Here's what the reimagined '151a' includes...
*The album proper plus demos of each song and era rarities
*Packaged in a gatefold jacket within a (reversible art) slipcase featuring new takes on the cover art by illustrators Hsiao-Ron Cheng and John Lee
*Expanded liner notes by K
It's a great day to be a @Kishi_bashi fan! For its 10-year anniversary, KB's debut, '151a,' is getting the reissue treatment.
You'll never hear KB the same way again, and we mean that in the best way.
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I can't believe it's been 10 years! We’re re-releasing my debut album 151A as my first double LP with one of the discs full of demos from my parents attic. Check out the “Demo-Arigoto” version of Manchester on all streaming plats 😊.
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My Emigrant EP is now available on Vinyl! Order online or find the 'Mountain Spring' Clear 12" Vinyl at your local record store.
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.@Kishi_bashi's 'Emigrant EP’ is now available in its physical form! We hope you love this fearless leap into modern americana as much as we do.
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Happy Friday friends! I'm so excited to share the music video for my song 'Wait For Sprintime', illustrated by Phil Jasen, animated by Geoff Hoskinson and directed by myself. You can watch the whole video here - youtu.be/4L29OgLeD4s
I’m a guest on the inaugural voyage of my buddy @jacomobairos and @NuDecoEnsemble's new podcast. We talk about me flunking out of Cornell, producing their debut album, and how our bromance led to the EO9066 symphony. Now available on @Apple, @Spotify and all streamer podcasts!
Thank you @nprmusic! Listen to my interview and new song "For Every Voice That Never Sang" with the cello magnificence of @EmilyHopePrice. It's about being on the outside of society, but also being on the outside of love.npr.org/2021/04/14/986…
Hey friends! We are almost at 1 million @Spotify monthly listeners and to help reach this milestone, starting today I will be donating all the money I earn from Spotify until we hit a million listeners to @fairfightaction and @NAPAWF. You can help by following me on Spotify!
The 'Emigrant EP' is now available on all digital platforms! Inspired by firsthand interviews with Japanese-American internment camp incarcerees and descendants, I hope this record inspired resilience and tenderness.
Listen today: lnk.to/Emigrant-EP
Hello friends. I am thrilled to announce the 'Emigrant EP,' which is a very special companion piece to 'Omoiyari', will be out digitally on April 2nd and physically on May 21st. I hope you find solace in these songs. Listen to "Wait For Springtime" today: lnk.to/WaitforSpringt…
Doing a Facebook live stream of 151a tomorrow (WED) at 10pm EST. I think they allow 90 minutes (and seems more stable) so it’ll be a relaxed event with lots of chit chat and stories about the songs. Hopefully I’ll… instagram.com/p/B-aAKDzHPht/…
The rain stopped for just one moment for me and Mike Ishii of @TsuruSolidarity to do a spoken word piece to protest the inhumanity of these detention centers. I made it my New Years resolution to stop being so… instagram.com/p/B9CbBRYBNEl/…
thank you Coile MS and @AthFest for letting me test out my solo “Violin Tsunami”. (This is after @linquafranca got a run for her 💰 in a rap battle with 8th grader Daniel). Heading to Tacoma for the NW immigrant…instagram.com/p/B82IGyDBpzH/…p
We kick off the full band tour in Birmingham, one of our most favorite venues (THE BEST backstage in the country). saturnbirmingham. You won’t want to miss it! (📸 David A Smith from 3 years ago!)
4.2 // Orange, CA…instagram.com/p/B8wPliHBXTK/…b
Who thinks @TallTallTreees should keep this hairdo for his opening set on tour??
(🪕TTT opening 🪕)
4.2 // Orange, CA (with string orchestra)
4.8 // Birmingham, AL 🪕
4.9 // Savannah, GA 🪕
4.10 // Athens, GA 🪕
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Tickets on sale today for the US tour go get em! Link above 👆🏼
4.8 // Birmingham, AL
4.9 // Savannah, GA
4.10 // Athens, GA
4.11 // Knoxville, TN
4.12 // Asheville, NC
4.13 // Norfolk, VA
4.15 // Burlington,instagram.com/p/B8ABNFZB1f-/…P8
Big spring US tour! @TallTallTreees @wrennpop ryaneoslance (neon.butts 🤣) opening up! Tell all your friends! Can’t wait to celebrate with you again! 🎊
4.8 // Birmingham, AL
4.9 // Savannah, GA
4.10 // Athens,instagram.com/p/B7306vtBjZq/…ps
Dinner and drinks with my all time podcast hero Dan Carlin! I told him about the danger of intellectual elitism like in the movie “Divergent”, and he suggest I should read Marcus Aurelius and explained that… instagram.com/p/B7AN-yMBc0P/…
Great news! Our resident rock god daniel_j_brunner “Man”iel” is coming back on tour with us 🎸. Which tour? More news in the new year 😉 (Don’t worry Dahlia he’ll be right back!). @ Norfolk, Virginiinstagram.com/p/B6s3oTWhA30/…v8
Introducing my brand new medium roast blend: “Omoiyari” from jitteryjoescoffee . Roasted and selected by the legendary bean general himself charlie.mustard! ☕️. We’ve also updated the web store with a bunch of vinyl… instagram.com/p/B6JHyypBIfV/…
Three more shows left for 2019! We are having the BEST time out here in the land of bread and cheese! @EmilyHopePrice opens tonight in Amsterdam @BitterzoetAdam at 7:45pm sharp!
