Glim Spanky

Glim Spanky
Origin Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Years active 2007–present
Labels
Website glimspanky.com
Members Remi Matsuo
Hiroki Kamemoto
Past members Kazuya Ozawa
Taku Mishima

Glim Spanky (Japanese: グリムスパンキー, Hepburn: Gurimu Supankī, stylized as GLIM SPANKY) is a Japanese rock band from Nagano Prefecture, consisting of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Remi Matsuo and lead guitarist Hiroki Kamemoto. Originally formed in 2007 as a quartet, the group became a duo in February 2010.

Their name comes from Matsuo's interest in Celtic culture and fantasy literature; she read a book describing a goblin's "glim" and added "spank" to describe their aggressive drive towards the music industry.[3][4] Their retro sound reminiscent of 1960s and 1970s rock bands has received praise from musicians such as Keisuke Kuwata, Motoharu Sano and Maki Nomiya.[5][6]

History

Glim Spanky was formed by Remi Matsuo during her sophomore year to perform covers at Nagano Prefecture Matsukawa High School's 2007 cultural festival.[4] The guitarist and bassist quit after several months, and Matsuo recruited two upperclassmen in their place, including Hiroki Kamemoto.[4] Matsuo then began writing her own material and started focusing on the band full time. Glim Spanky won the Rock Bancho held by Sony Music in December 2008 and were finalists at the 2009 teenage artists-only festival Senko Riot held by Sony, Tokyo FM and au.[6]

By 2009, Kamemoto was enrolled in Nagoya University,[4] but traveled back to Nagano once a week for band activities.[7] When their bassist and drummer quit in February 2010, Matsuo decided to enroll in Nihon University's art department and Kamemoto transferred to the closer Saitama University so they could continue the band in Tokyo.[4] They resumed activities with support musicians in April 2010. Glim Spanky had their first release in December 2013 when Space Shower Music released the mini-album Music Freak nationwide.[8] They went on their Freak on the Hill tour in March 2014.

In June 2014 the band released their second mini-album and their major label debut, Shōsō, via EMI R (now known as Virgin Records).[10] It includes covers of "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele and "Hikōkigumo" by Yumi Arai.[11] They supported it with the Hello Freaks Tour, which ended with the group's first one-man live.[12] After Matsuo provided vocals to a cover of Janis Joplin's "Move Over" for a Suzuki commercial, Glim Spanky recorded their own version and released it as a 7-inch vinyl record limited to 300 copies on November 28.[13][14] That year, Matsuo contributed guest vocals to the song "Nightfever" by Analogfish.[15]

Glim Spanky's first official single, "Homero yo", was released in February 2015 and was used as the theme song of the TV show Taiko Mochi no Tatsujin ~Tadashii no Home-kata~.[16] The band released another limited vinyl single for their song "Otona ni Nattara" on May 27, which was used as the theme song of the film Children of Iron.[17][18] Their second official single, July 1's "Real Onigokko", was written as the theme song for the movie of the same name.[19] The duo performed at the year's Fuji Rock Festival on the Red Marquee stage.[20] Their first full-length album Sunrise Journey was released in July and they performed a one-man concert at Akasaka Blitz in October.[21] "Wonder Alone" was the ending theme of the Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume DO anime. Matsuo and Kamemoto also voiced characters based on themselves for the show.[22] Glim Spanky were one of the recipients of that year's Muira Jun Award and were nominated for Next Break Artist at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.[23][24]

After their mini-album Wild Side wo Ike in January 2016,[25] Glim Spanky contributed a cover of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" for Hello Goodbye, a tribute album to The Beatles.[26] Their second album Next One followed on July 20 and its tour began in September.[27] "Ikari o Kure yo" was used as the theme song for One Piece Film: Gold,[28] while "Hanashi o Shiyō" was the second ending theme of Kyōkai no Rinne.[29] I Stand Alone, their fourth mini-album, was released on April 12, 2017.[30] Their third album Bizarre Carnival was released on September 13, 2017, and the band embarked on its tour in October. They played their first overseas concert in Shanghai on December 16 and another in Taiwan on January 20, 2018.[31][32]

