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Fujiya & Miyagi tour North & America

There aren't many things more soothing on a stressful day than the peaceful, chug-a-lug of Fujiya & Miyagi's Krautrock-influenced beats*. This is a good thing, especially for the fair citizenry of 16 North American cities, each of which will get the F&M live treatment this fall, beginning on September 25. No word on new material from the Brighton trio just yet, but hopefully time on the road will encourage the guys to compose a proper follow-up to 2006's thoroughly enjoyable Transparent Things. Dates: September 25 - Baltimore, Md. @ Ottobar 26 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Johnny Brenda's 27 - New...  read more

Fujiya & Miyagi Join Peter Bjorn & John On Tour

Call it Ampersand Fest 2007: Fujiya & Miyagi are slated to join Peter Bjorn & John as the buzzy Swedish trio cris-crosses the United States from the end of April through much of May. Unlike their eponymous tour mates, Fujiya & Miyaji are actually three young men from Brighton, U.K.—David Best, Steve Lewis, and Matt Hainsby, to be exact—not a duo of Japanese girls. Their Transparent Things was released on Deaf Dumb & Blind Recordings in 2006, and earned spots on a number of “best of” year-end lists, including Pitchfork’s Top 50 of 2006. Stops on the PB&J&F&M tour currently...  read more

Fujiya and Miyagi Announce March Mini Tour

In a case of strange timing, Fujiya and Miyagi is the second English-speaking band making Paste news today with Japanese names (read about the other, Asobi Seksu, here). English trio Fujiya and Miyagi, whose first album, Transparent Things, was released February 6 on Deaf Dumb & Blind Recordings, have announced a mini tour of the U.S. starting next month. The band’s combination of Krautrock and early 90s electronica have gained enough attention for the first three singles by the band to sell out. Those three songs, their B-sides and four additional tracks make up Transparent Things. Fujiya and Miyagi tour...  read more