the telephones

The Telephones are Akira Ishige(Vocals,Guitar,Keyboard), Ryohei Nagashima(Bass, Chorus,), Nobuaki Okamoto(Keyboard,Chorus) , Seiji Matsumoto(Drums)

After playing their first show together in January of 2005, The Telephones began to ring with resounding potential. The electric, electronic rock quartet released their first demo in July of the same year and established their official line up in August. With their roster set, The Telephones released their second demo in February ‘06 and followed things up with a short summer tour around Kanto.

The band finished 2006 with a bang by playing at year-end events at both Shimokitazawa ERA (下北沢ERA) and Shinjuku MARZ (新宿MARZ).

The Telephones released their debut mini album, We are the handclaps ep. on JULY RECORDS in April ‘07 and have continued to rock clubs with their disco and new wave-inspired rock anthems.

July 2009 saw the release of The Telephones’ first full album, Dance Floor Monsters. The debut single from this album, Monkey Discooooooo, was in heavy rotation on MTV Japan. · close