teenagersintokyo – ‘End It Tonight’
“One word, all lowercase”, that’s how Sam of teenagersintokyo instructed me to spell out her band name. Actually I wasn’t sure if they were a band back then, more like really hot team DJing action that frequented cool underground indie clubs, Modular parties and advertising functions. Of course being the local Sydney radio identities that they were, getting involved in the live music scene was inevitable and all that interviews and gig going soon led them to morph into a band. They started out with five but soon lost their drummer to a wrist injury, and I was told they now perform with a drum machine instead.
They get a lot of comparisons with Brazillians Cansei De Ser Sexy, but those are usually based on their image rather than music. Both have crazy indie disco fashion sense and hot looking girls, but CSS has a much more clubbier feel to their music while these girls lean towards the no/nu wave revival popular of late in the Sydney scene. I’ve only seen them once and I believe it was one of their very first gigs at Brighton Up Bar in Darlinghurst, a tiny space of maybe 80 people capacity with no stage. Coincidentally it was also the same place where I saw Young & Restless for the first time. And now these three bands will have another connection, CSS is touring Australia early January and teenagersintokyo is supporting them in Sydney while Y+R is the support for Melbourne. All of them have very hot Asian girls leading so check them out yo!
December 18, 2006 9:13 am
I quite like this! These gals are the next big thing in the Sydney music scene for sure. The Sun Herald described them as “explosive”!
December 18, 2006 1:06 pm
the comparisons to CSS continue, cos t.i.tunfortnateacronym’s also now have a token boy. I saw them perform on Saturday night at The Annandale and they introduced their new drummer as Rudy. I though they were really, really great. Totes entertaining and sounding really full and interesting. It doesn’t really make sense that I feel proud, but I do! And by gosh they do dress well.
December 18, 2006 3:11 pm
you mean to say they really exist jerry?! I always thought they were just a figment of my imagination.
December 18, 2006 4:02 pm
they are very real indeed, tho the use of mystery has done wonders
December 20, 2006 12:47 pm
That’s a pretty damn catchy tune.
December 22, 2006 1:48 pm
the drummer wasn’t lost to an injury – she was kicked out.
February 9, 2007 6:00 pm
I know. You can see her shoulder in that photo. They cut her out. WHAT?