Polysics/Polysics or Die!!!! (2000-2004)

The techno unit/rock band formed in 1997, led by Hiroyuki Hayashi (guitar, voice, programming, vocoder), who had admired DEVO. One of the central bands in the new-wave revival scene in Japan in the late 1990s, called 'Tokyo New Wave of New Wave'. A best compilation album (18 tracks in total) that includes 5 re-recorded songs. Loud rock/synth pop greatly influenced by UK/US/Japanese new wave/techno pop of the late 1970s and the early 1980s, such as DEVO and P-Model, and garage/surf rock, and punk. 'My Sharona' is a cover of The Nack's hit song. The US version is released on the Tofu Records (J-Pop label).