Plenty (band)

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Origin Ibaraki, Japan
Genres Indie rock, indie pop, emo, alternative rock
Years active2004–2017
LabelsHeadphone Music Label
Past membersFumiya Enuma (vocals, guitar)
Noriaki Nitta (bass)
Itta Nakamura (drums)
Hiroki Yoshioka (drums)
Website plenty-web.net

Plenty (stylized as plenty) was a Japanese indie rock band formed in Ibaraki, 2004. The band was previously signed to the Headphone Music Label. The band officially disbanded in 2017. [1]

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Background

Plenty was formed in 2004 in Ibaraki Prefecture by guitarist Fumiya Enuma, bassist Noriaki Nitta, drummer Hiroki Yoshioka, and a female schoolmate as the vocalist. However, the female schoolmate left the band upon graduating junior high school, leaving Enuma as the main vocalist. [1] [2]

In 2008, the band relocated to Tokyo where drummer Yoshioka's parents' home became their main practice spot. In August, the band began performing in live houses and made their first public appearance at Rockin'On Inc.'s "Countdown Japan 08/09". Plenty debuted their first album "Haikei. Minasama" in October 2009 and held their first nationwide tour in January 2010.

On July 30, 2011, the band's drummer, Yoshioka, announced his withdrawal from Plenty. [3] In August 2014, new drummer Itta Nakamura joined the band as a formal member.

The band gets their name from a parfait shop in Chōshi, Chiba. [2]

In 2017 it was announced that they will embark on a one-man tour, titled "plenty Last Tour Aoki Hibi", starting in June. Following this, in September, they plan to disband officially.

After plenty Fumiya Enuma started a solo career in 2018 with several concerts, tours and releases. His first one-man show took place at LIQUIDROOM in September 2018. His first album "#1" has been released on November 7, 2018. His second album "それは流線型" followed on November 6, 2019. On February 26, 2020, he released a remix album called "#1 -another dimension-". Unlike plenty his music can be described as mostly instrumental, experimental, minimalist and atmospheric ambient music.

Drummer Itta Nakamura moved to Berlin shortly after the disbandment. He has continued his career as a drummer and has released a lot of music through Bandcamp. His projects include: "Itta Nakamura & João Clemente", their improvisational project "Profound Whatever", "Street Fight" where André Pontífice joins them, "Bending bodies" and "Novatron", an improvisational project with Tatsumi Ryusui on guitar. All of his projects influenced by noise rock, drone, hardcore, and ambient.

Members [4]

Past members
Additional members

Discography [5]

Albums

Mini albums

EPs

Singles

Sound Film Track

Demo

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References

  1. 1 2 http://www.boundee.jp/features/details/150.html [ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 "interview: plenty「言いたいことはすごくシンプルに言いたい」" [interview: plenty "The Things I Want to Say I Want to Say Very Simply"]. E.L.L. on the Web (in Japanese). ElectricLadyLand. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ "plentyからドラム吉岡紘希が脱退" [Drummer Hiroki Yoshioka Withdraws from plenty]. Natalie Pop Culture News Site (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 30, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "bio". plenty official site (in Japanese). FAITH MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "disco". plenty official site (in Japanese). FAITH MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT INC. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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