Half Japanese
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1974 in Uniontown, Maryland, United States
- Active: 1974 - present
Biography
Half Japanese is an American art punk band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair in Uniontown, Maryland, in 1974. Built on untuned guitar and songs that are, by Jad Fair's account, either love songs or monster songs, the band helped define lo-fi and DIY recording with the triple album '1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts' (1980) on its own #50 Skidillion Watts# label. David Fair left in the early 1980s, and Jad has led shifting lineups ever since, returning after a long recording pause with 'Overjoyed' (2014) for #Joyful Noise Recordings# and continuing through 'Adventure' (2025).
Genres
Half Japanese Discography
- Calling All Girls (1977) - EP - rated 3.32/5
- Our Solar System (1984) - Album - rated 3.59/5
- Sing No Evil (1984) - Album - rated 3.78/5
- Music to Strip By (1987) - Album - rated 3.65/5
- Charmed Life (1988) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- The Band That Would Be King (1989) - Album - rated 3.55/5
- We Are They Who Ache With Amorous Love (1990) - Album - rated 3.34/5
- Fire in the Sky (1993) - Album - rated 3.26/5
- Perfect (2016) - Album - rated 3.1/5
- Hear the Lions Roar (2017) - Album - rated 2.85/5
- Why Not? (2018) - Album - rated 3.11/5
Members
- Jad Fair - vocals, guitar (1974–Present)
- John Sluggett - guitar, piano, bass (1993–Present)
- Jason Willett - bass, keyboards (1996–Present)
- Gilles Rieder - drums, percussion (1993–Present)
- Euan Hinshelwood - guitar, saxophone, harmonica, keyboards (2025–Present)
- David Fair - guitar, percussion, vocals (1974–1984)
- Mark Jickling - guitar (1982–1988)
- Don Fleming - guitar, vocals (1987–1990)
- Kramer - organ, bass, guitar (1987–1990)
- Mick Hobbs - guitar (1990–2025)