7.12 // Amsterdam, Netherlands
8.12… instagram.com/p/B5xYQ2tnljs/…
(Excerpt from my celebrity judge speech ☺️)
Many of you will continue to struggle for validation all your life, and many of you will make a living in your chosen profession. it took me a very long time to realize… instagram.com/p/B43YisGHqn0/…
Tour is almost over! Thank you Philly for a joyous show! We just need a band name for our future rap country side project! We are taking suggestions. So far all we have is “The Virgin Squirts” and this epic promo… instagram.com/p/B4guNsYBnQP/…
Happy Halloween! Thanks Pittsburgh for steaming our vegetables. slap bass had a banjo moment too. We have just a little bit over a week left for our tour and we’d love to see you all there!
11.1 // Norwalk,… instagram.com/p/B4Sg1KOhNxa/…
Thank you Chicago for the fun and toasty show! Stay warm. We are having the greatest time! Halloween contest in Pittsburgh tonight! (Show @mzmoogoo at the merch table your punniest costume) and you will a get… instagram.com/p/B4PnSozhwaY/…
Thank you for the sold out show Madison (and the Golden Mic Trophy)! Our Tour mom and sound engineer julezarm is hard at work securing us custom donuts for Minneapolis! The music starts at 8pm at the legendary… instagram.com/p/B4LX6l7hBR_/…
Pittsburgh! rex_theater! We will be having a punniest Halloween costume contest! winner will get a backstage pass and free merch! (Go see @mzmoogoo at the merch booth by 8:45 PM and have your picture taken by her to… instagram.com/p/B4JHtrfhkgq/…
Thank you Carrboro!! What a great show! kicking off the second leg of our tour, we’ve released the Honeybody remix competition winner @MSorensenMusic. I loved it so much, I even played a looped violin solo at the end… instagram.com/p/B4C0dy_h8aA/…
Thank you @roselandpdx and PORTLAND!! See you tomorrow Eugene. We will be bringing our celebration to you🏖! Tickets still available for wowhall !instagram.com/p/B3aoH5ih1pw/…d
Epic sold out show last night Vancouver! Looking forward to coming again! Tonight Seattle showboxsodo music starts with @TakenobuMusic at 8pm. Tickets still available 👍🏼 @ Showbox SoDinstagram.com/p/B3S9JiwBN8o/…9B
Had a great time Texas! So great that I broke my bridge 😔. Anybody in Denver know a luthier or violin shop that could set me up with a new bridge in time for the show tomorrow??instagram.com/p/B3FahPQh0VZ/…4
So excited to announce that Miss Commissioner @linquafranca and I just won a grant from the generous folks at @AthFest (Athfest Educates) to perform at 8 Athens east side public schools! Our hope is to connect with… instagram.com/p/B2xGUnPBZOk/…
philly_jj and @JBHuffer hustled and built us exciting scenery for the show! See you in Atlanta on Thursday! Anybody interested in us doing an Elton John medley?? instagram.com/p/B2uka14B-fx/…
Because he’s such goddamn genius, we’re bringing back 2 of @iheartjlp’s #winning designs on tour! The best way to support your favorite artist is to:
1) go to their shows
2) buy their merch at the shows
3) tell all… instagram.com/p/B2kU8VuBcEF/…
My dad made another graph! Two weeks from the start of our colossal #omoiyari tour. you won’t want to miss this! Did I mention that you all approved this crane that I’m going to crowd surf with? (philly_jj) instagram.com/p/B2UlXcVB_xk/…
New music video for Marigolds! Let me know what you think! (Link in the bio above!). We’ve got a version of this song that we can’t wait to show you on tour!
9.26 // Atlanta, GA
9.27 // New Orleans, LA
9.28 //… instagram.com/p/B2RpQycAV0H/…
Had a great time with the swell folks at @AptSessionsNYC who came down to Athens this weekend! Recorded a luxurious take of “Penny Rabbit and Summer Bear” at my house and I brought out Tsunami Violin to be a… instagram.com/p/B2KkK5xBcwG/…