NICO Touches the Walls, and the world
By Shay • Feb 20th, 2008 • Category: Check it Out, Top StoryWith an unforgettable name, NICO Touches the Walls is a band quickly rising in the Japanese rock scene.
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Formed in 2004, NICO Touches the Walls won the LOTTE Prize at the 2004 YAMAHA TEENS’ MUSIC FESTIVAL.
The quartet’s success has really picked up since they made their indie debut with Senha and Company in 2006. They released two indie mini albums that year: Walls Is Beginning and runova x handover.
In 2007, NICO Touches the Walls signed a deal with Ki/oon Records (the same label that houses L’arc~en~Ciel, Chatmonchy, POLYSICS, and more). Their debut mini album, How are you? came out in November 2007. February 2008 brought us their first major single: “夜の果て” (Yoru no Hate, End of Night).
The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Mitsumura Tatsuya (光村龍哉), guitarist Furumura Daisuke (古村大介), bassist Sakakura Shingo (坂倉心悟), and Tsushima Shotaro (対馬祥太郎) on drums.
The band’s unique name equates “walls” with obstacles in the world and the band’s desire to go beyond them to their own world, Mistumura says.
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