Abingdon Boys School, stylized as abingdon boys school and abbreviated as a.b.s, is a Japanese rock band fronted by Takanori Nishikawa.
Formed in 2005, the band shares a name with the British independent school Abingdon School, in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, the all-male school where the rock band Radiohead was established
History
In 2005, Abingdon Boys School released its first song, "Stay Away", an English-language song written by Nishikawa and composed by Shibasaki for the shōjo anime and manga series Nana tribute album Love for Nana ~Only 1 Tribute~. The band also recorded a cover of the Buck-Tick song "Dress" (ドレス Doresu) that was featured on the tribute album Parade -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick-. The band's first live concert was performed on November 24, 2005, alongside Uverworld and Tsubakiya Quartet, a show presented by music magazine CD Data.
On September 3, 2006, the band announced that they would make their official debut through Sony Music Japan's Epic Records, which was also the label of Nishikawa's solo project T.M. Revolution. The band performed at the Japanese leg of Live Earth in Tokyo on July 7, 2007, and their first self titled album was released on October 17, 2007. Their debut peaked at no.2 on the Oriconcharts. On July 16, 2008, Abingdon Boys School released a live DVD from the concert they held in February 2008.
In November 2009, Abingdon Boys School went on a tour through Europe, securing a record deal with Germany label Gan-Shin that saw their debut available in Europe. The group played shows in Helsinki, Stockholm, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Paris, London and Moscow. In London the group played Camden's Underground venue, famous in Japan as it was the place where Sadistic Mika Bandhad played in 1975, the first Japanese rock band to ever tour in Europe.
In Helsinki, Andy McCoy of 1980s hair-metal band Hanoi Rocks showed up unannounced, one of the groups idols.
A B-sides compilation album was then released in Japan titled Teaching Materials. Shortly after, a second studio album was announced for January 27, 2010, titled Abingdon Road. In addition to 6 new tracks, the album contained singles released since the band's first full album and a cover of "Sweetest Coma Again", originally found on Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-.
Abingdon Boys School released a book containing scores of their singles on 12 November 2010.
Members
- Takanori "T.M. Revolution" Nishikawa (西川貴教 Nishikawa Takanori) – vocals
- Sunao – guitar
- Hiroshi Shibasaki (柴崎 浩 Shibasaki Hiroshi) – guitar (ex-Wands & ex-al.ni.co)
- Toshiyuki Kishi (岸 利至 Kishi Toshiyuki) – keyboard, turntables, programming
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