Flipper's Guitar

City of Origin: Tokyo, Japan

Period of Activity: Late-80s to early-90s

Members: Keigo Oyamada, Kenji Ozawa

Related Artists: Keigo Oyamada is also known as "Cornelius" in his solo career

Discography:

Social Media: None that I know of

Flipper's Guitar are ground zero for Japanese indiepop, and honestly it's pretty shameful that I've never really listened to them all that much (only their debut album, and that just a couple times). Based on what I know about them, they sound a bit like halfway between jangle pop and acoustic rock (a blend which many call "neo-acoustic"), and maybe a bit jazzier than average. Sort of like Aztec Camera, or maybe even like early Blueboy (though Flipper's Guitar pre-dates the latter). It's not a style of indiepop that's ever done much for me, but pretty much everyone I know loves them, so it's pretty apparent that it's me that's the problem here.