DYGL

DYGL
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Indie rock, alternative rock, punk rock
Occupation	Rock band
Instrument(s)	Guitars, bass, drums
Years active	2013 (2013)–present
Labels	Hard Enough
Members	Nobuki Akiyama Kohei Kamoto Yosuke Shimonaka Yotaro Kachi
Website	dayglotheband.com

DYGL are a four-piece indie rock band from Tokyo, Japan.^[1]

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.^[2]

Band members

• Nobuki Akiyama – lead vocals, guitars
• Kohei Kamoto – drums
• Yosuke Shimonaka – guitar
• Yotaro Kachi – bass^[3]

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,^[4] they successfully released the 1st album in April 2017, which was produced by Albert Hammond Jr. With huge support from Albert,^[5] DYGL did an Asia tour, a Japan tour and did some performances the United Kingdom and United States.^[6]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN Oricon [7]
A Daze in a Haze	Released: July 7, 2021 Label: Hard Enough Formats: CD, Digital Download	30
Songs of Innocence & Experience	Released: July 3, 2019 Label: Hard Enough Formats: CD, Digital Download	38
Say Goodbye to Memory Den	Released: April 19, 2017 Label: Hard Enough Formats: CD, Digital Download	37

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		JPN Oricon
Don't Know Where It Is	Released: 4 May 2016 Label: Hard Enough Formats: CD, LP, Digital Download	128[8]
First EP	Released: 1 June 2015 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital Download	-

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
		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	"Waste of Time" / "Sightless"[9]	-	Say Goodbye to Memory Den
2014	"Let's Get Into Your Car"	-	First EP Don't Know Where It Is

References

1. "DYGL soaks in New York's garage rock and politics | The Japan Times". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
2. "Ykiki Beat on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27.^{[user-generated source]}
3. JpopAsia. "DYGL | JpopAsia". JpopAsia. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
4. "DYGL soaks in New York's garage rock and politics". May 2016.
5. "DYGL: The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr introduces the Tokyo band". NME. 24 November 2017.
6. "DYGL".
7. For Songs of Innocence & Experience: 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年07月10日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on July 15, 2019]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-10.
8. "[Music Review] Indie Band DYGL/ Don't Know Where It Is". Kawaii Kakkoii Sugoi. 2016-05-17. Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
9. "New DYGL: "Waste Of Time" | Make Believe Melodies". Make Believe Melodies. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-12-23.