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Nekocats is a female fronted pop rock band from Tokyo. Guitarist Seigo Minegishi put the band together in the summer of 2010. Vocalist Erina Kawamoto was the first to join followed by Ernesto Salinas, a Puerto Rican drummer. Katsutoshi Tsunoda is their new bassist. The band’s name comes from Erina’s love for cats. They didn’t know whether to choose an English or Japanese name so they just wrote it both ways (“neko” is Japanese for cat).
GeeDes records released Nekocats’ first single She Loves You (no relation to The Beatles) in June. “She Loves You” is a fun pop song with a catchy chorus. It’s b-side “Utsusemi” isn’t up on myspace but they have a few more demo tracks up there. “Stray Cat” has the same amount of energy but has more of a bluesy feel. Meanwhile ?? and ??go for the cute factor.
Download She Loves You at Amazon or CD Baby. Physical copy is available from CD Japan.
http://www.myspace.com/nekocats - J-Rock Explosion
Discography
'She Loves You' Single (GDS Records)
Available on iTunes, Amazon.com, Tower Records (tower.jp), and watunes.
Listen to us on Jango.com or visit our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/NekocatsTV?feature=mhee
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During the summer of 2010, guitarist Seigo Minegishi was looking for members to put together a band that would take Japanese rock to the next level. After weeks of talking to various people and answering many emails, Erina Kawamoto came on board for vocal duties. The band's name came from Erina's love for cats, and not knowing whether to make an English name or a Japanese name, they decided to mix both, 'neko' meaning cat in Japanese.
A couple of weeks later, Puerto Rican drummer Ernesto Salinas called Seigo after looking at one of his ads online. The two of them jammed together in a studio in downtown Tokyo and the chemistry was right. The three later met and after many jams a demo was made. GDS records heard the demo and contacted the band showing their interest, later releasing the Nekocats' two-song single titled 'She Loves You'. In the Fall of 2011 Erina left the band due to personal reasons and 19 year old Maia Noguchi stepped up to fill in for vocal duties.
After only a year in the scene the Nekocats have already begun to have a following in the Tokyo area, making their energetic shows fun, loud, and exciting to watch!
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