The Kanegawa band stir up a brew of smooth R&B and jazzy funk.
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About Suchmos
Formed
2013
Genre
Rock
Japanese rock band Suchmos is known for blending jazz, alt-rock, ’70s funk, and ’90s R&B in their music, and they have scored three consecutive Top 5 LPs across multiple charts in Japan.
∙ Founded in 2013, Suchmos chose their band name as a playful tribute to the legendary Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong.
∙ Their debut LP, 2015’s The Bay, reached the Top 20 of Billboard Japan’s Hot Albums chart on the strength of the fan-favorite hit single “YMM.”
∙ The group won Best New Artist honors at the Apple Music Best of 2015 awards.
∙ The clip for their Top 20 hit “Mint”—from their 2016 release, Mint Condition – EP—won Best New Artist Video at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan.
∙ After being featured in a national ad campaign in 2016, their song “Stay Tune” became a viral hit, bringing added attention to their sophomore EP, Love&Vice.
∙ The Kids, their best-selling sophomore LP from 2017, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales chart.
Members of Suchmos include, or have included, YONCE, TAIKING, and TAIHEI.
Influenced by SuchmosSuchmos has influenced the music of cloudy monster, 4BOUT, Science Noodles and more.