The duo's third official single, "Orokamono-tachi", was released on January 31 and is the theme song of the Funōhan live-action film adaptation.[33] It includes a cover of Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move".[34] They also wrote the song "The Flowers" for the Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings film 2018 Hanabanasai Wild Flowers ~Hana o Aisuru Hitobito.[35] In a collaboration for the project, the band performed a concert on top of a building in Shinjuku on February 25 which was broadcast live.[36] "The Flowers" is included as a b-side on their fourth single "All of Us", released on May 9.[37] If ordered on certain websites, the single includes their cover of The Brilliant Green's "There Will Be Love There (Ai no Aru Basho)" from the February 17, 2018 episode of the BS-TBS TV show Sound Inn "S".[38] Glim Spanky performed at the Nippon Budokan for the first time on May 12.[39] They also performed at Makuhari Messe on June 23 as part of Luna Sea's Lunatic Fest. 2018, where they were joined onstage by Sugizo for "Orokamono-tachi", and on June 30 as part of SiM's Dead Pop Festival 2018.[40][41] The band returned to Fuji Rock Festival on July 27, this time playing the main stage, and played the Rock in Japan Festival on August 12.[42][43]

Music and influences

Glim Spanky's music is largely influenced by Western rock and blues bands from the 1960s and 1970s. Matsuo's husky vocals have been likened to those of Janis Joplin.[6][44] She cited The Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Joni Mitchell as influences.[6] Matsuo grew up in an artistic family and was exposed to a wide range of music and cultures by meeting musicians and poets. In addition to the ubiquitous Western bands, she also heard French music, African rock, Shibuya-kei and folk.[45]

Kamemoto started playing guitar because of Glay, then moved on to Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, Oasis, Jimi Hendrix and Cream.[45] The duo are also fans of Japanese bands such as Bump of Chicken, Asian Kung-Fu Generation and Ellegarden which they grew up listening to.[6] Both members cited The Beatles as their biggest influence.[7]

Members

Former members
  • Kazuya Ozawa (尾澤和也) – bass (2007–2010)
  • Taku Mishima (三島拓) – drums (2007–2010)

Discography

Albums
Year Album details Oricon[46] Billboard Japan
2015 Sunrise Journey 39 31[47]
2016 Next One
  • Released: July 20, 2016
  • Label: Virgin Records / Universal Music Japan
 9 8[48]
2017 Bizarre Carnival
  • Released: September 13, 2017
  • Label: Virgin Records / Universal Music Japan
 7 5[49]
2018 Looking for the Magic
  • Released: November 21, 2018
  • Label: Virgin Records / Universal Music Japan
 — —
EPs
Year EP details Oricon[46] Billboard Japan
2013 Music Freak — —
2014 Shōsō (焦燥)
  • Released: June 11, 2014
  • Label: Virgin Records / Universal Music Japan
 171 —
2016 Wild Side wo Ike (ワイルド・サイドを行け)
  • Released:January 27, 2016
  • Label: Virgin Records / Universal Music Japan
 31 26[50]
2017 I Stand Alone
  • Released: April 12, 2017
  • Label: Virgin Records / Universal Music Japan
 10 9[51]
Singles
Year Title Oricon[52] Billboard Japan
Hot 100
2015 "Homero yo" (褒めろよ)
  • Released: February 18, 2015
 83 20[53]
"Real Onigokko" (リアル鬼ごっこ)
  • Released: July 1, 2015
 145 84[54]
2018 "Orokamono-tachi" (愚か者たち)
  • Released: January 31, 2018
 31 25[55]
"All of Us"
  • Released: May 9, 2018
 22 50[56]
Other releases
Year Release details
2014 "Shōsō" (焦燥) / "Move Over"
  • Released: November 28, 2014
  • Notes: 7-inch vinyl
"Move Over"
  • Released: December 6, 2014
  • Notes: Digital
2015 "Otona ni Nattara" (大人になったら)
  • Released: April 22, 2015
  • Notes: Digital
"Otona ni Nattara" (大人になったら) / "Homero yo" (褒めろよ)
  • Released: May 27, 2015
  • Notes: 7-inch vinyl
2016 "Hanashi o Shiyō" (話をしよう) / "Jidai no Hero" (時代のヒーロー)
  • Released: May 13, 2016
  • Notes: Digital
2018 "Heart ga Sameru Mae ni" (ハートが冷める前に)
  • Released: August 1, 2018
  • Notes: Digital
Compilation appearances
Year Song Album
2009 "Shōsō" (焦燥) Senko Riot 2009 (閃光ライオット2009)
  • Released: December 2, 2009
2016 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Hello Goodbye
  • Released: June 29, 2016
2017 "Beatniks" (ビート二クス) "Beatniks" (ビート二クス) / "Killing Me Softly"
  • Released: November 8, 2017
  • Notes: Split 7-inch vinyl coupled with a song by KenKen

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