Otoboke Beaver

Taking their cue from other Japanese acts like Hikasyu and Yapoos, Kyoto's garage-punk quartet Otoboke Beaver also share the raucous energy and feminist perspective of Bikini Kill and the Slits. Releases such as Okoshiyasu!! Otoboke Beaver -- which gathered tracks from their early Japanese-only singles and albums -- and the 2022 full-length Super Champon showcase the band's audacious sound, breakneck speed, and the vivid mix of English and Kyoto slang in their lyrics. Otoboke Beaver formed in Kyoto in 2009 when lead vocalist/guitarist Accorinrin, guitarist/vocalist Yoyoyoshi...