The Beatniks (band)

For the film, see The Beatniks (film).

The Beatniks are an alternative rock duo formed by Yellow Magic Orchestra drummer/singer Yukihiro Takahashi and Keiichi Suzuki.[1] The duo's debut album featured vocals mostly in English, with the rest in French.[2]

In 2017, the band recorded the theme song for NHK TV's J-Melo, 'Softly Softly', in collaboration with Leo Imai.[3]

In 2018 the band released their first album in seven years, Exitentialist A Xie Xie.[4][5] They then undertook live performances, despite Takahashi recently having had surgery on his eyes.[6]

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William "The Beatniks Biography", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
  2. ^ Green, Jim "Yukihiro Takahashi", Trouser Press
  3. ^ "THE BEATNIKS（高橋幸宏＋鈴木慶一）が、『J-MELO』のオープニング曲を書きおろし 〈Billboard JAPAN〉". AERA dot. (アエラドット) (in Japanese). 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  4. ^ "7年振りのNewアルバム『EXITENTIALIST A XIE XIE』5/9発売決定！7年振りのワンマンライブも開催。 | THE BEATNIKS | 日本コロムビアオフィシャルサイト". 日本コロムビア公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  5. ^ "高橋幸宏＆鈴木慶一のTHE BEATNIKSの最新作が全曲試聴可能に | ARBAN". ARBAN (in Japanese). 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  6. ^ "J-WAVE NEWS". www.j-wave.co.jp (in Japanese). 11 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-15.