DYGL
{{short description|Indie band}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = DYGL
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| origin = Tokyo, Japan
| instrument = Guitars, bass, drums
| genre = Indie rock, alternative rock, punk rock
| occupation = Rock band
| years_active = {{Start date|2013}}–present
| label = Hard Enough
| associated_acts = Ykiki Beat, Aaron Dobos
| website = {{url|https://dayglotheband.com}}
| current_members = Nobuki Akiyama
Kohei Kamoto
Yosuke Shimonaka
Yotaro Kachi
| past_members =
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DYGL are a four-piece indie rock band from Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/05/01/music/dygl-soaks-new-yorks-garage-rock-politics/#.WFzhkLaLQUE|title=DYGL soaks in New York's garage rock and politics {{!}} The Japan Times|newspaper=The Japan Times|access-date=2016-12-23}}
Three members of the band, Akiyama, Kachi, and Kamoto, were also members of five-piece indie rock band Ykiki Beat, which officially disbanded in 2017.{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/410553675680109/1159977770737692 |archive-date = 2022-04-27| url = https://www.facebook.com/ykikibeat/posts/1159977770737692?__tn__=-R |title = Ykiki Beat on Facebook |website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}
Band members
- Nobuki Akiyama – lead vocals, guitars
- Kohei Kamoto – drums
- Yosuke Shimonaka – guitar
- Yotaro Kachi – bass{{Cite web|url=http://www.jpopasia.com/dygl/|title=DYGL {{!}} JpopAsia|last=JpopAsia|website=JpopAsia|access-date=2016-12-23}}
Biography
DYGL is a band formed in Tokyo, Japan. Previously they were Ykiki Beat but disbanded and reunited once again under a new name and some new members.
DYGL (pronounced Day-glo) might have begun via a hometown tradition, but it's in this cross-continental, wide-reaching approach that they've truly found their place.
The band released their first EP recorded in the United States. As Nobuki Akiyama (Vocalist) said that their first album would be the first step for public recognition,{{Cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/05/01/music/dygl-soaks-new-yorks-garage-rock-politics/#.XWdVAJP7TOQ|title=DYGL soaks in New York's garage rock and politics|date=May 2016}} they successfully released the 1st album in April 2017, which was produced by Albert Hammond Jr. With huge support from Albert,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/dygl-tokyo-the-strokes-albert-hammond-2164181|title=DYGL: The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr introduces the Tokyo band|website=NME|date=24 November 2017}} DYGL did an Asia tour, a Japan tour and did some performances the United Kingdom and United States.{{Cite web|url=https://dayglotheband.com/shows|title=DYGL}}
Discography
=Albums=
==Studio albums==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | JPN Oricon For Songs of Innocence & Experience: {{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-07-15/|script-title=ja:週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年07月10日付|trans-title=Weekly CD Album Ranking on July 15, 2019|work=Oricon News|accessdate=2019-07-10|language=ja}} |
| A Daze in a Haze
|
|30 |
| scope="row" | Songs of Innocence & Experience
|
| 38 |
| scope="row" | Say Goodbye to Memory Den
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| 37 |
==Extended plays==
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| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak |
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| scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | JPN Oricon |
| scope="row" | Don't Know Where It Is
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| scope="row" | First EP
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| - |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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| scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| JPN Oricon |
| 2021
|"Half of Me | - |A Daze In A Haze |
| 2021
|"Did We Forget How To Dream In The Daytime?" | - |A Daze In A Haze |
| 2021
|"Banger" | - |A Daze In A Haze |
| 2021
|"Sink" | - |A Daze In A Haze |
| 2019
|"Don't You Wanna Dance in This Heaven?" | - |Songs of Innocence & Experience |
| 2019
|"A Paper Drean" | - |Songs of Innocence & Experience |
| 2018
|"Bad Kicks" / "Hard to Love" | - |Songs of Innocence & Experience |
| 2017
|"Let it out" / "Let it Sway" | - |Say Goodbye to Memory Den |
| 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|"Waste of Time" / "Sightless"{{Cite news|url=http://makebelievemelodies.com/?p=13397|title=New DYGL: "Waste Of Time" {{!}} Make Believe Melodies|date=2016-10-05|newspaper=Make Believe Melodies|access-date=2016-12-23}} | - | Say Goodbye to Memory Den |
| 2014
| style="text-align:left;" |"Let's Get Into Your Car" | - |First EP |
References
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Category:Japanese alternative rock groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2013
Category:2013 establishments in Japan
Category:Musical groups from Tokyo
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