Group

Half Japanese

1970s art-punk band from Maryland

From: Uniontown, United States
Since: 1974–present
Releases: 43

experimental rock
indie rock
post-punk
art punk
experimental
lo-fi
alternative rock
avant-garde

About

Half Japanese is an American art punk band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair in 1974, after their family's relocation to Uniontown, Maryland.

Half Japanese's original instrumentation included a small drum set, which they took turns playing; vocals; and an out-of-tune, distorted guitar. Both Fair brothers sang, although over time Jad held the frontman role. As of the band's last several releases since the 1990s, according to the album and CD credits, Half Japanese composes and plays the entirety of the music while Jad, eschewing his role as guitarist from earlier albums, plays almost no guitar but is responsible for the vocals and lyrics, which typically divide into either "love songs or monster songs."

From Half Japanese on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.