Billboard, Stereogum and more.
In 2019 the band return to SXSW then tour the UK on the GOLDENWEEK 2019 Tour with Say Sue Me (KR) and Drinking Girls and Boys Choir (KR).
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