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From the heart of Fukuoka’s underground scene come Bo-Peep, representing  a generation raised on ’90s grunge and making a startlingly hard sound.

Bo-Peep’s first UK tour, in May 2006, was a splintering success. As part of the inaugural It Came From Japan showcase tour, the girls tore up stages in London, Bournemouth, Brighton and London again, leaving slack-jawed new fans in their wake and winning critical acclaim. Not bad for an independent Tokyo band on their first foreign jaunt.

Bo-Peep are a three-piece girl band (guitar, bass and drums) with no added nonsense, achieving the utmost simple chaos from their instruments, tough-brittle lyrics and cage-rattling vocals. Like the best of Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins’ music, at the core of that chaos lies pure harmony surrounding solid, catchy melodies – and in that blend comes their originality.

With two mini-albums under their belt in Japan, Bo-Peep now present their latest assault on the senses – ‘Is It Good For You?!!’ The album features ten brutal, charged new tunes. These recordings capture the aura and power of their live performances, which see the band savage the stage like girls possessed. October 2006 sees Bo-Peep’s second UK tour, which will give British fans a chance to marvel once more at the band’s explosive stage show and pick up pre-release copies of the new album.

OCTOBER DATES INCLUDING IN THE CITY

25 YORK, Barfly Fibbers www.fibbers.co.uk
26 BATH, Go Ape!, Moles Club www.myspace.com/goape
28 MANCHESTER IN THE CITY, Satan's Hollow www.satanshollow.net
30 LONDON, The Dublin Castle www.bugbearbookings.com
 
www.myspace.com/bopeepjapan