Music Artist
Half Japanese
Half Japanese is a lo-fi indie rock band formed by brothers Jad Fair and David Fair in their Uniontown, Maryland bedroom around 1975 – 1977. Like The Shaggs, the Fair brothers were self-taught and thoroughly unconventional musicians; their early raw, unvarnished sound careened between naïvely amateurish-sounding canoodling and avant-garde experimentation. Their quirky song lyrics often deal with monsters and the supernatural (especially as influenced by campy “creature feature” and scifi movies), in addition to more conventional themes, such as the visceral thrills of crushes and infatuations. They have stated that all their songs are either “love songs or monster songs.” (-via last.fm)
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Catalogue & Listenership
Tracks
13
Albums
1
Total audio
28m 54s
FMA listens
61,860
Favourites
29
Avg bitrate
256 kbps
Genre & Licence Profile
| Genre | Tracks |
|---|---|
| Rock | 13 |
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 — 13
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firecracker | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 | 2008 | 3m 03s | 11,941 |
| Face Rake | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 | 2008 | 0m 58s | 11,439 |
| Too Much Fun | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 | 2008 | 2m 01s | 6,931 |
| Rosemary's Baby | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 | 2008 | 2m 04s | 5,091 |
| Too Much Adrenaline | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 | 2008 | 1m 16s | 4,485 |
| Fire To Burn | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 | 2008 | 2m 39s | 3,340 |
| No Big Deal | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 | 2008 | 2m 11s | 3,247 |
| I Know How It Feels…Bad | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 | 2008 | 2m 31s | 2,795 |
| Nicole Told Me | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 | 2008 | 2m 45s | 2,741 |
| Secret Admirer | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 | 2008 | 2m 29s | 2,675 |
Track Length Distribution
| Length | Tracks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 min | 1 | 7.7% |
| 1–3 min | 11 | 84.6% |
| 3–6 min | 1 | 7.7% |
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Track Catalogue
13 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firecracker [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 3m 03s | 11,941 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| Too Much Fun [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 2m 01s | 6,931 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| Secret Admirer [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 2m 29s | 2,675 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| Too Much Adrenaline [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 1m 16s | 4,485 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| No Big Deal [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 2m 11s | 3,247 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| Thing With a Hook [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 2m 45s | 2,466 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| I'll Chane My Style [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 2m 12s | 2,063 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| Rosemary's Baby [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 2m 04s | 5,091 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| I Know How It Feels…Bad [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 2m 31s | 2,795 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| 1,000,000 Kisses [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 2m 00s | 2,646 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| Nicole Told Me [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 2m 45s | 2,741 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| Fire To Burn [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 2m 39s | 3,340 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |
| Face Rake [12] | Half Japanese Live WFMU SXSW Showcase at Spiro's in Austin, TX on 3/14/2008 2008 | Rock | 0m 58s | 11,439 | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Rec. 2008-03-14 |