Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re

Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, often styled TsuShiMaMiRe, is a punk-inspired indie rock band from Chiba, Japan. A play on the word "mamire" (approximately, "smeared"), the name combined parts of the original members' names: Yayoi Tsushima (bass), Mari Kono (vocals/guitar), and Mizue Masuda (drums). The women began playing together in college and made their first homemade recordings in the early 2000s. They performed at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas in 2004, and their official debut, Pregnant Fantasy, arrived via Benten Tokyo in the summer of that year. Establishing an Am...