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ストレイテナー (Straightener)

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Biography

Guitarist Horie Atsushi and drummer Nakayama Shinpei formed Straightener in 1998.

It would take two years of steady performing before the band reached a point where it could release its first recording, Straighten it Up. In 2001, the duo embarked on a nationwide tour of Japan.

After releasing a number of singles and EPs on the LD&K and Run Run Run labels, Straightener started its own label, ghost records, and released two more EPs. In 2003, the duo signed with Toshiba-EMI.

The band released its full-length debut album, Lost World's Anthology, in January 2004.

Among Straightener's many releases is a split cassette with Art-School, also an EMI labelmate. The two bands share a similar penchant for post-punk power pop. Horie possesses an appealing voice strengthened only by his precise guitar playing.

Members

Horie Atsushi: vocals, guitar, keyboard
Nakayama Shinpei: drums