Special Others
Special Others is a Japanese band that blends improvised jazz with post-rock influences. Their lyrics on non-instrumental songs mix English and Japanese. The members of the band met in high school and formed the group in 1995. They began performing in 2000 and their first major release, "Indy-Ann", remained in the CRJ-tokyo charts for seven weeks. Their first release on NMNL Records was the EP "Ben" which entered the Tower Records Shibuya indie chart at No. 1, and No. 2 in the national Tower Records chart. After releasing their second EP, "Uncle John", in  June 2005, the band played at the Fuji Rock Festival in July. In June 2006, they released "Idol", which was followed by a performance at Daikanyama UNIT in July, the release "Aims" at Tower Records in October, and the release of their first full album, "Good Morning", on November 22. The band toured with Asian Kung-Fu Generation from late 2006, with guest appearances at five performances across Japan.